Héctor Garibay abandoned the Valencia Marathon due to injury

Héctor Garibay, a renowned Bolivian distance runner, was unable to complete the Valencia Marathon in Spain after injuring one of his heels while running kilometer 32, finding himself only 10 from the finish line. This test was the last of the year for the athlete born in Oruro.

339 top-level runners participated in the competition, and Garibay was in seventeenth position. The marathon began at 03:15 HB on Sunday, and the Bolivian maintained an intense pace that allowed him to be with the first platoon. However, after reaching kilometer 32, just 10 from the finish line, he felt severe pain in one of his heels, which led him to abandon the test.

The doctors quickly treated Héctor and decided to transfer him to a nearby hospital to be examined by a specialist.

Sebastián Sawe, from Kenya, was the winner of the marathon in the men’s category, achieving a time of 2h02’05”. Behind him was the Ethiopian Deresa Geleta (2h02’38”) and the Kenyan Daniel Mateiko (2h04’24”).

In women, the Ethiopian Megertu Alemu won the event, closely followed by the Ugandan Stella Chesang and her compatriot Tiruye Mesfin.