Gold for Portugal

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Gold for Portugal
 


3rd INAS 2011 Global Games

On the third day of competition of the 3rd INAS's Global Games in 2011, taking place in Italy until the 3rd of October, came the first gold medal for Portugal in the sport of cycling in the race against the clock by teams.

The day began in the best way for the Portuguese athletes, André Penedo, Carlos Carvalho and Mario Gonçalves, in the race against the clock by teams showed their superiority and achieved gold relegating to second and third place respectively Poland and Australia.

The Futsal National Team beat Australia by a wide margin, qualifying for the semi-finals, placing second in their group behind Italy, going to confront Iran on Saturday, won the other qualifying group. The other semi-final will put face to face Italy and Brazil.

In Table Tennis, the Portuguese athletes were in 9th place teams, and the male pair stayed in 12th place because they have lost to a French couple in the eighth-finals.

Today is the beginning and athletics are great expectations for this type of selection within it there are great values ??and potential medal candidates. There is to highlight the presence of Portuguese athletes in various end with a special emphasis on those that are part of the Paralympic program: long jump with Lenin and James Cunha Duarte; Shot Put Inês Fernandes, Ricardo Marques and Tiago Duarte.

PROGRAM - FRIDAY 6 - SEPTEMBER 30:
- Athletics (9h)
- Cycling - Road Test (14h)
- Indoor Rower: Morning - Men's 500m and 500m Women
Afternoon - Mixed 4x1000m

All event information, results and photos available http://www.anddi.pt and http://www.globalgames2011.it/.

Source: Deported to the Portuguese Federation of People with Disabilities