Spain ninth in the Mixed Relay of the Olympic Games
Today the last triathlon event was held at the Paris Olympic Games with the mixed relay, where the Spanish National Team finished in ninth position.
The Spanish team consisted of Alberto González, Anna Godoy, Antonio Serrat and the Extremaduran Miriam Casillas García.
The first post was made Alberto González, who in the individual event obtained the Olympic diploma.
After a good swim, he placed in the front group in the cycling segment. However, he received two yellow cards, which complicated his performance. Despite that, the Andalusian continued with his career and handed over to Anna Godoy in fifth position.
Anna Godoy She was the first Spanish woman in this relay. She did a good swimming segment, hanging out with the leading athletes. She arrived at the second transition in second position, in a chasing group and after a good run, she took over in fourth position.
The next reliever of the TriArmada was the Galician Antonio Serrat, who came out of the water in seventh position. In the cycling segment, he was left in no man's land looking for a group so he wouldn't lose his head. Finally, two rivals arrived from behind to form a chasing trio with the Spaniard. After his race on foot, he handed over to Miriam Casillas in eighth position.
Miriam Casillas He jumped into the water with the intention of cutting some positions, and boy did he do it. After a good swim, he faced the cycling segment in seventh position, one minute and 11 seconds from the lead.
His performance in cycling was outstanding, arriving in a group that was fighting for Olympic diplomas. From the first moment of the running sector, Miriam worked hard, knowing that she would have to serve the 20-second penalty of the Spanish team.
After stopping in the penalty box, Spain was placed in ninth position and Miriam fought with all her might to get a position, but finally crossed the finish line in ninth position.
The test was won by the German team, with an outstanding performance by Laura Lindemann, who secured the victory with a final sprint.
The United States team, led by Taylor Knibb, took the silver in a photo-finish, leaving Great Britain, with Beth Potter, in third position.
