José Maita wins the 800 meters of the Fourth Stop of the Athletics League

Published at: 14/10/2025 07:17 PM

José Maita, was crowned the fourth stop of the National Athletics League after winning a contested duel against his rival and teammate Ryan López, whom he beat with a time of 1:45.34 in the final of the 800 meters. The podium was completed by Daniel Ruiz, in third place with 1:48.96.

Despite the heavy rains that delayed the day of the fourth chapter of the National Athletics League, Maita did not stop her pace to show her best performance of the year. The also Pan American champion of Santiago 2023 reaffirmed his authority in the final of the double round of the oval against López, his greatest opponent, and who fought hand-to-hand in the tough race that resulted in personal marks for both runners.

The time recorded by “Colorado” Maita (1:45.34) represents his best record of the season and is close to 77 hundredths of his personal record, 1:44.57, which led him last year to his first Olympic experience in the French capital. For López, the 1:45.41 time trial moves to his best lifetime time in this test, which he maintained at 1:46.30 since the previous month of July.

In the women's section, María Rojas Montalbán sealed the final of the 800 with a resounding victory, crossing the finish line in 2:06.62, four seconds ahead of her closest rival, Angeli Garrido, who scored 2:10.28 and is in second place.

For Rojas Montalbán, who holds the absolute national record in this race with 2:04.59, this new time represents his third best personal record. Previously, she clocked 2:06.10 in the Junior Pan American Games in Asunción 2025 last August; in addition, she is the only Venezuelan runner to fall below two minutes, five seconds in the last 20 years.

Adult sprinters Orangys Jiménez and Alexis Nieves led the double hectometer (200 m). The Jiménez gazelle led the women's line with 23.59 over her rivals Glanyernis Guerra (23.81) and Emily Aguirre (23.88). The Guariqueño Nieves, on the other hand, demonstrated his dominance after winning his third consecutive victory of the race with 20.98, accompanied by Keiver Pirela with 21.10 and Raúl Navarro with 21.28.

Mazo News Team