Historic bronze for Agurtzane Egiluz, Naiara Rodríguez and Adrián Yáñez in the European

The Spanish basketball team in a wheelchair he has achieved bronze in the European after beating Germany 40-58.

The first step was the historical classification for the Tokyo Games, then came the first Paralympic victories and the diploma obtained in the big event and today the bronze obtained in the European Championship shows once again the great work and development that the women’s team is having chair basketball in recent times.

Today an award has arrived for a team that was not among the favorites, with the Basque Team scholarship Agurtzane Egiluz and the member of the excellence project Naiara Rodriguez in its ranks and the technician with a scholarship from the Foundation Adrián Yáñez at the address. Today the Spanish women’s team has achieved a feat after knocking Germany down 40-58 and winning bronze, the first international medal in its history.

Adrián Yáñez barely had a week to integrate and connect with the dressing room, but in this championship he has confirmed that he is a magnificent coach who has known how to get the best out of each of his players.

Unlike the group stage clash, in which Germany asphyxiated Spain, this time the roles have been reversed. With a lesson in enthusiasm and concentration, Egiluz and Rodríguez’s team He has waged an unapologetic battle. Spain has remained iron and hermetic behind, and has gone to rest with a mattress of ten points (18-28). He has not shrunk back from the changing rooms, well protected against the rival arreón and without giving in to nervousness. In the absence of ten minutes of glory they have not let the victory escape. They squeezed in defense in the fourth quarter to short-circuit Germany’s circulation and reach the final 40-58.

“The truth is that we are very happy with the work done by all of us. It has been a championship with many ups and downs and having achieved our goal is wonderful “Agurtzane Egiluz declared to the Basque Team at the end of the match.