The correction follows the recent annulment of the results of Italian Ahmed Abdelwahed, who was sanctioned by the Athletics Integrity Unit. The decision involves a reconfiguration of the podium for the competition held in August 2022.
La European Athletics has officially announced the new medalists of the event: Topi Raitanen of Finland is crowned with gold, Osama Zoghlami of Italy is promoted to silver, and the Spaniard Daniel Arce is awarded bronze.
The European federation has confirmed that the medal will be sent to the headquarters of the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) for its official presentation to the Burgos athlete.
On the night of August 19, 2022, at the Munich Olympic StadiumArce crossed the finish line in the European final with a time of 8:25.00, finishing in a bitter fourth place, just two seconds shy of the podium. Despite one of the best performances of his career, in which he demonstrated remarkable talent, perseverance, and competitive maturity, the athlete was unable to enjoy the recognition on the podium or the applause of the crowd.
Although the passage of time cannot bring back that unique moment of the award, sporting history is correcting its course. European athletics, by amending its rankings, does justice to the Spaniard's brilliant career.
After the disqualification of the Italian athlete was made official and it was revealed that he would receive the bronze medal, Daniel Arce shared his reflections on social media, reaffirming his values in sports and life: “Respect, work, struggle, determination, confidence, sacrifice, honesty, resilience and perseverance are the ingredients that were instilled in me to achieve anything… Now I really have my medal, but believe it or not I was already satisfied, because I was proud of all the work I had done to be in that state of shape,” the athlete expressed.
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