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The order of 10 km of the IAAF World Walking Championships in Taicang, China in May was repeated on the track while the 10,000-meter race reached a climax at the third morning competition of the IAAF. Tampere 2018 U20 World Championship.
Alegna Gonzalez of Mexico stayed away from the lead until the final 600 meters, but the 19-year-old athlete has brilliantly failed in the competition. Moving away from Ecuadorian Glenda Morejon and Turkey's Meryem Bekmez to win her second major title On a hot morning in Tampere, Rachelle de Orbeta of Puerto Rico set her victory on fire and was conducted 11 seconds later by checking two kilometers in 8: 54,19. . The peloton that included all the favorite medalists – and the three potential medalists – was content to wait and Orbeta was engulfed by the pursuers just after the three kilometers.
After mid-race 22: 41.39, Bekmez was the first of the main contenders to make a show, bidding in advance for the title with 11 laps to go. The under-18 silver medalist over 5000m led four seconds to the seven-kilometer mark thanks to a small 4: 13.75 kilometer but Gonzalez and Morejon moved as a pair and were back after eight kilometers. Rapidly Gonzalez finished beating her in Taicang two months ago, Morejon started to press – but not hard enough – five laps from the end while Bekmez and Gonzalez were comfortably seated in her wake. With a lap and a half remaining, the Mexican moved to the front for the very first time, which ended the title chances of Morejon. Bekmez resisted longer but a gap began to open in Gonzalez with 300 meters remaining. Maintaining his technique until the line, Gonzalez – who has not received any warning from the judges – was rewarded with his second big summer group award of the summer. , also with a North American record of 44: 13.88.
"I'm happy with the race, it was a very good season, exactly what I hoped for, it was a strategic competition and I had a lot of fuel in the tank at the end of the race, "said Gonzalez, also expressing a penchant for hot conditions. "It was a perfect time for me."
The silver and bronze medal positions remained fluctuating for the last 300 meters, but Bekmez relaunched with 120 meters, opening a comfortable gap on a fatigued Morejon, 44: 17.69 to 44: 19.40. Bekmez set a Turkish U20 record while Morejon was rewarded with a South American U20 record on his 10,000 start.
"I was only 18 years old in May so I think I was not the only one in the world. have a long way in front of me. "1965-19002 Seventeen of the top 20 rankings set records for life, including the first leader of Orbeta, seventh in a U20 national record of 45:51 , 58, 19659002] Steven Mills for the IAAF
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