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Filippa Fotopoulou Changes Coaching Base

Published January 28, 2026, 15:21
Filippa Fotopoulou Changes Coaching Base

Long jump champion Filippa Fotopoulou has changed her coaching base after a six-year collaboration with Rafael Blanker. Having completed her embryology practice in Valencia, the athlete has moved to Guadalajara, a smaller town near Madrid, where she will train under the guidance of Cuban-Spanish coach Luis Felipe Meliz Linares. The new coach has a distinguished athletic career, having excelled for both Cuba and Spain at the Olympic Games and World Championships. Fotopoulou, who faced initial adaptation challenges, expresses optimism about the new beginning and has set her sights on the 2028 Olympic Games as a long-term goal. Adapting to the new training methods is ongoing, with the athlete focusing on improvement from competition to competition.