News : Esther Guerrero and Marta Pérez achieve the minimum for the Doha World Cup in Poland

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Esther Guerrero and Marta Pérez achieve the minimum for the Doha World Cup in Poland

Image of the final meters of the test in Poland / Joaquín Carmona

Barcelona's Esther Guerrero and Soriana Marta Pérez achieved minimum marks for the Doha World Cups in 1,500 meters on Thursday in Szczecin (Poland) respective marks of 4: 05.70 and 4: 05.85 (The mark required to compete in the World Cups, as of September 27 in the Qatari capital, is 4: 06.50).

Two arrivals almost stuck

Guerrero qualified fourth in the Wieslawa Maniaka Memorial with a time of 4: 05.70 and Marta Pérez then arrived with 4: 05.85 in a race that won the Belarusian Darya Barysevich with 4: 05.13.

Guerrero achieved with his 4.05.70 personal brand in the 1,500 and best Spanish brand of the year; Perez, meanwhile, got his best record of the season.

The Barcelona and Soriana are the first Spanish athletes who achieve the World Cup minimum at 1,500. In races only Irene Sánchez-Escribano (3,000m obstacles) and Marta Galimany had done it (marathon).