Spain Wins Eight Medals at European Athletics Championships
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The European Championships in athletics finished in Birmingham. Spain won a lot of medals there.
On the last day, Spain won two bronze medals. A bronze medal is for third place.
The Spanish team won bronze in the mixed 4x100 relay. In this race, two men and two women run together for one team.
Arce also won a bronze medal in the 3,000 meters race. This is a long running race.
The Spanish women's 4x400 relay team ran very well too. But they did not win a medal. They finished just after the medal positions.
In total, Spain won eight medals at this championship. This is a very good result for the Spanish team.
Many people were happy about the team's medals. The Europeans in Birmingham are now finished.
Vocabulary7 words
- European Championships
- a big sports competition for countries in Europe
- athletics
- sports like running and jumping
- bronze medal
- a prize for finishing in third place
- 4x100 relay
- a race where four runners each run 100 meters
- 4x400 relay
- a race where four runners each run 400 meters
- positions
- places, like first, second, or third
- championship
- a big sports competition
Quiz
Answer key
1. Birmingham 2. Eight 3. False
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The European Championships in _____ finished in Birmingham. Spain won a lot of medals there.
On the last day, Spain won two _____ medals. A bronze medal is for third place.
The Spanish team won bronze in the mixed 4x100 _____. In this race, two men and two women run together for one team.
Arce also won a bronze medal in the 3,000 meters race. This is a long running _____.
The Spanish women's 4x400 relay team ran very well too. But they did not win a _____.
They finished just after the medal _____.
In total, Spain won _____ medals at this championship.
This is a very good _____ for the Spanish team.
The Europeans in Birmingham are now _____.