Laura Redondo added the second metal for the Spanish team in the European Throwing Cup that takes place in the Portuguese city of Leiria, after winning the silver medal this Sunday in the hammer throw final.
round, what he signed a best throw of 69.72 meters, he was only 41 centimeters from the gold medal which was for the French Alexandra Tavernier, fourth in the last Olympic Games in Tokyo, with a mark of 70.13 meters.
The 33-year-old Catalan thrower thus became the second Spanish athlete to reach the podium in a European Throwing Cup after Mercedes Chilla, who won the bronze medal in javelin in the edition held in Tel Aviv in the year 2006.
With the money achieved by Redondo the Spanish team has a total of two medals, both silver, in Leiria, after the second place achieved on Saturday by Javier Cienfuegos in the hammer final.
A loot that Manu Quijera could not expand, who had to settle for fifth place in the javelin final with a best attempt of 76.42 meters, far from the 80.88 meters that the Navarrese has as the best record of the season.
Who did manage to overcome the 80-meter barrier was the Romanian Alexandru Novac, who rose with a mark of 80.49 meters with the victory ahead of the Latvian Patriks Gailmus, silver with 79.49, and the Italian Roberto Orlando, bronze with 78.19.