Mariano Garcia takes 800m gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade22 (© Getty Images)
Mariano Garcia forms part of the Spanish team for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24 and will defend his 800m title at the event that takes place from 1-3 March.
The 26-year-old claimed his first global title in Belgrade two years ago and went on to win European 800m gold that year in Munich.
In Glasgow, Garcia will be joined in the men’s 800m by teammate Mohamed Attaoui.
Maria Vicente heads to Glasgow in the form of her life, having scored a world-leading national record of 4728 points in the pentathlon in Aubiere in January.
National mile record-holder Marta Perez and national champion Esther Guerrero are both entered for the women’s 1500m.
After winning three medals at the European Indoor Championships between 2017 and 2023 and finishing fifth at the 2018 World Indoor Championships in the 3000m, Adel Mechaal will contest the 1500m in Glasgow. He will be joined in that event by two-time world finalist Mario Garcia.
Asier Martinez will look to build on his fourth-place finish in Belgrade in the 60m hurdles.
The full team will be confirmed once world rankings places have been finalised.
Spanish team for Glasgow
Women
60m: Jael Bestue
1500m: Esther Guerrero, Marta Perez
60m hurdles: Xenia Benach
Pentathlon: Maria Vicente
Men
800m: Mohamed Attaoui, Mariano Garcia
1500m: Mario Garcia, Adel Mechaal
60m hurdles: Enrique Llopis, Asier Martinez
