Molina and Florio shone at the Iberoamerican Athletics Championship and added two bronzes for Argentina

the sprinter Franco Florio and the owner of the inn Mark Julian Molina made two positive performances this Friday for the Argentine team in the opening Iberoamerican Athletics Championship, in La Nucia (Alicante, Spain). Both, in their respective debuts for the Argentine National Team at this level, won bronze medals: Florio did it in the 100-meter dash, while Molina climbed the podium in the 3,000-meter hurdles, beating the established rivals.

The 100 meters title, a final run with a slightly favorable wind of 0.1 m/s, went to Cuban Shainer Rengifo with 10s15, leaving Brazilian and South American champion Felipe Bardi dos Santos in second place (10s26 ). . Florio recorded a 10s31, in one of the fastest races of his campaign, and was thus able to lead the 100th to emerge as the great test favorite, Brazilian Erik Felipe Cardoso, who came in with a record which is 10s01 and the u23 Pan -American title.

Florio, close to 22, is expected to be Argentina’s strongest hope in speed and will now embark on a European tour with tournaments on the World Athletics tour. In the history of Ibero -Americans – a competition that emerged six decades ago – Argentina’s only title in the 100 meters was won by Carlos Gats (Mar del Plata 1994), while at the beginning of the event Luis Vienna also won the a bronze medal. .

Molina, who came in with a record 8m44s35 on the obstacle course, surprised the 29-year-old by placing himself among the best and his score of 8m35s40 makes up the third part of Argentina’s history. He was just behind Spanish Gonzalo Parra (8m34s85) and Nahuel Carabaña (Andorra, 8m35s19), who relegated a strong field, which included Colombian Olympian Carlos San Martín (7th with 8m47s27).

Joaquín Arbe, Argentine marathon record holder, decided to enter the obstacle course today and was 8th with 8m48s23.

The other Argentine athletes also had great performances in this opening. Both Diego Lacamoire (1m48s63) in the men and Martina Escudero (2m06s64 in the ladies) passed the first turn of the 800 meters and will face the decisive test. And the same is true of sprinter Elián Larregina: recently re-included in the competitions, he recorded one of his most relevant 400-meter trials with a 46.37 advancement in the final race on Saturday. There, Dominican specialists emerge as favorites, both with records of less than 45 seconds: former Olympic runner-up Luguelin Santos has now won the first series with 46.47 seconds and his compatriot Lido Feliz won second with 45.71 seconds, ahead of Portuguese Julio Coelho (45s85) and Larregina.

Sprinter Florencia Lamboglia also showed great self -improvement, as her mark of 11.57 in 100 meters, with winds of 1.1 m/s, makes up the second in Argentine history, though not enough for him to settle among the finalists. ..

Joaquín Gómez did not cross the 70-meter barrier on the hammer throw this time and finished in 6th place (68.06m). The trial was resolved, as among the predictions, in the duel between Spaniard Javier Cienfuegos and the Chilean duo. Win for local with 74.70 meters, nine centimeters ahead of Chilean and Pan American champion Gabriel Kehr, with a bronze medal for Humberto Mansilla with 73.14.

The Argentine team hopes to look good in long-distance tests in the coming days with figures like Belén Casetta, Carolina Lozano, Daiana Ocampo, Florencia Borelli, Miguel Bárzola and Antonio Poblete, among others . Although he suffers a big defeat because Federico Bruno, a good candidate for the podium in the 1,500 meters, will not be able to participate due to being affected by a virus.