Spain attended the European Championship in Munich with the largest participation in its history

Spain going to Munich European Championship together 93 athletes (51 men and 42 women)The best performance in history of choosing a continental one, surpassing the 92 of Berlin 2018. José Peiró, national coach, released a list that ensures “aspirations of all” and in which the athletes are thoroughly prepared to win the most medals.

“The goals in Munich will be maximize the number of medalsincrease the places in the finalist and get as many athletes as possible to pass the first round”, assured Peiró, who created a list with more flexibility compared to Oregon 2022.

In fact, the two World Cup bronze medalists will not miss the event, asier martinez (110 obstacles) and Mo Katir (1,500m). In Katir’s case, he considered doubling the 1,500 and 5,000, but in the end he will only compete in the long distance in Munich. The two title defenders will not be lost in the 20 km walk either, Alvaro Martin and Maria Perez, who will also start as favorites in Munich. On the contrary, the big absentees on the Continental it will be Orlando Ortega, Ana Peleteiro, Esther Guerrero and Bruno Hortelano.

At the European Championships in Berlin 2018, Spain won 10 medals including the golds of María Pérez (20 km walk) and Álvaro Martín (20 km walk); the silvers of Diego García Carrera (20 km walk), Fernando Carro (3,000m obstacles) and the men’s marathon team with Camilo Santiago, Iraitz Arrospide, Javier Guerra, Jesús España and Pedro Nimo; the bronzes of Ana Peleteiro (triple jump), Júlia Takács (50 km walk), Orlando Ortega (110 hurdles), the 4×400 relay with Lucas Búa, Samuel García, Bruno Hortelano and Oscar Husillos, and the women’s marathon team with Azucena Díaz, Marta Galimany, Trihas Gebre, Elena Loyo, Clara Simal.

In Munich they will play together, from 11 to 21 August, nine Europeans with the participation of 4,700 athletes who will fight for 531 medals at stake -177 gold-. Athletics, beach volleyball, canoeing, rowing, cycling, artistic gymnastics, climbing, table tennis and triathlon go hand in hand in the Bavarian capital. For its part, the European Swimming Championships will coincide with the same dates (from August 11 to 21) but will be held separately in Rome.

The Spanish team in the European Championship

MEN’S CATEGORY: 51 athletes
-100 meters: Bernat Canet and Sergio López
-200 meters: Pol Retamal and Daniel Rodríguez
-400 meters: Iñaki Cañal, Manuel Guijarro and Óscar Husillos
-800 meters: Adrián Ben, Mariano García and Álvaro de Arriba
-1,500 meters: Ignacio Fontes, Gonzalo García and Mario García Romo
-5,000 meters: Mohamed Katir, Adel Mechaal and Abdessamad Oukhelfen
-10,000 meters: Roberto Alaiz, Carlos Mayo and Juan Antonio Pérez
-Marathon: Hamid Ben Daoud, Jorge Blanco, Ayad Lamdassem, Daniel Mateo, Abdelaziz Merzougui and Yago Rojo
-3,000 obstacles: Daniel Arce, Sebastián Martos and Víctor Ruiz
-110 hurdles: Enrique Llopis and Asier Martínez
-400 hurdles: Jesus David Delgado and Aleix Porras
-Long: Eusebio Cáceres and Héctor Santos
-Triple: Marcos Ruiz and Pablo Torrijos
-Weight: Carlos Tobalina
-Hammer: Javier Cienfuegos
Javelin: Manuel Quijera
-20 km walk: Alberto Amezcua, Diego García Carrera, Iván López and Álvaro Martín
-35 km walk: Manuel Bermúdez, Miguel Ángel López and Ismael Tur
-4×100 relay: Alberto Calero, Bernat Canet, Jesús Gómez, Sergio López, Pablo Montalvo and Pol Retamal
-4×400 relay: Lucas Búa, Iñaki Cañal, Samuel García, Manuel Guijarro and Óscar Husillos

WOMEN’S CATEGORY: 42 athletes
-100 meters: Jaël Sakura Bestué, Sonia Molina Prados and María Isabel Pérez
-200 meters: Lucía Carrillo and Paula Sevilla
-800 meters: Marina Martínez and Lucía Pinacchio
-1,500 meters: Águeda Marqués and Marta Pérez
-5,000 meters: Carla Gallardo, Marta García and Cristina Ruiz
-10,000 meters: Beatriz Álvarez and Maitane Melero
-Marathon: Marta Galimany, Elena Loyo, Laura Méndez and Irene Pelayo
-3,000 obstacles: Blanca Fernández, Carolina Robles and Irene Sánchez Escribano
-110 hurdles: Xenia Benach
-400 hurdles: Sara Gallego and Carla García
-Length: Fátima Diame and Irati Mitxelena
-Weight: Bethlehem Toimil
-Hammer: Laura Redondo
-Javelin: Arantxa Moreno
-Heptathlon: Claudia Conte and María Vicente
-20 km march: Laura García Caro and María Pérez
-35 km walk: Antía Chamosa, Raquel González and Mar Juárez
-4×100 Relay: Jaël Sakura Bestué, Lucía Carrillo, Carmen Marco, Sonia Molina-Prados, María Isabel Pérez and Paula Sevilla
-4×400 relay: Carmen Avilés, Aauri Bokesa, Laura Hernández, Eva Santidrián and Berta Segura