Iván Raña will play in Madrid to qualify for the Olympic Games in London

The organized triathlete Iván Raña has taken a small step back in his aspirations to qualify for the London Olympic Games, by finishing in 28th position in the San Diego triathlon (United States), behind his direct rival for the Olympic place , Josemi Pérez from Cuenca.

The victory went to the British Jonathan Brownlee, absent from the competition for almost seven months, supported by the Swiss Sven Riederer and the South African Richard Murray, who is the leader of the World Triathlon classification.

Spain has three places for London 2012, but when assigning them, the national federation (Fetri) does not follow the Olympic ranking, in which the order is second.

One place corresponds to Gómez Noya, European champion, another will go to the Mallorcan Mario Mola, for the merits he has according to the criteria that Fetri follows (in addition, he was fourth in San Diego, demonstrating his good moment), and the third is the Raña dispute with Josemi Pérez, 22nd in the test last morning, 13 seconds behind in front of Raña. In Madrid, on May 27, both will compete in another round for the Games.

Source: lavozdegalicia.es