David Hurtado ran out of gold for six thousandths

The athlete Ecuadorian David Hurtado came second in the 10,000 meters March of World Sub 20 from Tampere (Finland) arriving behind the Chinese Yao Zhang

Zhang and Hurtado, in a close fight for the gold medal, held an exciting hand in the last three rounds, slamming each other down. The Chinese went three first laps to the end; A turn after Hurtado's test, Zhang took the lead to the bell and kept the Ecuadorian at bay.

It appeared that both athletes crossed the finish line at the same time . For two minutes, the judges deliberated and condemned the Asian triumph to achieve his third big international success: he was world champion Sub 18, champion of the team World Cup in Taicang (China) and now champion Sub 20. [19659005] Zhang won with a time of 40 minutes, 32 seconds and 06 hundredths (40: 32.06), followed, in the same second, by Hurtado, who received the same mark although the reality came six thousandths more late (060, compared to 054 of the Chinese)

Guatemalan Jose Ortiz earned the bronze with 40: 45.26. The three medalists beat their personal marks.

An hour earlier, the Mexican Alegna González defeated the Turkish Meryem Bekmez and Ecuadorian Glenda Morejón in the 10,000-meter sprint. He won the gold medal in this discipline in the history of the U20 World Championships.

Barely two months after winning the World Team Championships in Taicang ( China), Alegna González has prolonged its sweet moment new triumph in Finland and best world record of the year: 44: 13.88. Bekmez crossed the line four seconds later (44: 17.69).

Ecuadorian Morejón won the podium to receive his bronze medal. He finished the race with 44: 19.40, which is a new South American record in the category.

The previous regional record was held by Colombian Sandra Lorena Arenas with 45: 44.46 since July 11, 2012 in Barcelona, ​​when he also won the bronze medal at the World Cup.

The Morejón Medal is the first of a young Ecuadorian athlete in history where his compatriots Miriam Ramón and Bertha Vera also achieved fourth place in the early 90s. [19659005PuertoRicanRachelleofOrbetafinishedseventhwith45:2305anewnationalrecord

The test ran at the pace that marked the Hispanic-American. Rachelle de Orbeta managed the first 5 km in 22: 41.39

Sixth kilometer, Turkish Meryem Bekmez was doubled, continued by Ecuadorian Glenda Morejón and, a little behind, by Alegna González and the Japanese Nakano Fujii, Bekmez, Morejón and González had already found the podium at 1,000 meters from the finish line. The order of the medals was still pending.

The "final sprint", at 300 meters, was a hand game between Gonzalez and Bekmez, which the athlete from the Aztec region of Chihuahua put in his favor with a victory of 44: 13.89, a new record staff.