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Doble oro español en la marcha de los Europeos de Birmingham: Paul McGrath y María Pérez

España rompe por fin el medallero en una mañana espectacular en el centro de la ciudad

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Doble oro español en la marcha de los Europeos de Birmingham: Paul McGrath y María Pérez

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At nine o'clock on Saturday morning in Birmingham's Little Spain, under the shadow of a nearly empty tram line, under the sweep of street sweepers and the roar of garbage trucks, more than a hundred people marched through the streets. They pounded the pavement, heel, ball, toe, alternately, at 14, 15 and 16 times per hour. A bell rang in their minds and emotions two times in ten minutes, as Paul McGrath desired, a 24-year-old Catalan from Barcelona, who has already won a European gold in Tokyo and a silver at the European Youth Olympics.

Shortly after, 30-year-old María Pérez, an indefatigable metal and victory hunter, achieved her second European gold after her debut eight years ago in Berlin, and also has four world championships and an Olympic gold.

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