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Ecuadorian David Hurtado missed just six thousandths to win the gold medal at the U20 World Athletics Championships, which took place in Tampere, Finland. Despite this, Hurtado won the silver medal for the country, after achieving a total time of 40: 32.060 against 40: 32.054 that reached the Chinese Yao Zhang, leader of the podium in the event.

Zhang and Hurtado became worthy fighters for each other after fighting the head in the last three rounds in a close fight. Guatemalan José Ortiz was awarded bronze at the event with a time of 40: 45.260. The three athletes who were placed on the podium beat their personal marks.

This is not the first achievement accomplished by Quito in the international championships. In 2017, the 10km walk of the Pan American Youth Championship culminated in first place and left the name of the country's crowned champion.

Female category

For its part, the ibarreña Glenda Morejón was distinguished during the 10-kilometer women's march, having reached the podium in third position with a time of 44 : 19.40, which earned him the first bronze medal for the country. Mexico's Alegna Gonzales was the leader of this test with a total time of 44: 13.88 and in second place she won the Turkish Meryem Bekmez with 44: 17.69.
With the time reached in the race, Imbabura athlete imposed a In another of his international participations, Morejón was crowned runner-up champion of the World Cup in Taicang in China on May 6th.

She also won the gold medal in the U-18 World Cup. Held in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2017.

Athletes Seeking Glory

The U-20 World Athletics Championships began on July 10 with the participation of 8 Ecuadorian athletes, who are looking for the podium in each of their disciplines. 19659002] Among the athletes who attended the event in Finland, there are names such as that of sugar dad Paula Torres, Glenda Morejón's teammate in his win in China; Gabriela Suarez, sprinter from Quito who competes at 100 and 200 meters; among other great of the Ecuadorian sports elite.

All under the direction of Nelson Gutiérrez, national coach who has developed great sports achievements such as Angela Tenorio, Marisol Landázuri and Alex Quiñónez; outstanding athletes nationally and internationally. (DLH)