Zuriñe Rodriguez, bronze in World Cup Guatape

Spanish triathlete Zuriñe Rodriguez got a brilliant bronze medal in the proof of the World Cup, held in the Colombian town of Guatape, while Jose Miguel Perez came within four seconds to emulate this success.

Thus, the Basque again be among the best and this podium is placed in a magnificent position ahead of qualifying for the London Olympics next year, while his compatriot Marina Damlaimcourt, who had been second in Hautulco (Mexico) last month, was only nineteenth.

The weekend was altered by the weather, and a downpour caused the competition takes place in the sprint mode instead of the usual Olympic, although participants were able to score points for the ranking.

The victory in the women went to the pawn Caroline French, he could with the Japanese Tomoko Saimoto and Rodriguez, while the men, Jose Miguel Perez touched the podium finishing fourth behind the Frenchman Etienne Diemunsch, Mexican Crisanto Grajales and Tony Gallo also Moulai, who took the bronze in Spanish for four seconds. Ivan Rana and Miguel Angel Fidalgo were seventh and eighth, respectively, and Ramon Ejeda, fifteenth.