Spain is finalizing its team for the 2026 European Multisport Championships in Banyoles
The Banyoles 2026 European Multisport Championship will take place from July 11 to 19 in Girona, and the Spanish Triathlon Federation has already announced the pre-selection of athletes for one of the major events of the summer.
The event will bring together in one setting duathlon, cross triathlon, cross duathlon, aquathlon and middle distance triathlon events, with Banyoles and the surroundings of the Estany as the center of the entire competition.
A broad shortlist for a key date on the calendar
The pre-selection announced by the national coach Iñaki Arenal It leaves one thing clear: Spain wants to have a strong presence in practically every discipline of the championship. In total, the preliminary squad includes 39 athletes between elite, under-23 and junior, with a presence in road, off-road, aquathlon and middle distance events.
En duathlon, which will be one of the events with the most Spanish representation, appear in the men's category Andrés Hilario Morales, Roc Bellostas Carreras, Javier Martín Morales and Joanes Goitisolo OtazuaIn the women's category, the preliminary list includes María Varo Zubiri, Noelia Juan Pastor, Marina Muñoz Hernando and Sara Reimondo Saa.
The under-23 category includes Jarno Pousada Troitiño, Paco Martí Ballester, Ana Carballo Gómez and Lucía Gracia Sancho, while in junior there are Jonay Álvarez Almazán, Manuel Prada Viciano, Arcadi Sala Carbasse, María Tenorio Albo, Julia Tenorio Albo and Alba Núñez Hernández.
Marina Muñoz, Kevin Tarek and Vicente Hernández strengthen the Spanish squad
En triathlon crosThe women's team is made up of Marina Muñoz Hernando, Elsa Pena Vicente and Ivette Sánchez Aymerich, while in men they appear Kevin Tarek Viñuela González, Vicente Hernández Cabrera and Eneko De Castro Cativiela.
the block of cross duathlon It also features some well-known names. The men's category includes: Fernando Carmona Palacio, Sergio Correa González and Francisco Javier Pelegrín Martínezand in the feminine Eva María Sánchez Pastor, María Pilar Arias Nieto and Lucía Gracia Sancho.
For aquatlonSpain has a particularly strong relationship with Damián Suárez Couto, Kevin Tarek Viñuela González, Vicente Hernández Cabrera, Julen Andueza Valencia, Marina Muñoz Hernando, Gemma V. Llabrés Busch and Ana Carballo Gómez.
The test of medium distance triathlon, who will close the championship, will have in the pre-selection Guillem Montiel Moreno y María Varo Zubiri, two names that place Spain in a particularly demanding discipline and with considerable weight within the program.
Banyoles will host the entire European Championship in a single venue.
One of the key aspects of the championship is its format. Banyoles will host all the events in a single competition environment, which reinforces the sporting and organizational value of the event.
The official calendar places the duathlon on July 11, cross triathlon on the 14th, cross duathlon on the 16th, aquathlon on the 18th and the middle distance triathlon on July 19That same day, the Aquabike.
Furthermore, the championship will not be reserved only for the elite. Registration for age groups remains open and the organization maintains a Special 25% discount until May 31stThe official swimming, cycling, and running routes can now be found in the official event information.
Why does this pre-selection matter?
Beyond the names, this first list serves to measure Spanish ambition in a championship that will be held at home and in a setting with a long triathlon tradition.
Banyoles has been hosting international competitions for years and everything points to the European Multisport Championship being one of the major highlights of the continental summer.
It's also worth remembering that publishing a shortlist doesn't automatically mean it's a closed list. The criteria FETRI For the 2026 Multisport event, they make it clear that the technical management can fill the places following an order of sporting criteria and that, even if several assumptions are met, this does not imply an automatic transfer of the place to another athlete.
Furthermore, the federation reserves the right not to fill all available places for sporting or budgetary reasons.
With that framework, the preliminary list already gives us a glimpse into Spain's chances in July. Now we'll see how many of these names actually make it to the starting lineup and, above all, whether the Spanish team can turn the Banyoles factor into medals.
