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Yes, Spain qualifies for the first OQS (3rd overall). Already confirmed by our national federation.

Barcelona will host one of the WBSC Premier 12 qualifiers (9-11 October). This group will be formed by . The other group in Zhongshan (26-28 November) will be formed by . Top2 of each group will advance to WBSC Premier 12 2027 and Europeans will join in the fight for one Olympic spot.

Argentina scoring only 44 points

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Thanks to everybody who voted for and specially to @OlympicIRL for putting the effort to organize this edition! Unfortunately I am in the middle of a job reallocation between continents (I have my flight tomorrow) and did not have time to attend the final, but I was not expecting at all to get a double medal. Congratulations as well to my fellow teammates @Dnland @Glen for the team gold medal (what a rollercoaster! from 8th in the first split to gold medal) and the other medallists @OlympicIRL and Team (@Gianlu33, @Henry_Leon, @Pablita, @SteveParker). I hope we keep this wonderful tradition alive and hopefully I will be able to find time and host again in the future.

I like the concept of this Festival of Music! I will also share a couple of Christmas songs from Spain's TISC Open 2024 representative David Bisbal. The first one 'Los peces en el río' (The fish in the river) is a flamenco/pop cover of a traditional villancico originated in the 1500s and the second one 'Todo es posible en Navidad' (All is possible in Christmas) was relased last year. Los peces en el río Todo es posible en Navidad I hope you like them and have a wonderful holiday season!

I sent my votes on Friday

Considering the Grand Final will take place in January, I think it would be nice to push the deadline to next week to give more time. I just finished my first round of listening but would be great to have some more time.

ESPAÑA Gabry Ponte, Vicco - Viento The song is a collab between Italian DJ Gabry Ponte and Spanish singer Victoria Riba 'Vicco' (3rd place at Benidorm Fest 2023)

is in. I hope I can find time to participate.

At first the Spanish federation said that she needed surgery and would take some months to be able to train again, but it seems that she will try to compete at the Olympics even if she is injured by delaying the surgery. I'm not sure if that's a wise decision in the long run but it's her decision after all.

This ended up being true. Our defense is not good but your attack has been even worse, at least in this game, and I think the Ukrainian coach made a mistake by giving up control of the ball so easily. We got lucky to convert an early goal and that was enough.

Don't worry. This Spanish team is very weak defensively, so you can easily win.

Ana Alonso , silver medal in the mixed relay and 4th place in sprint race at the last Worlds, has been hit by a car while training and suffered very serious injuries, so she won't be able to make it to the Olympics. At this point it is not even sure if she will be able to compete again.

In Spain the World Championships, Tour de Francia and Vuelta a España are always broadcast on public TV. They usually show other 1 day races in Spain such as Itzulia or Clásica Jaén and even European Championships. Other races are broadcast in Eurosport.