Latest news and stories about national achievement in Portugal for expats and residents.
Portugal secures a gold medal in the long jump event at the 12h competition.
Portuguese athlete Agate de Sousa won the gold medal in the long jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland, repeating the feat achieved by Naide Gomes 18 years ago.
The Portuguese athlete secured the gold medal with a 6.92m jump in Torun, clinching the first title for Portugal in this edition of the event.
Diogo Carmona made history as the first Portuguese athlete to compete in the Winter Paralympics at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Games. Competing in the banked slalom SB-LL2 event, Carmona finished 18th after the competition schedule was moved forward due to adverse weather forecasts. Despite some frustration with his performance, the 28-year-old snowboarder, who transitioned from adaptive skateboarding, expressed pride in representing his country and paving the way for future Portuguese winter athletes.
Portuguese snowboarder Diogo Carmona finished in 18th place today in the SB-LL2 banked slalom event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games, which was won by Italian Emanuel Perathoner, who had already secured gold in the cross competition.
