Spain wins eight medals at European athletics championships, finishes sixth

Spain won eight medals at the European athletics championship in Birmingham, but the coach considered the result insufficient.

Por El Medio Oriente
18 de agosto de 2026
An athlete smiling while holding a gold medal around her neck, wearing a diamond crown and a red sports uniform with the Spanish flag.
A Spanish athlete celebrates her gold medal at the European athletics championship in Birmingham, wearing the champion's crown and one of the eight medals won by Spain in the competition. (El País — Deportes)
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Spanish athletics finished with eight medals at the European championship held in Birmingham, a result that left the sport's leaders dissatisfied. The country placed sixth in the standings, far from what specialists had expected.

Coach Pepe Peiró criticised the performance of the Spanish team. "We wouldn't even get a five out of ten," the coach said, according to reports, underscoring the disappointment generated by the performance in the continental competition.

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