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A. J. Guerrero
More than 800 people took part in the fifth edition of the Carrera Monumental Nocturna Ciudad de Antequera 7.5km race last Friday. The night-time event has the added attraction of taking in all of the town's main monuments including the Antequera
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ENRIQUE MIRANDA
athlete with achondroplasia, the most common cause of dwarfism. That was the origin of his passion for athletics, which was ramped up when he met a Romanian Paralympic athlete while doing the Camino de Santiago. Now, only three seasons after starting out ... with the shot put, this 19-year-old athlete from Torre del Mar is Spain's record holder in his category (F-41). He achieved the fifth-best European score and he is now aspiring to qualify for the World Championships to be held in Doha in September. ... Earlier this month, Álvaro Jiménez managed to surpass the seven-metre mark in the 21st Paralympic Meeting in Basauri (Vizcaya), an inclusive sport event attended by more than 250 athletes. He made a throw of 7.02m, beating his own Spanish record (6.66m),
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JULIO RODRÍGUEZ
It was a good day for Germany on Saturday and triathletes Andreas Dreitz (3h 56:48) and Laura Philipp (4h 28:56) completed a doublein the Ironman 70.3 in Marbella. British athlete Alistair Brownlee came second with a time of 4h 01:00, just ahead
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CAMILO LÓPEZ VEGA
In sport, if you think that age matters, you're making a mistake. Believing that a number can prevent you from reaching the elite is wrong. Just ask the seven 'Malagueño' athletes who have this week joined 280 others from across the country at the ... Save the Children to help the most disadvantaged children in society. Since then, this group of veteran athletes has continued searching for competitions in which they can participate and do what they like best, even if, as they told SUR ahead of ... what may in Poland, these veteran athletes know that a lot still lies ahead for them, even if it is just as an excuse to continue meeting up. After Torun comes Toronto in 2020. "Of course we'll be there - and I mean all of us!" said Fernando Peyrallo.
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SUR
Antequera's Athletics Centre plays host to the 55th edition of the Spanish Indoor Athletics Championships on 16 and 17 February. The event, which will attract almost 500 athletes, will for the second time have more female than male representation,
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Tony Bryant
Local and national athletes are preparing for the thirtieth edition of the Media Maratón de Torremolinos, the town's popular half marathon that will take place on Sunday 3 February. Athletes from all over Spain will participate in one of the ... longest-running half marathons in the province of Malaga. The 21.097 km race, which is limited to 2000 runners, is organised by the sports department of Torremolinos town hall. The event, which attracts both serious athletes and fun runners attired in an
Opinion
Ángel Escalera
...all athletes should look. The education received from his parents and the discipline instilled in him by his uncle Toni, combined with his talent and hard work, are the keys to his success in tennis. In this sport, as in many other areas of our lives,
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MARINA RIVAS
Glasgow European Championships being met six times and eight athletes overall sealing their qualification, the town's athletics complex was filled with positivity. IN NUMBERS Spanish champions: Sergio López and Jaël Bestué (60m), Orlando Ortega and Cari ... Olympic silver medallist Orlando Ortega came away with the title in the 60-metre hurdles. The following day, national record-holding sprinter Óscar Husillos also came away with gold as expected. A podium finish at just 15 Two young athletes grabbed ... under-23 category and picked up a medal which had not gone to an athlete so young in 46 years. On that occasion, it was Olympian Isabel Mozún, who won the high jump in 1973, aged 13 and 10 months. Another ticket to Glasgow went to Úrsula Ruiz, with a
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ENRIQUE MIRANDA
...different this time as some 5,000 athletes congregated in the central Paseo del Parque, some in fancy dress, ahead of the Malaga Marathon. This year saw a record number of participants, with 1,500 of those signed up taking part in the new half marathon. ... finished with times quicker than the previous record. Two-time world champion Abel Antón, ambassador of the event said: "It was a great day for many athletes who broke their record times." He also highlighted the very favourable conditions, with not too ... much heat and very little wind. The final rankings were dominated by athletes from east Africa with 23-year-old debutant Lemi Dumecha (Ethiopia) winning in the men's category with a time of two hours, 11 minutes and seven seconds. It was a dramatic
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Debbie Bartlett
Four of the five athletes from Gibraltar who were due to take part in the World Masters Championships in Malaga boycotted it after being told they would have to compete as 'neutral' instead of representing Gibraltar, and would not be permitted to ... "The IAAF supports Gibraltar's right to have its athletes compete under its nation's flag as they are a recognised European Federation. We urge the WMA to stand strong against this political interference".