Miriam Casillas and Isora Sosa international protagonists of the weekend

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It is a great joy to be able to see Miriam Casillas in the competition already recovered and after almost a year after her last race.  

It's weekend Miriam Casillas returns to the competition after almost a year (his last test was the WTS of Yokohama last year) away because of an injury.

Miriam will be the only Spanish representative in the Chengdu World Cup in China, a competition that is characterized by playing in two days. morning Saturday will be the Sprint distance semifinals(three in the male category and two in the female category) while the Sunday It will be the final to be held in super sprint distance, a distance that will take a lot of value in the next Olympic cycle, because a significant percentage of the places for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be destined only and exclusively to the mixed relay, where each triathlete competes in super sprint distance in teams of 4 relievers (2 men and 2 women).

Let's remember that Miriam, Olympic triathlete in Rio de Janeiro, you know what it is to get on a podium in the World Cup, he did it at 2015 in the Turkish city of Alanya. In addition, on his way to the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games he scored his classification with an 5ª place in the New Plymouth World Cup and two sixth places in Mooloolaba and Chengdu.

On the other hand in the Tunisian town of Yasmine Hammamet one disputes Cup de Africa Saturday morning, with the participation of three Spanish triathletes: Isora Sosa and brothers Montiel, Armau y Guillem

Isora leads the Triarmada, with the confidence that the triumph obtained last week in the Asia Cup of Nepal gives him. In Tunisia Isora will try to fight to do the best possible and continue adding ITU point, in a test with a large participation of young European triathletes.  

Meanwhile Arnau y Guillem Montiel, They have options to fight with the best in the men's event. Both competed a few weeks ago in the European Cup of Melilla, Arnau the elite race and Guillem in junior done caressed the podium finishing 4º.

Miriam photo: Wybrand du Toit