The President of the Republic, António José Seguro, awarded the Order of Merit to athletes Agate de Sousa, Gerson Baldé, and Isaac Nader this Monday, March 23, for their medals at the World Indoor Championships in Poland. During a ceremony at the Belém Palace in Lisbon, Seguro praised the athletes for their historic performance. The event was also attended by the president of the Portuguese Olympic Committee, Fernando Gomes, and the president of the Portuguese Athletics Federation, Domingos Castro, who took the opportunity to appeal to Prime Minister Luís Montenegro for better indoor athletics infrastructure in Portugal, noting that current facilities are insufficient and were further damaged by the storm Kristin.