The young athlete Sergio Torreño Jornet, only 12 years, continues its run of great results.
After signing on 7 February an exciting sucampeonato in tetrathlón Regional Championship held at Murcia, on Sunday April 26 regional champions child in six disciplines in the "XVII Athletics Grand Prix Base Murcia 2009 - Coca Cola Trophy."
The competition, which had to compete in two different locations by bad weather, began last April 19 in Alhama de Murcia, where the young Torreño became champion in 500 meter dash and 80 meter hurdles.
Bad weather forced them to suspend the competition, which resumed seven days later in Cieza, locality in which Jornet had four titles: the length, the 150 meter dash, the 80 meter dash and 1,000-meter dash.
Obligation to love
The importance of Jornet athletic career is that he competes against opponents and against another opponent who is not: diabetes.
And is that the young Torreño, with only 10 years old, was diagnosed with diabetes after a stay of several days in the hospital.
Following this new situation, the doctors advised her to walk every day and then Sergio started out walking with his father every night to control their blood sugar levels.
And those walks to start running, only half a step.
What began as an obligation became a hobby at which time and effort, and to collect rewards.
Over time she started dabbling in athletics, before he had fought on the football team Cotillas AD-EMF, which seems to gradually emerging.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas