Eagles, Triathlon in its purest form

This weekend, Águilas has become the triathlon capital of Europe. The young promises of this sport have measured their forces on the beaches and streets of the city, making the coastal town a complete show

Since the Opening Ceremony of the XXVII "Marques de Águilas" Triathlon was held this past Friday, the entire city has turned to this sport festival. Hundreds of aguileños and visitors have contemplated the development of the tests encouraging the young triathletes in their fight for the medals.

We must highlight the excellent organization of each and every one of the tests, the result of the effort and commitment of the staff of the Municipal Sports Board and its Volunteers, work that has been publicly recognized by the President of the ETU, Renato Bretandi, the President of the Spanish Triathlon Federation, José Hidalgo, as well as the municipal Authorities, represented by the Mayor, Bartolomé Hernández and the Councilor for Sports, Diego Martínez Parra
Although luck has not been on the side of the Spanish athletes, who have not seen their efforts rewarded with a place on the podium, our triathletes have been fighting for the first places in all the contested events.
In Sub 23, the trio formed by Mario Mola, Alarza and Uxío Abuín closed the gap with the head of the race without being able to enter the final dispute for the metals. At the finish line, the Frenchman Le Corre took gold after a close final sprint in the last meters of the competition with the Slovak Richard Varga who had to settle for silver, while the British Thomas Bishop took bronze at come in third.

In the women's category, which had a broad Spanish representation, Carolina Routier once again demonstrated her great skills in the water, coming out in first position. The Banyolina was closely followed by the Swiss Celine Schaerer, the Croatian Sara Vilic, the Russian Anastasia Abrosimova and the Barcelonan Anna Godoy.
However, the bicycle circuit dropped the Spanish triathletes, launching the French Cassan and the Russians to the top positions

Alexandra Razarenova and Elena Danilova who won gold, silver and bronze respectively.
In the Men's Youth Relay category, a test that has developed at a strong pace, the Hungarians and Portuguese stood out in the early stages of the competition, although finally the French team was proclaimed European Champion, followed by the Hungarian team, silver , and the Norwegians bronze, while the Spanish have achieved a remarkable sixth place in the European.
The Spanish team, made up of Aleix Domenech, Ignacio González and Antonio Serrat, has offered a great performance, demonstrating his good progression.
In the Women's Youth Relay, where 16 teams have competed, the Portuguese representatives have climbed to the top of the podium, accompanied by the French team in second position and the British team in third place.
For their part, the three components of the Spanish team have concluded the championship in 11th position. Cecilia Santamaría was the first to enter Playa de las Delicias, leaving the water and staying in the leading group. After carrying out her relay, she has handed over the witness to Inés Santiago who has carried out the second relay. While Yaiza Bermudes has been in charge of closing the Spanish relay.
In another of the great sporting events, the Junior Men's European Cup, held on Sunday morning, the first place on the podium was for the Israeli Amiati Yonah, the silver for the Belgian Jelle Geens and the bronze for the Swiss athlete Adrien Briffod , while the Spanish Antonio Serrat has obtained a creditable fourth place.

In women, the Hungarian Renata Fuchs has won the first position, while the second and third places have fallen to the Italian Lisa Schanung and the Slovakian Ivana Kuriackova respectively.

Finally, the Sub 23 Mixed Relays have seen the Italian team crowned with gold, while the silver has gone to the Russian triathletes and the bronze to the athletes from Great Britain.

For their part, in the Qualifier for the Spanish Championship, Isaac López, Jesús Gomar, Albert Parreño, Bruno raso, Emilio Aguayo, Pedro Miguel Reig, Alberto González, Jordi Pascual, Víctor

Candel, Raúl Martínez, Pedro Miguel Serrano, Víctor Benages, the brothers Jesús and Víctor Ramírez, and Daniel Puerta, while in women all the athletes who have competed in the event have managed to ensure their participation, Elena Aguilar, Melina Alonso, Carmen Alfonso, Nuria Pubill, Mabel Gallardo, Amaya Jimeno, Laia Escobedo, Fátima Maestre, Presentación García, Ana Bellver and the aquiline María López de Haro.

Source: la-actualidad.com