Dani Arce and Sebas Martos, after running the 3,000 obstacles in Eugene. /
Athletics
On the contrary, Marta Pérez and Sebas Martos were further away from their objectives in the Eugene World Cup
The Spanish completed a good day in terms of performance, which was not reflected in their final places. Dani Arce and Claudia Conte brushed the finalist spot, while Marta Pérez and Sebas Martos were further from their goals.
Claudia Conte put María Vicente’s Spanish record in check after an outstanding first day in the heptathlon, but she couldn’t keep up the pace on the second day. She had eighth place within her reach, but in the 800 meters she could not beat Katarina Johnson Thompson, world champion in 2019, and she finished ninth. Same position as Dani Arce in 3,000 obstacles after a great performance. The man from Burgos has grown internationally to rub shoulders with the greatest and in Eugene he went all out.
«It is the first time that I am in the final race of a championship like this and I have nothing to lose, I only have things to gain. I will give everything and let them know that I will give my best. His bravery took him to ninth place and to being the first European in the final, while Sebas Martos fell to fourteenth place.
Marta Pérez, meanwhile, struggled in a very fast final of 1,500 meters to finish eleventh with 4:04:25, which moved her away from her goal of being among the top eight, after having been ninth in the final of the Games.
