Paula Herrero champion of Europe in aquathlon

Cristian Fernández has won the silver medal

The Spanish team added four more medals today in the medal table in the aquathlon event, fourth of the events of this Bilbao Bizkaia Multisport Triathlon European Championship.

Paula Herrero confirmed his strength in this final stretch of the season and won gold in a European Aquathlon giving a blow of authority.

 The Spaniard was 41 seconds ahead of the German Kaiser and in 1:01 to the Ukrainian kyryk, silver and bronze respectively.

The joy of the Triarmada continued with the silver of Natalia Hidalgo placeholder image in the Sub-'23 category, remaining just seven seconds behind the champion, the Italian Stegani, and surpassing the transalpine Santonocito in the final sprint, surpassing her by six seconds.

Cristian Fernández silver, two seconds from gold

FETRI / Cristian Fernández silver in the European aquathlon
FETRI / Cristian Fernández silver in the European aquathlon

For its part, Cristian Fernandez silver was hung in a very fast test staying just two seconds from glory.

The test was won by the British Christopher Perham and Italian Nicolo Regazzo it was bronze.

Kevin Tarek Viñuela He paid for the effort of the previous day in the Cros Triathlon where he won silver and finished fifth. Nicholas Regidor, medalist in the European Duathlon, finished fifth and ander noain He was sixth in the Sub-'23 category that crowned the transalpine Ragazzo.

Valenzuela, another silver for Spain in the Junior category

The Triarmada added a new joy to see how Julen Valenzuela hung the silver in a test that the Hungarian Marton won.

Raúl Gómez was fifth and David González, eighth. For their part, Ana Gómez and Alejandra Seguí finished sixth and seventh, while Andrea Morras could not finish in a race that she won against the Slovakian Vrablova.

Sextet in the Paratriathlon

Javier Vergara, gold in PTS2 where Ricardo Marín could not finish. Kini Carrasco became a 'legend' at the end of his fourth round of these Multisport Europeans and he did it with a new gold, in this case in the aquathlon (PTS3).

Juan Jesús Aguiar also won the gold medal (PTS4), Eduardo Oliva did the same (PTS5), while Rafael Cabello was the fastest in his category (PTVI) and Manuel Alfonso Betancor also added gold (PTWC).

Great festive atmosphere in Portugalete and Getxo, headquarters of the aquathlon

The two towns, linked by the emblematic Bizkaia Bridge, witnessed a great sports, gastronomic, cultural and leisure environment for a unique day that athletes, companions and visitors could enjoy.

Portugalete gave its visitors the Txakoli Fest, the Exhibition on the Camino de Santiago and the guided tour of its streets, all within its 700th anniversary. The Mercedes festivities in Getxo with a proclamation, a performance by the Ondarreta Abesbatza Choir and the concerts by Eley, Keep Calm and Guda Dantza, completed an endless number of activities related to sports to the delight of the public.

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