The charisma of Fernando Carro

Friendly, combative,

.

Subject to an agonizing style that moves the alarm, but endowed with a lightning ending that calls for admiration, it is very attractive to the fan.

In his career he has a demagogic and theatrical point that is his way of understanding the show, within which athletics is a very serious sport that requires both sacrifice and talent.

Already champion on Saturday of the

, of which he is the national record holder (8: 05.69), he faced the challenge of also winning the 5,000.

A double that only Constantino Miranda (1946), Manuel Augusto Alonso (1961) and Javier Álvarez Salgado (1966) have achieved.

The last two were simultaneously record holders in both tests.

Miranda, only in the obstacles.

Carro, who only had one rival in the obstacles (

), crashed in the 5,000 against a young couple (21 years old) and gifted.

, both with better brands than theirs.

And both were an insurmountable obstacle.

But the fight, in the inevitable tactical race, was between the three.

Finally, the victory smiled on Oukhelfen, (13: 47.26), who stayed in the lead during most of the test and held out against Oumaiz (13: 48.08) and a Carro that, fatigued after chaining two very demanding tests Saturday and Sunday , he could not impose his terminal velocity.

The trio opened a chasm between them and

, fourth with 13: 54.91.

As a curiosity,

was ninth with 14: 01.37.

A good record for a triathlete, even a world champion.

Mario would have been a Spanish record holder in 1964.

In a more frequent double effort,

opted for gold in the 800s and 1,500s, an unprecedentedly victorious challenge since

in 1976. Between the end of the 800s and the beginning of the 1,500s, nine minutes would elapse.

But the Catalan was much superior in both stakes.

So, although cautious and fatigued, she took a couple of rides with very discreet marks: 2: 06.23 and 4: 23.47.

Unexpected and deserved victory for

in the 1,500 men's.

He started at a chronometric disadvantage in relation to

, the stars of the discipline this season.

He took the lead with a surprisingly long and overly risky attack with two laps to go.

But he kept the type and prevailed with less trouble than the numbers indicate.

Did 3: 44.48.

Second was Ignacio Fontes (3: 44.96).

Third, Jesús Gómez (3: 45.15).

Too many stars were missing to expect continued brilliance on the track:

... But the merit was not absent, the first day, with the 83.51 of Odei Jainaga in the javelin throw.

The man from Gipuzkoa overcame Nico Quijera in the last attempt, who stayed on the edge of 80 meters (79.80).

The Championships, organized with all the difficulties and all the pertinent precautions, have been a triumph of faith, enthusiasm and logistics.

Getafe, Alcobendas, Vallehermoso and Moratalaz have hosted the Championship, in its hundredth edition, more strange, difficult and, in the end, given the circumstances, satisfactory than one can imagine.

Congratulations to everyone who has made it possible.

An example of survival, waiting for better times for different.

For normal.

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