Spain becomes eternal in the relay: gold, silver and bronze to close the Cardano track

ODYTA Summary

Spain closed the first part of the 2026 European Championships on the Cardano al Campo track with three medals in the 3,000-meter relays: gold, silver and bronze. In the senior men's category, Patxi Peula, Manuel Taibo, Jhoan Sebastián "Chevi" Guzmán and Daniel Milagros won the European title with a time of 4:09.498, beating France by 66 thousandths and Belgium by 92. The junior men's relay of Pablo González, Iñaki Unanua, Adrián Portilla and Adrià Fernández took silver with 4:23.003, finishing 27 thousandths behind Belgium, with Denmark completing the podium. In the junior women's relay, Uxue Cruz Paladella, Emilia Rangel, Ane Miqueleiz and Greta Arriezu claimed bronze with 4:41.037, behind Italy and France. Other Spanish results included fifth place for the junior women's team of Uxue Sola, Paula Rodríguez, Leyre Montiel and Sara Bedia, and fifth for the senior women's relay of Ona Rodríguez, Aura Quintana, Luisa González and Ruth Arza. The junior men's team of Marc Sales, Oier Lara, Iker Bretón and Raúl Couto was disqualified. Italy won the junior women's relay and both junior categories, Belgium won the junior men's, France the senior women's, and Spain took gold in the senior men's. Spain ended the track competition with 23 medals: seven golds, nine silvers and seven bronzes. After a rest day, the European Championships will resume on Friday with circuit events before concluding on Sunday with the marathon.