Jairo Ruiz bronze in PT4 in the JJ.PP. of 2016 River

An immense Jairo Ruiz has completed a starring role, winning the bronze medal in the PT4 category at the premiere of paratriathlon at the JJ.PP. of Rio 2016.

 

The Almeria has cemented his third place in a sensational cyclist segment in which he has been climbing positions along the four laps of the course. Previously, at the end of the 750 m swimming in the beach of Copacabana, Jairo Ruiz has come out in seventh position to 1'25 "of the leader, the British George Peasgood. Thanks to a spectacular work in the course of the 20 km cyclists, Ruiz has been recovering the disadvantage, passing to the fourth place mediated the sector and dismounting of the bicycle in third place, behind the German Martin Schulz and Peasgood.

However, in a masterful first lap on foot, the Spaniard has advanced to second place. Subtracting the final km 2,5 and in a tight final section, the Canadian Stefan Daniel has come back to be in second place.

Ahead, victory for Teutón Martin Schulz with a final time of 1: 02: 37. As long as Stefan Daniel has achieved the silver medal by finishing in 1: 03: 05 and a colossal Jairo Ruiz he has reached the bronze medal just nine seconds behind the Canadian.

Lionel Morales seventh in PT2

While the other Spanish at the helm, Lionel Morales He has fought to the maximum in the PT2 category. The Lanzarote has completed the eighth swim more than two minutes of the first classified, the American Mark Barr. Then, and already immersed in the cycling sector, Morales has retained the eighth place during the 20 km of the track.

Entering the 5 km at the end of the race on foot, the Spaniard managed to progress to seventh position. A good race for a tireless Lionel Morales, who has led him to qualify in a creditable seventh place, stopping the clock in 1: 16: 43

The triumph of the category has been for the British Andrew Lewis completing his participation in 1: 11: 49. For its part, the Italian Michele Ferrarin (1: 12: 30) the second place and the athlete from Morocco have been hung, Mohamed Lahna, closing the podium in 1: 12: 35.

A historic debut for our athletes in the first Paralympic Games of the discipline that will continue tomorrow from the 15: 00 Spanish peninsular time, when the turn comes for the female categories.

A day in which the Spanish paratriathlon will be represented by Rakel Mateo in PT2 and Susana Rodríguez along with his guide Mabel Gallardo in PT5.

FETRI

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