The dream is real. The Spanish athletics team seeks in the Vallehermoso stadium a historic podium in the European teams and for the moment it remains in the head posts after the dispute of the first day at the Madrid Coliseum. Spain is second with 134 points in a classification that leads the surprising Netherlands with 165.5 points. Italy closes the provisional podium with 133 units.
The Dutch, sixth two years ago in Chorówow, already demonstrated in the Indoor Europeans this year at their home in Appealoorn that They do not stop progressing because their stars, led by Femke Bol and Sifan Hassan, have added wardrobesine qua non condition to aspire to big things in a collective competition like this. This Friday, for the moment, Three other victories added yesterday in the male pole.
As for the Spanish team, and after the good feelings of yesterday in that test, where Mónica Clemente and Juan Luis Bravo added more points of the expectedhe had to open the second competition day dealing with his limitations in the releases.
Male hammer, weight and female disc
In a 'calcined' valley, for 36 degrees reigning in a summer Madrid and with the refugee public in the covered stands, Kevin Arreaga was below expectations in the hammer and could barely be twelfth with a better 69.19 meter launch. The Madrid arrived with a personal brand, achieved this year, of 74.63, with which it had entered into the improvement and sixth finish.
Highlight the three nulls of the Polish and quantuple world champion PAWEł Fajdek. The winner of the test, with a level of an Olympic final -the first three exceeded the 80 -meter barrier -was the Ukrainian and bronze in Paris 2024 Mykhaylo Kokhan with 81.66 meters, personal brand.
Provisional classification after 13 tests.
Yes, the veteran weight launcher Belén Timil, fifth with a better 17.61 meters launchseason of the season. The Galician was far from the four best and knew how to defend its 'territory'. The victory was for the double continental champion Jessica Schilder with 20.14 meters. The Dutch bent to the current Olympic champion, the German Yemisi Ogunleye, second with 19.58 meters.
Later it was the turn of Inés López On the disc. Madrid, who studies in the United States, ended Tenth with a better launch of 55.12 meterscontributing seven points that entered into the federative calculations.
400 meters feminine and masculine
The first great moment of the championship for Spain came with the presence on the track of the European medalist Paula Sevilla, who runs from less to more and with the intelligence that characterizes her hugged a big third with a personal brand (50.70).
The Manchega exceeded the Italian stretch Anna Polinari (50.76) and the British Emily Newnahm (50.84) But logically I could not with two Olympic medalists like Femke bol (49.48) y Natalia Bukowiecka (50.14). The Dutchman sent from the first meter to finally establish a new record of the championships with the best European brand of the year.
I thought about leaving for Femke Bol and Natalia, but then I said 'let's see, I have to reach the final stretch because here what matters are the points' and then I have changed my initial idea a little
Seville, which tomorrow will be one of the 'red bullets' of the Spanish 4×100 Spanish, analyzed his performance: “In the end I have changed the strategy a bit in the race itself because at the beginning during this week I thought about going to fummer for Femke Bol and Natalia, but then I told myself 'to see, I have to reach the final stretch strongly because here what matters are the points' and then I have changed my initial idea a bit. So I got conservative within that it was a fast race and then I tried to endure at the end. “
In the 400 male, Spain now has an abundant middle class but no first sword. In fact, Manuel Bea ran in series Breserved for the eight athletes with worse brands of the season. The Gijon was strong and paid him in the final stretch, ending Fourth in his career with a time of 45.89.
After the dispute of series A, in which the British and double Olympic medalist in Paris -4×400 male and mixed- Samuel Reardon with a record of the championships (44.60), Bea ended up eleventh, adding six points.
5,000 meters feminine
Spain had to scratch another good handful of points from the hand of Marta García. La Palencia, European bronze in this test last year in Rome, only had a clearly superior rival, the Italian Nadia Battoclettithe only white one who dares to 'look out the leg' before the overwhelming African dominance in the world background.
With the heat going down but still very present -the race started at eight in the afternoon -the group remained compact until the last four laps, when 'a group of six athletes in the head. Battocletti launched a progressive attack in the absence of 800 meters to end up imposing With a chrono that, given the climatic conditions, was the least (15: 56.01). Marta was second (15: 58.83) enduring the final attack of the Dutch Diane Van is (15: 59.41).
Despite not being the strongest on paper, I think we have that plus of being here at home, with a hobby that is milk and that is why we will be able to perform above our usual performance
Marta García gave a lot of value to compete at home: “With people shouting like this it is difficult to find themselves badly. Despite not being the strongest on paper, I think we have that plus of being here at home, with a hobby that is milk and that is why we will be able to perform above our usual performance. “
Triple Male Heel
In the triple male, a test that went from dreaming about the full podium of Paris 2024 -Jordan Díaz, Pedro Pichardo and Andy Díaz- to run out of any for physical problems, Good role by Marcos Ruiz, who finished fourth despite achieving a discreet record (16.15 meters with 0.8 wind in favor). The Valencian resented in addition to discomfort after his third leap and resigned from the next two before ending with a zero.
800 Male
The male 800 was the first of the three tests in which Spain has the great favorite to the final triumph in the figure of the European runner -up Mohamed Attaaui, who arrived in Madrid after signing a great victory at the Diamond League meeting in Paris Just a week ago.
However, in a test as 'bitch' as the 800 you can never give anything for sitting so it was best to avoid any possible 'touch' or accident that would disrupt that theoretical superiority. The Cantabrian knew it and He came out in chief mode, sending from the time trial of the first round to end up imposing himself with a record of 1: 44.01, record of the championships.
In the end, run at home in front of our fans, family and friends always motivates you more and I have done 1:44:01, championship record
The Cantabrian was euphoric after its overwhelming triumph: “In the end, run at home in front of our fans, family and friends always motivates you more and I have done 1:44:01, championship record.”
3,000 male obstacles
Victoria's second bullet for Spain arrived in the 3,000 obstacles, with Dani Arce leading the personal ranking and season of the 16 participants. The Burgos always remained in the head posts to take command of the operations in the absence of two laps.
Arce maintained the leadership of the race until the time trustee, when It was overcome by the German and European bronze in Rome Karl Bendendorfthat with a devastating attack ended up with a New record of the championships (8: 20.43).
I believe that with this audience, this environment and how motivated we are, Spain is to dream, to do something big and make history, we have already come
Arce, with tight teeth and suffering the unspeakable in the final stretch, He endured the onslaught of the Frenchman Nicolas-Marie Daru to end second with a time of 8: 22.0435 hundredths less than the Gallic hindering.
The Burgos would then highlight the hardness of the race: “It has been very hard for heat, but we have achieved the 15 points. I believe that with this audience, this environment and how motivated we are, Spain is to dream, to do something big and make history, we have come. “
100 meters feminine and masculine
The two hectometers closed this first day and did not bring good news. Maribel Pérez was eighth and last in series A with a 11.31 (0.0) chronoin a career in which Hungarian was imposed Takács Boglárka Con Récord Nacional Y de Los Campeonatos (11.03). The Sevillian, also surpassed by two B spots of the B series, ended tenth in the global.
I can't say I'm satisfied because I expected to be better, but I can't go sad. It has been incredible what I have lived, the public has put my hair on end
Maribel was not satisfied with the position but he stayed with the lived: “I cannot say that I am satisfied because I expected to be better, but I cannot go sad. What I have lived has been incredible, the public has put my hair on end.”
The other Spanish in Liza in the 100 meters, the Catalan William Crespíran in series B and ended Fourth with a season of the season, 10.26 (0.1). The European finalist a year ago in the eternal city ended Tenth after joining the Cronos of the Good Series.
