Fatoumata Diallo Guarantees Portugal's First Medal in European Athletics
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Benfica's 26-year-old athlete won his first medal in major competitions, the bronze, beating the national record of the 400 meters barriers, which already belonged to him. It was the first podium for Portugal in Birmingham
Pedro Pablo Pichardo faces the qualification for the triple jump with his second best mark of the year 17.71 meters. Tiago Luis Pereira also fights for a spot in the final.
Benfica's athlete withdrew 84 cents second to the national record that he shared with Sofia Lavreshina (54.31), to win the first lusa medal in the 27th edition of Europeans outdoors and also the first in the 400 meters barriers
The Portuguese athlete also broke the national record and came close to winning silver. In the triple jump, Pedro Pichardo needed only one jump to reach the final.
Portugal's Fatoumata Diallo won this Wednesday the bronze medal in the 400-metre barrier at the European Championships of athletics in Birmingham, improving the national record for 53.55 seconds.
Fatoumata Diallo will be the only Portuguese to play a final today on the third day of the European Championships Birmingham2026, in the 400 meters barriers, after Pedro Pablo Pichardo face the qualification for the triple jump.
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