Daily Diary

A giant leap for Gomez-Acebo

Posted 9/03/2007 by The Daily Diary

Lawyers at top Spanish indie Gomez-Acebo & Pombo were ole-ing in triumph last week after one of their own, Carlota Castrejana, claimed gold in the triple jump at the European Indoor Athletics Championship in exotic Birmingham.

Castrejana hopped, skipped and jumped her way to glory with a winning leap of 14.64m - or "48 1/2" as Gomez-Acebo helpfully puts it in the Queen's Imperial feet and inches.

"The achievement is especially meritorious considering that she harmonises her daily training with her career at the firm," said Gomez-Acebo in a statement - rather putting the kybosh on claims by lazy City associates that billing several thousand hours a year while maintaining a vibrant social life, bench-pressing twice your body weight in the gym and re-grouting the bathroom every other weekend just isn't possible.

Atletico Madrid: golden girl Carlota warms down in the famous black, grey and slightly darker grey strip of the all-conquering Team Espana