Idaira Prieto emulates her father Antonio with a fourth place in European competition 36 years later

Spanish athlete Idaira Prieto secured a fourth-place finish in the 10,000-meter race at the European Championships held in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This performance followed her ninth-place finish in the 5,000-meter event three days earlier.

Prieto’s achievement is noted for its historical parallel to her father and coach, Antonio Prieto, who attained the same fourth-place result in a European competition 36 years prior. The athlete's success is described as a tribute to her late father's legacy.