Javier Gómez Noya will participate in Yokohama despite having suffered an oral infection this week

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"I'm not in the ideal situation for not having been able to train or rest well these days, in addition to having to take antibiotics. But since Thursday I have improved and I hope to be able to give my best on Saturday to get a great result and stay championship leader"Comment the five times World Champion

On Saturday, May 13, the Triathlon World Series land in Yokohama, the second most frequented venue after Hamburg: since the creation of the world championship with scoring events format in 2009, this city located on Tokyo Bay has been on the calendar Except in 2010, although in 2011 it was not possible to dispute at the last minute for the nuclear alert caused by the earthquake that struck the area a few days before.

An appointment that has always been played in the Olympic distance, which benefits Gómez Noya in order to defend or even extend the leadership in the championship after the meetings in Abu Dhabi and Australia. Yokohama brings him good memories as he has managed to win twice (2014 and 2015), plus two other times second (2012 and 2013) and a third time (2009). In 2016 he did not participate as his preparation for the Rio Olympics was focused, which finally, as is well known, could not play.

But after spending the period between the Australian appointment of the 8 of April training at full capacity in New Zealand, a sudden oral infection has depleted his strength. It was precisely on the flight Monday from New Zealand when he began to feel discomfort in a molar, which has caused that in addition to having to go to the dentist has had to upset his training plan.

Fortunately, thanks to both the organization and the international federation, it has been excellently attended in Tokyo: "I'm not in the ideal situation for not having been able to train or rest well these days, in addition to having to take antibiotics. But since Thursday I have improved and I hope to be able to give my best on Saturday to get a great result and stay leader of the championor". For this, it will have as its main rivals the other two Spaniards who are at the highest level in the world -Mario Mola y Fernando Alarza- as well as the youngest of the Brownlee brothers, Jonathan, winner in this appointment in 2013, who will play his first important 2017 competition.

The triathlon will start on Saturday at one noon local time, 6 in the morning in Spain. The 1500 swim meters will be 2 turns in a triangular shape; the cycling to 9 turns of 4.5 kilometers in the port area, with enough curves; and the third phase, in the same port area, to 4 turns of 2.5 kilometers.

 Photo: press Javier Gómez Noya