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Lorene Bazolo, Tatjana Pinto, Beatriz Castelhano, and Arialis Gandulla set a new Portuguese record of 43.11 seconds in the women's 4x100 metres, beating the 43.86 mark set in June 2025.
Portuguese athlete Agate de Sousa set her sights today on the national long jump record, currently held by her mentor Naide Gomes, after being crowned world indoor champion.
The national medal tally increases to 20, seven of which are gold.
Portuguese athlete Gerson Baldé made history by winning the world long jump title, concluding the short-track World Championships with a high-level performance. He secured the gold medal on his final attempt with a jump of 8.46 metres, setting a new national record and the world-leading mark of the year. This follows his recent indoor national record of 8.32 metres and his national high jump title, cementing his status as a leading figure in contemporary Portuguese athletics.
The Portuguese athlete Gerson Baldé won the world indoor long jump title in Torun, Poland, with a jump of 8.46 metres (a new national record) achieved on his sixth and final attempt.
Portuguese athletes Pedro Afonso, Ericsson Tavares, Omar Elkhatib and João Coelho improved the national record for the men's 4x400 metres relay at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland, with a time of 3:04.75 minutes.
Portuguese athletes Sofia Lavreshina, Fatoumata Diallo, Clara Martinha, and Carina Vanessa broke the national 4x400 metre relay record at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland, with a time of 3:31.37 minutes.
Pedro Afonso, Ericsson Tavares, Omar Elkhatib and João Coelho improved the national 4x400m record at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, with a time of 3:04.75.
Portuguese athletes Ericsson Tavares and Omar Elkhatib came close to reaching the 400m final at the Torun2026 World Indoor Athletics Championships today, as did Sofia Lavreshina, who finished 12th in the semi-finals after setting a new national record.
Portuguese athletes Sofia Lavreshina and Omar El Khatib qualified this Friday, March 20, for the women's and men's 400m semi-finals at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland. Sporting CP athlete Lavreshina set a new national record of 51.87 seconds, while El Khatib won his heat with a time of 46.56 seconds. Ericsson Tavares failed to qualify, finishing third in his heat with 46.41 seconds. Lavreshina, 22, expressed her satisfaction after the race, noting she knew she had to break the national record to advance. The semi-finals are scheduled for later today.
The 1500-metre world champion won the race at the Czech Indoor Gala and bettered the previous mark held by Rui Silva. Salomé Afonso qualified for the World Championships.
