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Spanish Indoor Championships Open in Valencia With Early 400 Finalists Set

Performances this weekend will help decide Spain's team for next month's World Indoor Championships.

Overview

  • The LXII national indoor meet runs Feb. 27–March 1 at the Palau Velòdrom Lluís Puig with 26 titles at stake, broadcast live on Teledeporte and RTVE Play.
  • On opening night, Paula Sevilla (53.39) and Herminia Parra (personal best 53.98) reached the women’s 400 final, Lucas Búa (47.20) advanced in the men’s 400, and Manuel Guijarro was eliminated.
  • Spain’s Marta García tops the season lists in the 1,500 and 3,000 and is attempting a rare indoor double after lowering the 3,000 national record to 8:34.28.
  • The 800 meters spotlights Elvin Josué Canales against Mohamed Attaoui, while Mariano García targets the 1,500 with the year’s best Spanish mark of 3:35.53 alongside contender Adrián Ben.
  • Regional squads arrive with medal ambitions, including Murcia’s Sergio López and Pablo Lozoya in the 60 meters and shot putter André Müller, and Extremadura’s Jorge Hernández and David García Zurita.