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Portuguese athletes to win in Helsinki
 


 It is already next week that will take place in the UEFA European Indoor Athletics to be held in Helsinki (Finland), between 17-21 March in which to join the National Team Athletics ANDDI.
 Athletes Portuguese are big favorites to medal since the last edition of this Championship (Reims, 2009), won a total of 28 medals.
 At the individual level, we must highlight the presence of five athletes who are part of the Project Preparation London 2012 Paralympic Games, namely Agnes Fernandes, Mary Grace Fernandes, Lenine Cunha, Raquel Cerqueira and Samuel Davis, as well as the world record running Pedro Isidro .
 Expectation of the international debut of the natural distance runner Mangualde, Katie Almeida, since national record of 1.500m.
 For the national coach, José Costa Pereira, "expectations are high, with the ultimate goal to become champions in men and Europeans collectively achieve a podium place in the female, waiting for the individual medals emerge naturally by the athletes who already accustomed us to their achievements. "


 SOURCE: FPDD

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Portugal climbs the podium five times in the 2011 IPC World Athletics


Goncalves has won the World Champion in the 400 meters race, class T12, with a time of 49.83 seconds, finishing just two hundredths of his personal record. At only 23 years old athlete who had been runner-up in Beijing Paralympics 2008, confirms the excellent run of form and good work that has developed with coach Nuno Alpiarça.

The national 4x100m relay in classes T11-T13 - Athletes with visual impairments, this Championship won the silver medal with a time of 44.44 s. The team consists of lusa Jose Alves Firmino Baptista, Luís Gonçalves Filly and Gabriel, kept the tradition of achieving podium places in Portugal.

Goncalves returned to Lane Stadium Queen Elizabeth II in Christchurch, New Zealand and returned to the podium once again, having already won the 400 meters, this time to receive the silver medal of the two. Place in the final 200 meters for athletes with low vision. Despite the rain and wind, Goncalves again had an excellent performance, completing the distance in 22.57 seconds.

Lenine Cunha has won the vice-world champion in the long jump, class T20 - athletes with intellectual disabilities, who won the Silver Medal. Ines Fernandez won the bronze medal in the Shot Put competition, class T20 - athletes with intellectual disabilities. Dropping the weight to 11.45m, the 22-year natural and Valencia, fulfilled the dream of placing his name on the list of Portuguese athletes medal at World Championships promoted by the International Paralympic Committee.

Portugal participated in this championship with a delegation of 37 members, of which 18 are athletes. The Paralympic Committee of Portugal assumed responsibility for coordinating the delegation that has as main objective the training of athletes for the London 2012 Olympics and the maintenance of the athletes who are currently part of the Project Preparation London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The IPC World Athletics Championships 2011 held between 21 and 30 January in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, and with the participation of 73 countries and 1,030 athletes.

According to Carlos Lopez, head of delegation of Portugal in the International Paralympic Committee World Championships in Athletics 2011 CPI this event served to "provide athletes the opportunity to participate, to compete and represent our country in the most important international event of the athletics adapted before Paralympic Games is one of the goals achieved. " Carlos Lopes stressed that participation was held "in an atmosphere of great camaraderie and mutual support between the elements of the delegation, this world event allowed athletes to achieve sporting tags and ratings that allow them to enter or remain in the Project Preparation London 2012 Paralympic Games."

The selection of Paralympic athletics is coming tomorrow to Lisbon with five medals, one gold, three silver and one bronze. The victories in the 2011 IPC World Athletics express the excellence of athletes. Except the medal won by courier, the rest were achieved by young hopefuls.

Source Paralympic Committee of Portugal

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Goncalves vuelve al podio en el 8vo día de la competencia


Goncalves regresó a Lane Estadio Reina Isabel II de Inglaterra en Christchurch, Nueva Zelanda y regresó al podio una vez más, que ya ganó los 400 metros, esta vez para recibir la medalla de plata de los dos. Coloque en la final de 200 metros para los atletas con baja visión. Una prueba de que el jugador portugués dejó con 4. No hay tiempo mejor, que fue ganado finalmente por Mateusz Michalski Korzeniowski, y que Luis Goncalves, a pesar de la lluvia y el viento, de nuevo tuvo un excelente desempeño, el cumplimiento de los distancia de 22,57 s.
El joven atleta Samuel Freitas, a pesar de haber conseguido con relativa facilidad de un lugar en la final de 1.500 metros para atletas con discapacidad intelectual, no podía más que en la actualidad. 12 lugar general, que para un jugador novato en la liga mundo y que tiene sólo 19 años, sigue siendo positivo.
Ricardo Marques, la noche del 8. Día de competiciones, puesto en marcha un metros peso 11:46, llegando a 8. Lugar de la prueba para los atletas con discapacidad intelectual.
En el último día de competición llegó en la cuarta carrera de la maratón delegación lusa, Joaquim Machado, Carlos Ferreira, Gabriel Alberto Macchi y Batista entrar en evidencia, una ruta de la ciudad, en el circuito de tres vueltas, con 14 kilometros cada una.


Fuente del Comité Paralímpico de Portugal

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Inês Fernandes wins bronze in the World with the launch of 11.45 meters


 The Portuguese Inês Fernandes today won the bronze medal in the Shot Put competition T20, intellectual disability in the world championships for athletes with disabilities, which result in New Zealand.
 
 
 With a throw of 11.45 meters, Inês Fernandes finished behind Poland Ewa Durska (13.47) and Ukrainian Svetlana Kudelya (11.47), gold and silver medals, respectively.
 
 
 For its part, Firmino Baptista failed to qualify for the finals of 200 meters and Jose Alves also failed to score decisive proof of presence in 800, for athletes with low vision.
 
 
 With a representation of 18 athletes, Portugal has already won a gold medal, two silver and one bronze.
 
 
 Source Journal RECORD
 Photo José Costa Pereira

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Otro día de gloria para Portugal en Finlandia - Campeonato de Europa de Atletismo en pista cubierta INAS

 
En el segundo día de pruebas en la UEFA Campeonato de Europa de Atletismo en pista cubierta para la discapacidad intelectual, Portugal siguió en el camino hacia la excelencia, logrando una vez más, lograr una amplia gama de excelentes resultados en varios eventos en los atletas nacionales que participaron en el resultado 12 medallas más para el país.
 
En la primera carrera del día, los 60 metros vallas, Ana Ramos ganó la medalla de bronce para Portugal, así como Lenine Cunha Duarte y James consiguió la plata y el bronce respectivamente. Esto fue seguido por los 800 metros, donde Katie y Samuel Almeida Freitas logró dos medallas más de plata para el país, tanto que golpean a sus marcas personales en la distancia.
 
En el salto de longitud, Raquel Cerqueira, con un 5 º lugar, y Maria da Graça Fernandes, con un 11 º lugar y el mejor personal, estaban bien. En marzo de 1500 metros, Ana Oliveira venció a su marca personal y ganó la medalla de plata. En marzo de 3000 metros, el oro y la plata había voces y portugués, respectivamente, con Isidro y Pedro Ivo Ferreira.
 
En la carrera más rápida de la competición, 60 metros, Raquel Cerqueira primero ganó el oro superando el récord nacional en la distancia (8.28s) y, a continuación Lenine Cunha recaudó más de una de bronce, estableciendo la mejor marca de tiempo (7.39s). El relé de metro 4x200 de la última carrera del día, teniendo el equipo femenino formado por Ana Ramos, María Gracia Fernández, Adams Katie y Cerqueira Raquel, y el equipo masculino está formado por Santiago Duarte, Monteiro Antonio, Claudino Lenine Cunha Matos y el aumento de dos medallas de bronce.
 
En el balance colectivo, Portugal continúa a la cabeza en ambos hombres (119 puntos) y en mujeres (99 puntos) tiene un total de 24 medallas - cuatro de oro, 10 de plata y bronce 10. Mañana será el último día de este Parlamento y esperamos cerca de Portugal a los mejores del evento de mantenimiento con buenos resultados.
 
Toda la información sobre el Campeonato, resultados y fotos disponibles en http://www.anddi.pt.

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UEFA European Athletics Indoor INAS - Portugal 12 medals in the icy reaches Helsinki


Portugal got the best of the UEFA European Indoor Athletics for Intellectual Disabilities, which is taking place in Helsinki (Finland) until next Sunday, with very strong performance has achieved medals in all tests of the program.
 
The first to go into action were Lenin and James Cunha Duarte, triple jump, a race that went very well, with Lenin and James reached the gold bronze. In women, Raquel Cerqueira won the bronze medal setting a new personal record (9:58 m).
 
Next came the pentathlon, where Ana Ramos ended the race with a personal record of 1834 points. Lenine Cunha scored twice and won the Gold (2964 points), while silver for James Duarte (2686 points). In 3000mts, Katie Adams (with new national record - 11:13:22) Full and Vitor Portugal again took the podium with silver and bronze medals respectively.
 
The end of the day, there was evidence of the 400 meters where Ana Maria Ramos and Grace Fernandes won silver and bronze, with the men, Anthony Miller and Claudino Matos won the silver and bronze as well.
 
At the end of the first day, the balance group is very positive with 12 medals - 2 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze. Portugal leads in both male (55 points) and in women (40 points), hoping that tomorrow's journey of the good results continue.
 
All information about the Championship, results and pictures available in http://www.anddi.pt.