Badminton gives Spain its third medal at the Mediterranean Games

The silver achieved by Luis Enrique Peñalver and Pablo Abián in men’s badminton doubles This Monday the haul of medals for the Spanish team at the Mediterranean Games in Oran (Algeria) in 2022 increased to three.

Kike Penalver and Pablo Abian They hung up the silver when they fell in the final against the Algerians Koceila Mammeri and Youcef Medel by 2-1 (14-21, 21-19 and 21-16).

To reach the final, the Spanish beat the Italians Fabio Caponio and Giovanni Toti 2-1 (17-21, 21-15 and 21-19), while the hosts got rid of the Croatians Luka Ban and Filip Spoljarec also by 2-1.

on Sunday and in women’s artistic gymnastics, Laura Casabuena, Emma Fernández, Maia Llacer, Lorena Medina, Claudia Villalba and Alba Petisco signed the bronze in the team all-around with 148,450 points and finishing behind Italy (161,950) and France (156,600).

Casabuena and Fernandez qualified for the individual all-around and balance beam finals. And the first will be next to Petisco on the floor.

also the first day Alba Pinilla achieved the bronze in -50 kilos of karate and after beating the Slovenian Ursa Haberl.

They stayed on the verge of bronze, both in karate, María Torres (+68 kilos) and José Rafael Ibáñez (-84), when they fell to the Tunisian Chehinez Jemi and the Turkish Ugur Aktas, as well as the men’s table tennis team , surpassed in the duel for third place by Greece (1-2).

They have secured a medal for Sara Díaz, who on Wednesday disputes the women’s bowling final against the Tunisian Mouna Beji and after beating the French Ludivine Disidoro in the semifinals (37-18); and Levan Metreveli, who this Tuesday disputes the final of -57 kilos of wrestling against the Turkish Muhammad Karavus.

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