Spanish steeplechasers Domínguez and Garcia impress in Huelva

Spain's former 3000m steeplechase world champion Marta Dominguez clocked an impressive 9:24.36 to win her event at the European Athletics Classic Meeting in Huelva on Thursday.

Spain's 2009 World Championships 3000m steeplechase gold medallist Marta Domí­nguez made an impressive return in her first race on the track since taking the silver medal over the barriers at the 2010 European Athletics Championships when she clocked 9:24.36 at European Athletics Classic Meeting in Huelva on Thursday.

The Spanish record holder for the event at 9:07.32 produced the second fastest time by a European this year when finishing behind the Ethiopian winner Etenesh Diro Neda, who won in 9:21.54.

It was a good evening for Spanish steeplechasers at the VIII Meeting Iberoamericano.

Victor Garcia won the men's race a personal best of 8:15.20, taking more than seven seconds off his previous best set at the same meeting last year, which was also the second best time by a European runner this year.

The 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships silver medallist Abdelaziz Merzoughi also went into new territory when finishing third in 8:18.03.

Over 800m, the resurgent Spanish record holder Antonio Reina, who is having his best season since 2005, won in 1:45.58 after a tough battle with former European junior champion Kevin López.

The latter was given the same time but Reina got the verdict by the thickness of a vest, with Luis Alberto Marco third in 1:46.13.

Alvaro Rodrí­guez impressed when winning the 1500m in 3:34.37, coming home ahead of former European junior champion David Bustos, who was second in a personal best of 3:34.77.

Vincent Docavo won the triple jump with his third round effort of 16.72m, the best distance by a Spaniard in the discipline for 14 years. Poland's Damien Kusiak took the honours in the men's shot put with 19.63m.

Czech Republic's Lenka Masna set a women's 800m meeting record of 2:01.38.

Great Britain's Nick McCormick, better known as a 1500m runner, set a 5000m personal best of 13:18.81 when finishing third behind the Kenyan winner Alex Korir.

Germany's Diana Sujew continued her series of good runs when she finished second in 4:07.35 behind another Kenyan winner Mary Kuria, who set a meeting record of 4:03.87, while Sujew's compatriot Denise Krebs finished third in 4:07.73.

Full results from the meeting can be found here.