La Nucia will once again take part in the great festival of athletics

This Saturday, July 6th, Championship of Spain of Autonomous Federations, in La Nucia, where just a week ago the magnificent Absolute took place, one of the highest level championships held in our country, with eight national record holders among the registered. Below we tell you everything you need to know about the championship:

Where

IN La Nuciain that Camilo Cano Olympic Stadium. This will be the first time that the Alicante circuit will host the Spanish Championship, although this is the second time that the Spanish Championship has been held in Alicante, it was held in 1997. In addition, La Nucia will host the current Spanish Championship in 2024.

When

This Saturday, July 6, in a double morning and afternoon session. The morning session will start at 9:00 with the women’s hammer throw and run until 13:40 with the women’s 400m. The afternoon session will start at 17:00 with the women’s discus and finish at 22:00 with the mixed 4x400m.

How to follow this

The competition will be broadcast in full on LaLiga+and the most notable results and the evolution of the classification can also be followed on Twitter @atletismoRFEA under the hashtag #CEatletismoFFAA.

In what format?

There will be 38 individual competitions (19 for men and 19 for women) and two mixed relays: 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 100/110 m hurdles, 400 m hurdles, 3000 m steeplechase, high jump, pole vault, long vault, triple vault, weight vault, discus, hammer vault, javelin, 5000 m walk, 4×100 m and 4×400 m.

Men and women will score points for their respective federation depending on their position in each competition: 17 points for first, 16 for second, and so on; and the classification will be common for both categories.

Madrid wants to regain the title

In La Nucia, Madrid defend their first Spanish title. Since the joint classification format was established in 2011, only two regional teams, Castilla y León and Madrid, have managed to break Catalonia’s dominance.

The Madrid team beat the Catalan team by three points. In this edition, he once again presents a powerful team, which will be led by the national record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 meters. Bruno Ortelano (in La Nucia she will cover the 400m distance) and the Spanish record holder among boys under 23, as well as the recent overall champion of Spain. Ines Lopez (in La Nucia he will double the discus and the peso). The sprinter and thrower is accompanied by a good group of athletes who compete internationally with #EspañaAtletismo, such as Pablos Sanchez-Valladares (800 m) and Fernando Carro (3000 m), Daniel Cisneros(110 m hurdles), Esther Navero (100m), Aauri Lorena Boquesa (400 m) and Daniela Fra (400 m hurdles).

Catalonia and the Valencian Community, contenders for the title

In Pamplona 2023, Catalonia were four points away from winning the title and will be looking to win their 12th Spanish Autonomous Federation title this season. The two regional teams finished second and third respectively on the podium and will be trying to stop Madrid from defending their title in La Nucia. Catalonia has international matches with #EspañaAtletismo in numbers Paul Retamal (100m), Laura Bowe (400m), Alvin Joshua Canales (800 m) and Zoya Naumova (1500 m), Spanish record holder Sarah Gallego (400m hurdles), Arthur Call (pole), Jaouad Hsini (obstacles 3000 m) and Martha Mitjans (800m).

The Valencian community, for its part, represents the best athletes, such as the Spanish record holder. Orlando Ortega (110 m hurdles), Miguel Baidal (5000m), Abderrahmane El Khayami (1500m), Andreu Blanes (obstacles 3000 m) and Eusebio Caceres (length), Carla Masip (1500m), Pepa Gombau (length), Judith Prats (weight) and Paula Rodriguez (a spear).

The best Spanish athletes meet again in La Nucia.

In total, the team is made up of 16 autonomous federations (all autonomous communities except Asturias). A total of 602 athletes have registered for the championship, excluding the relay, of which 304 are men and 298 are women.

In addition to the federations already mentioned, the others include important athletes in their teams, both national leaders and champions, and absolute international, even continental medalists. Among the most outstanding men are such athletes as Lucas Bua (400 m, Castilla-La Mancha), Mariano Garcia (800 m, Murcia), Sebas Martos (3000 m, Castile and Leon), Juan Antonio Perez (5000 m, Castilla-La Mancha), Isidro Leyva (pole, Andalusia), Carlos Tobalina (peso, Basque Country), Alberto Gonzalez (hammer, Andalusia), Diego Casas (disc, Castile and Leon), Manu Kihera (spear, Navarre) and Mark Tour (5000 m walk, Balearic Islands).

Among the most outstanding women we can name Lucia Carrillo (100 m, Castile and Leon), Paula Sevilla (200 m, Castilla-La Mancha), Carmen Aviles (400 m, Andalusia), Lucia Pinacchio (800 m, Balearic Islands), Marta Serrano (1500 m, Madrid), Laura Banco (100m Hurdles, Basque Country) A. Stancev (height, Andalusia), Irati Michelena (length, Basque Country), Nneka Naomei Ezenwa (disco, Andalusia) and the Spanish record holder Belen Toymil (peso, Galicia).

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