Three ambassadors of Barcelona 2010 take part in the closing ceremony of the 10k Challenge

01/07/2009

Three ambassadors of Barcelona 2010, the former  Marathon World champions Abel Antón and Martín Fiz and the former 20km Walking World champion Valentí Massana, will take part in La Cursa de La Maquinista which will be the one that will close the 10km Challenge Divina Pastora on Sunday. The European Athletics Championships Barcelona 2010 has sponsored this initiative that has been made up of five 10km city races.
 
This race that is run along Sant Andreu's district will be celebrated next July 5 in its second consecutive year and it is the one that will mark the end of the 10km Challenge. The starting point and the finish line will take place next to La Maquinista shopping centre. The most outstanding Catalan route runners with Roger Roca and Txell Calduch as leaders will participate.
 
The presence of the three B10 ambassadors, who are already retired, is a testimony and it is led towards the promotion of this kind of races that have been increasingly in Catalunya during the last years.
 
The best 15 athletes in the male and female categories of the 10km Challenge will get a fantastic  prize because they will have the opportunity of participating in a 1500m race within the frame of the Míting Ciutat de Barcelona next July 25. Both races are part of the programme of the Míting and they have been planned to take place before the beginning of the competitions reserved for the international stars.
 
After the first four races (San Silvestre, Sant Antoni, Bombers and La Cursa), the male qualification table is the following:

1. Sergio Enríquez 382,69 points

2. Enric Montserrat 346,49 points

3. Andrés Sánchez 343,25 points

Txell Calduch is the undisputed leader of the female category, which is the following:
 
1. Txell Calduch  400,00 points

2. Montse Aranda 310,55 points

3. Nuria Atalaya   310,00 points