Death of the athlete Álex Quiñónez causes stupor in various parts of the world | Other Sports | sports

The Ecuadorian sprinter Álex Quiñónez was assassinated in Guayaquil, in circumstances that are still under investigation. The death of the third fastest man on the planet in the modality of 200 meters flat convulses the whole world, which echoes the departure of one of the most outstanding athletes of the moment.

Newspapers of the world compile the fact occurred in the northeast of Guayaquil and regret the departure of “one of the best athletes in the world”, as highlighted The country of Spain, which summarizes the “shooting murder” of the tricolor athlete, in the Colinas de la Florida sector.

The Spanish newspaper emphasizes the “circumstances, still unclear, of the event, in which a friend of the athlete also died ”.

Quiñónez integrated the athletics payroll of FC Barcelona in Spain, one of the nations in which his departure has had the most impact. ‘Athletics, mourning after the death of the sprinter ‘, Title Mark, which also speaks of the “best sprinter in the history of Ecuador.”

The emerald signed in 2018 for the Catalan club, an institution that also presented its condolences to the athlete’s family and to the national athletics family, as did the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation, an entity that highlighted in its social networks “the luck” of “enjoying live” the sports qualities of the Ecuadorian sprinter.

ABC talk about the “Shock in world athletics by the murder of Álex Quiñónez”. The newspaper highlights that “social networks in Ecuador were lit with the news of the murder of Quiñónez, which It occurred on the fourth day of a state of emergency declared by the country’s president, Guillermo Lasso, to try to stop the increase in crime ”.

But outside of the event, in Spain they echo a revelation by Quiñónez in 2019, when he commented to coach Ricardo Diéguez: “In Ecuador your life is worth less than a bottle of whiskey. That’s what Alex told me one day, “the coach told the newspaper. Mark.

‘Conmoción’ in FC Barcelona and Spanish athletics due to the death of Álex Quiñónez

In France, The team regrets the death “by shooting” of the Ecuadorian runner, “200 meter world medalist”. The publication points to one of the last moments of success in sport for Quiñónez, with the achievement of the bronze medal at the Doha World Cup in 2019.

Headlines like ‘Álex Quiñónez shot to death in the street ‘, which publishes ABC from Australia, or ‘Álex Quiñónez: Ecuador’s sprinter shot to death’, which exposes BBC News, are part of countless publications that travel the world together with notes of regret and condolences for the athlete’s family and the entire Ecuador.

South America is no stranger to “Tragedy” with Quiñónez, as it stands out The nation, in Argentina, while in Brazil, Globe Sports talk about death of the athlete in Guayaquil, “epicenter of violence in Ecuador”.

The whole world mourns the death of the national sprinter, a “crime” that ended “with all dreams” of a benchmark of athletics in Ecuador, as reported by the newspaper Clarion, from Argentina. (D)