{"id":2127,"date":"2024-09-08T02:46:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T02:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/alvaro-martin-the-unexpected-farewell-of-a-walker-who-made-history-in-paris\/"},"modified":"2024-09-08T02:46:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T02:46:17","slug":"alvaro-martin-the-unexpected-farewell-of-a-walker-who-made-history-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/alvaro-martin-the-unexpected-farewell-of-a-walker-who-made-history-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c1lvaro Mart\u00edn, the unexpected farewell of a walker who made history in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<ul aria-label=\"Redacci\u00f3n:\">\n<li>\n<p>                                                                  Bego\u00f1a Fleitas                     <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Updated <\/span><time datetime=\"2024-09-07T22:39:25Z\">                                                        08\/09\/2024 &#8211;         <span>00:39CEST<\/abbr><\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\">He had practiced many sports &#8211; from football to kick-boxing &#8211; but \u00c1lvaro Mart\u00edn (Llerena, 1994) <strong>He fell in love with athletics when he started practicing it at his school at the age of 9. <\/strong>And like all children, he tried all the disciplines: throwing, speed&#8230; until he focused on walking, the discipline in which he has a superb resume.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\">It was his first coach, Juan M\u00e9ndez, who saw the potential that \u00c1lvaro displayed in race walking. He was 15 years old. It was the beginning of his love affair with a discipline that captivated him, and that has taken him to the top, <strong>Olympic gold in the mixed relay with Mar\u00eda P\u00e9rez, <\/strong>His friend and colleague, who was moved when the race walker unexpectedly announced his retirement from the elite on Saturday <strong>during his speech after receiving the Extremadura Medal. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\">\u00c1lvaro Mart\u00edn says goodbye at the summit, after achieving a dream double at the Paris Games, where he added<strong> a hard-fought bronze in the 20 kilometers<\/strong> to that gold in the relay. Before, in 2023, he had already tasted the honey of success by becoming double world champion, in 20 and 35 kilometers walk, together with the one who has been <strong>his coach in recent years, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Carrillo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\">With him, he fulfilled his dream of being an Olympic champion, an ideal that allowed his coach to emulate the <strong>&#8216;Chariots of Fire&#8217; coach and break his hat,<\/strong> a conquest that has been the preamble to his farewell. <\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\">&#8220;I say goodbye with pain and sadness,&#8221; said \u00c1lvaro Mart\u00edn in his speech. <strong>&#8220;I want to retire on my own and at the top. <\/strong>It&#8217;s time to continue conquering things beyond an athletics track. Thank you all.&#8221; Because, <strong>In addition to being a double continental and world champion, Olympic medalist and Spanish record holder in the 35 km walk, <\/strong>Among other achievements, the walker has not neglected his training, with studies in Political Science and Law.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\">Very committed to justice, in sport and in life, the race walker has on numerous occasions been the spokesperson for opinions shared by many colleagues. One of the most recent times was in the wake of the controversial criteria of excellence required by the Federation to be able to attend the major championships. <strong>&#8220;With the current criteria I wouldn&#8217;t have gone to even half of the competitions,&#8221; he said. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\">The truth is that he says goodbye to athletics with an excellent track record, which includes his presence in four Olympic Games, six World Championships, three European Championships and many other international and national competitions, an athletic life that ended on the Olympus of Paris.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bego\u00f1a Fleitas Updated 08\/09\/2024 &#8211; 00:39CEST He had practiced many sports &#8211; from football&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-liga-breaking-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - 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