Mechaal, in his 1,500 series. /
Jesús Gómez is expected to re-fish after a bumpy career where the blows have left him with no option
The first round of the 1,500, at nine in the morning, is a difficult siege to overcome. The early hour to get the body ready, the heat and humidity of Tokyo … So far Spain has done well and Adel Mechaal and Ignacio Fontes are in the semifinals, while they hope to re-fish Jesús Gómez after a bumpy race where the blows have left him with no option but it is hoped that the same thing happens to Carolina Robles in obstacles.
The first on stage was Ignacio Fontes. His has not been a clean race either. “There have been many stumbles, changes of rhythm, forward, backward, it has been difficult to run and on top of that I have not found myself as well as I expected, when I warmed up I saw that my legs were a bit heavy,” he explained. Even so, he has fought until the end to be eighth and set a time of 3.36.95 that has been essential to advance to the semifinals by time.
Then it was the turn of Gómez from Burgos, an important asset to advance despite the fact that his season has been irregular due to injuries. However, the race incidents have relegated him to 12th place. He has found two fallen athletes in front, and that has left him without possibilities, to the point that he has scored 3.47.27. “I am very disappointed in my career,” acknowledged Gómez, who has encountered too many problems along the way.
The last of the three Spaniards has been Adel Mechaal, who has controlled his situation in the series at all times to be able to enter by positions. He has been sixth with 3.36.74. «I have felt well. I knew from my training sessions that I was going well, but since I have competed very little, I had a race to confirm it, so this series gives me confidence in the face of the semifinals to know that everything is going well, that I am there and that I have options to be in the final ”, he explained later in the mixed zone of the stadium.
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