Athletics
Cuevas de Reyllo concluded in sixth and penultimate place with 1:46.70
The Murcian Mariano García, as well as the Salamancan Álvaro de Arriba and the Mexican Jesús Tonatiu López were eliminated in the early hours of this Thursday in the semifinals of the 800 meters of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene (United States).
In the second semifinal, Cuevas de Reyllo finished in sixth and penultimate place with 1:46.70. Mariano García, champion in March of the Indoor World Championship in Belgrade, gave a great acceleration with 300 meters to go until he was in first position in the race but in the last corner he paid for the effort and ran out of energy. For his part, his compatriot De Arriba was seventh with 1: 46.30 in the third and last semifinal of the championship.
The Mexican Jesús Tonatiu López, who had shone on Wednesday with the second fastest time in the first classification, finished this Thursday in fourth place in his series with 1 minute and 46.17 seconds.
For his part, the Kenyan Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir, current Olympic champion, qualified for the final on Sunday with 1:45.38, his best time of the season.
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