Spain (4th) achieved its best historical classification in a European according to the selections

Spain closed its participation in European Team Championshiparranged inside European Gameswith fourth place nationally, the best classification in its history (the top was fifth position).

Furthermore, the team left Poland with a haul of five medals, three gold (Mo Katir, Dani Arce and Thierry Ndikumwenayo) and two coppers (Quique Llopis and the women’s 4×100 relay).

“The assessment of the qualification is very positive and, for that part, we have to be very satisfied, but I am not very happy. It was a strange competition in which many teams had some gaps. In the end, got we have the fourth place because we are one of the ones that failed at least”, recognition of the national coach José Peiró.

“In the next edition of Madrid 2025 we will look to get on the podium”, he assured as a great goal when celebrating the next edition of this championship at home. This edition’s podium went Italy (gold), Poland (silver) and Germany (bronze). Belgium, Turkey and Norway were relegated to the second division.

Thierry Ndikumwenayo won gold in the 5,000m at the European Games after perfectly managing a tactical race. “I was psyched for the race to be like this,” Ndikumwenayo told Mundo Deportivo as soon as it finished.

“I tried to control all my rivals so as not to have a surprise in the last part,” he explained. The Burundian Spaniard started with the best score of all the participants and became the center of attention. Opponents know his potential after seeing his performances in the Diamond League this season, where he managed to get under the 13 minute barrier.

“In a race like this you have to have a lot of speed to attack at the end and that is not my strong point. It was not an easy situation for me, but I achieved the victory and I am very happy”, confessed him in the test review. The race is slower than a normal meeting where athletes are looking for the minimum to make it to the big championships.

In Ndikumwenoyo’s case, he has a ticket to go to the next one Budapest World Cup (August 19-27), where he will come with a very good brand and with options to get good results. “I’m not setting goals for myself in Budapest, but I’m coming in very good shape and I hope I can get a good result,” he said. Starting this Monday, a month of concentration begins in Sierra Nevada until the Spanish Championship is played in Torrent from July 28 to 30.

Esther Guerrero He gave another victory for Spanish athletics and added another 16 very important points for the classification of the national team. “I am very happy with my result. I have to compete in races like this to consolidate myself in the big championships and aim to achieve good results”, he said after winning.

“Going into the World Cup, my goal is to be around four minutes or break that barrier. We are working very well and I am optimistic”, he explained. The Catalan will compete in the Ostrava meeting next week and in the Diamond League in Stockholm, where he will look for the lowest to get to Paris 2024 Games.

For his part, Fatima Diame he added 14 invaluable points for the team with his third position in length with 6.56m. Marta Serrano also achieved an important third place in the 3,000 obstacles with a time of 9’41”86. Carlos Tobalina was fifth in the weight with 20.19m and Pol Retamal was sixth overall in the 200m with 20.86.

final classification

1. Italy 426.50 points
2. Poland 402.50
3. Germany 387.50
4. Spain 352
5. Great Britain 341
6. Netherlands 339.50
7. France 337.50
8. Portugal 315
9. Czech Republic 303.50
10. Sweden 283
11. Finland 282.50
12. Switzerland 263
13. Greece 256.50
14. Belgium 250
15. Turkey 245
16. Norway 223