ORlando Ortega He returned to Spain 13 months after his last competition, at the MITIN of Ordizia, and did so with good performance. The athlete of Cava Ontinyent ran the semifinals in 13.55 (+1.2) And, two hours later, the final in 13.54 (+0.9)a brand that places it as Fifth in the Spanish ranking of the year leading the Valencian Quique Llopis con 13.16.
The Olympic runner -up has just returned from Qatarwhere he has started working as coach of women specialists in speed and short fences. The Spanish plusmarchist (13.04) has been provisionally established in Castellón and there, on the track of the Stadium Gaetà Huguetaplan to be training until the outdoor season ends. “It makes me a brutal illusion to run again in Spain. I am very excited to compete in my house, which has been my house for four years in a row. I take Valencia and Ontinyent, my little town, in my heart. I am happy to compete, to be healthy, to feel that spark again. I am happy in this new stage after so many problems. It has cost to return, but I could. ”
It makes me a brutal illusion to run again in Spain. I am happy to compete, to be healthy, to feel that spark again
Ortegasilver medal in the 2016 River Gamesa first challenge is raised in this season. “The goal is to run the Spanish Championshipto. I am focused on that and I intend to get as well as possible and try to give war to all athletes. I also think of Tokyo. Who does not want to be in a World Cup? I also have that thorn nailed to the Tokyo Games, in 2021, which is where all my ordeal began. If I do the minimum, very well, and if not, to continue working. ”
Orlando Ortega left Barcelona last year to start working in Qatar. “It has been a madness. Eight months ago they contacted me from the Federation of Catar. First it was my father and then I was me as a speed coach and fences. At first I was surprised, but such a project cannot be told not. It is a very good project with the national women's team, where they had never had any women competing. We are very happy and very excited. ”
It has now been established in Castellón, where it has found a good group of vallers to share some training. “We will be until the end of August or September and then we will return in September, which is when the season begins in Catar. I am very happy as a athlete and as a coach.”
