Spanish Runner Adel Mechaal Wins Ibiza 10,000m Race, Just Misses National Record

The Olympic athlete from the New Balance club regretted the lack of collaboration from the Ethiopian Berihun Yerga in the relays, which did not allow him to beat the Spanish record, held since 2018 by Toni Abadía, with a time of 27:48, reports Diario de Ibiza.

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Adel Mechaal was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 27:50. He is followed by Yerga, who arrived 16 seconds later, and Carlos Mayo who was on his heels within a second. Toni Abadia, the current record holder in this specialty, finished the race in fifth place.