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The municipal council of Lagoa has praised Algarve-born athlete Gerson Baldé after he was crowned indoor world champion in the long jump this month, setting a new national record in The post Lagoa pays tribute to world champ Gerson Baldé appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Maria Tomé secured the silver medal in the elite women's race at the Europe Triathlon Cup in Quarteira this Saturday, achieving her career-best result in this Portuguese competition. The Portuguese triathlete, currently ranked 22nd in the world, finished 19 seconds behind the winner, Belgian Jolien Vermeylen. This performance follows her previous podium finishes in the event and continues her strong trajectory, which included an 11th-place finish at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and previous world championship medals in the U23 category.
Portugal arrives at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Torun, Poland, with its largest delegation ever, featuring 19 athletes. Federation president Domingos Castro highlights the team's growing diversity beyond traditional long-distance events, noting that several athletes are legitimate medal contenders. Despite infrastructure challenges, such as the recent damage caused by Storm Kristin in Pombal, the federation is investing in new facilities across the country to support future growth. Portugal has a history of 17 world indoor medals, and expectations remain high for this rising generation of athletes.
Portugal made history at the European Handball Championship by beating Sweden 36-35 to claim fifth place in the competition. It was their best-ever finish after an exciting match decided in the final moments.
The national handball team finished in fifth place.
Portugal's national handball team beat Sweden on Friday (36–35) and finished the European Championship in a brilliant 5th place, the best-ever finish for Portugal in this competition. See Diogo Jesus's analysis, deputy editor of Record, of the historic achievement by the 'Heroes of the Sea'.
Portugal secured a historic fifth place — their best-ever finish at the European Handball Championship finals — after beating Sweden 36-35 with a last-second goal.
In the European Handball Championship, Portugal defeated Spain to temporarily move into a podium position in the main round standings.
