This Sunday, Adrián Ben revalidated the title of Spanish 1,500 meter champion by winning a very close final at the Ciudad de Málaga Stadium, where He crossed the finish line with a time of 3:47.54. The Galician showed why he is the reference in the Spanish midfield. Carlos Sáez was silver and Mariano García,world champion of this distance indoors, bronze.
The CA Adidas athlete once again demonstrated his experience in the national championships and He resolved the race in the last meters to preserve the crown won last year. The medal of silver went to Carlos Sáez, of HOKA, who finished just eleven hundredths behind the winner with a time of 3:47.65.
The Murcian Mariano Garcia, who had been the fastest in the semifinals and was facing his first absolute Spanish Championship in the 1,500 meters, had to settle for the medal of bronze finishing third with a time of 3:47.96.
Fourth position corresponded to Ignacio Fontes, from the Nike Running Club, with 3:48.14, while Martín Segurola, from Real Sociedad, was fifth with 3:48.15, in a very tight finish between the main favorites.
The rest of the morning session
In the same test, but in the female categoryMarina Martínez was proclaimed Spanish champion of 1,500 meterscrossing the finish line with a time of 4:16.09. The New Balance Team athlete, who won the silver medal in the European Under-20 Championship in 2021, thus won her first absolute title. The silver medal went to Rocío Garrido (4:16.50), while the bronze went to Lorena Martín (4:16.62).
For its part, Fabrizio Scontrini was proclaimed national shot put championthanks to a best attempt of 18.58 metersa personal best he achieved on his sixth and last launch. The 19-year-old athlete thus achieved his first absolute title in a competition that was resolved in the last throw. Scontrini, of Argentine origin and with recently obtained Spanish nationality, continues his great progression.
