The month of September, which is drawing to a close, has provided strong emotions for Spanish sport. The selections basketball and water polo have actively participated in the spoils, with a contribution from young talents that ensures the transition in two disciplines used to fighting at the top. The ages of players like Unai Aguirre, Martina Terré, Elena Ruiz, Usman Garuba or Jaime Pradilla they draw an exciting future to continue the tradition. Wider and more diverse if we rewind in the summer to the full number of medals, eight out of eight, from the basketball training categories. Or to the soccer world champions Under-20almost the same ones that lifted the European trophy Under-19. Or the double continental handball gold of the Hispanics juniors and youth.
Apart from the quick review of these Olympic team sports, I want to stop on a specific date in September, on two proper names that devoured early records on the 11th. That Sunday, John Ayuso climbed to the third step the return in his debut in a major. Since Henri Cornet in the second edition of tours, back in 1904, in the prehistory of cycling, no one so young had stood on the podium. Ayuso was born in 2002, he has just turned 20. A few hours later, in New York, Carlos Alcaraz brought together two feats in one fell swoop: he won the US Openhis first title Grand Slamand was crowned the new world number one, to become the youngest tennis player in history to sit on that throne. alcaraz He was born in 2003, he is 19 years old. In both cycling and tennis we have heard the debate about succession in Spainin the case of the racket with Rafael Nadal still competitive. These two pearls, and that symbolic day, help us combat the vertigo of tomorrow in these two classic sports. There is replacement. It’s here.