Carlos Gómez and Miguel Sánchez provide Spain in K2 júnior with the first medal in the World Marathon

The Spanish-manchegos palists Carlos Gómez and Miguel Sánchez have today achieved the bronze medal in K2 júnior in the 2017 World Championship of Piragüism in the marathon mode, which is disputed until next Sunday in the South African city of Pietermaritzburg.

Of the other ships of the national team participating in today's day in K1 sub '23 the Asturian Miguel Llorens has been fourth (1h.53m.50) and the Basque Ion Carballo has occupied the place 14 (2h.00m.41)

In addition, the Galician Xoana García de Dios-Aldara Merino (1h.37m.15) has been classified in the eighth place in K2 júnior where the Nerea Hidalgo and the Asturian Nora Rey have not finished the race.

In K2 júnior, in which Carlos Gómez and Miguel Sánchez have obtained the bronze medal, the Asturians Favila González and Eloy Palacios have finished in ninth place with a record of 1 hour, 41 minutes and 45 seconds. In C1 sub '23 the extreme Francisco Oses has been tenth (2h.13m.03) and the aragonese Bruno Herrero, eleventh (2h.15m.21).

Tomorrow in the sénior the Spanish participation corresponds to the Zamoran Eva Barrios and Catalan Aurora Figueras in K1, and the Gallegos Manuel Antonio Campos and Antonio Garrido in C1 and Ivan Alonso in K1, where the Asturian Emilio LLamedo will complete the presence of the national team.