MADRID, 16 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish athlete Mohamed Katir was “proud” after proclaiming himself runner-up in Europe in the 5,000 meters, in the event that is being held in Munich, and said that it is “a joy to achieve another medal” after the bronze he obtained in the World Cup of Eugene this year.
“I feel proud, as if it were in Eugene, for me it is a joy to bring another medal and even more my first medal in a European Championship”, said Katir, who gave Spain its fifth medal in the event, its first on the track .
The Muleño acknowledged that he would have preferred “a cleaner race.” “Without so many pushes and with fewer elbows, but it is what we have had today and the truth is that I have been very strong in the last two laps, fighting until the final 100 meters,” he recalled.
“In the end I was able to win second place. This medal is dedicated to my mother, father and my girlfriend who have always been with me from start to finish,” Katir said in statements provided by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA). .