The two Spanish teams finished on the 11th and 13th position.
Pontevedra, June the 26th 2011. The problems of the Spanish team during the cycling were the main reason for not being at the podium. Germany, second, lost its options when Sophie Drews jumped to the pontoon on the wrong way. The last post at the podium was for the Belgium team.
The podium was decided on the last lap, Spain was seventh.
Pontevedra, June the 26th 2011. The mixed relay German team got the gold medal this afternoon, beating Ukraine for just one second.
The bronze medal was for the Italian team, who arrived before the Hungary team.
Galicia got three medals (one gold medal and two silver medals) at the Spanish Acuathlon Championship on cadet class today in Portonovo. Yaiza Blanco got the gold medal, while Diana Cotón and Antonio Serrat got the silver medal.
After the competiton of the Sprint distance Age Groups on Saturday, on Sunday it will be the turn of the Olympics triathletes (1500 metres of swimming, 40 kilometres of cycling and 20 kilometres of running). This class is formed by triathletes from 18 to 84 years old and who could not classify for the Elite championship. The first groups will start at 8.00 hours.
The Spanish Murua tried to be at the podium until the last moment but she finished at the forth position.
Pontevedra, June the 25th 2011. The French Emmie Charayron got the gold medal at the Triathlon European Championship 2011 after being the leader of the running course from the first moment -2:04:00-.
Francesc Sola García arrived in the chasing pack to the finish line, on 1:24 minutes, winning the TRI 1, followed by the Spanish Rafael López and Norberto Chávez.