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Portuguese canoeists Rui Lacerda and Ricardo Coelho were crowned C2 champions at the marathon World Championships, giving Portugal its second senior title in Gualeguaychú, Argentina.
Ricardo Coelho secured the world title in the C1 canoeing event, bringing Portugal's total medal count to eight at the championships.
The Head of State notes that, after the silver medal in the short race, Ricardo Coelho has now reached the highest place on the podium.
Ricardo Coelho achieves a stellar performance, earning national recognition and pride for the country.
Portuguese canoeist Ricardo Coelho was crowned C1 marathon world champion, securing Portugal's first senior title in Gualeguaychú, Argentina.
Ricardo Coelho secures a historic gold medal for Portugal at the marathon canoeing world championships.
Ricardo Coelho won the senior C1 long-distance world title this Saturday at the Canoe Marathon World Championships in Gualeguaychú, Argentina. The Portuguese athlete completed the course in 1 hour, 45 minutes, and 10.54 seconds, securing gold in a finish contested until the final meters. Hungarian Mihály Pluzsik finished second, 5.95 seconds behind, while Poland's Mateusz Borgiel took the final podium spot with a time of 1 hour, 45 minutes, and 52.70 seconds. The race consisted of seven laps. The other Portuguese competitor, Rui Lacerda, did not finish the race. This victory in the long distance marks Coelho's second individual podium at these Championships, following a silver medal in the C1 short race on Friday behind Spain's Jaime Duro. He concludes his individual C1 events with one silver and one gold medal. This result confirms Ricardo Coelho's status among the best marathon canoeists. In 2025, he won the C2 world title alongside Rui Lacerda; now, in Gualeguaychú, he achieves first place in an individual C1 event. On Friday, Duarte Cunha and Gabriel Fernandes won the junior C2 world title, finishing with a time of 1 hour, 09 minutes, and 21.66 seconds, ahead of Hungarians Ákos Takács and Vince Tóth. Gabriel Fernandes had already won the junior C1 individual event, ending the championship with two world titles. Portugal now holds eight medals in the competition, including three world titles: Ricardo Coelho's senior C1 gold, Gabriel Fernandes's junior C1 gold, and the junior C2 gold from the pair Duarte Cunha and Gabriel Fernandes. Gabriel Fernandes wins gold and Maria Sousa bronze at the start of the canoe marathon World Championships. Fernando Pimenta takes bronze as Portugal adds four more medals at the marathon World Championships.
Portugal now has three gold medals in the competition.
The young canoeist completed the distance in 1:04.09,40 hours, taking the third spot on the podium.
Back in Portugal after being crowned Omnium world champion in China, Iuri Leitão revealed that a muscular issue almost forced him out of the competition. Therefore, he admits that it was not easy to manage expectations for the event in which he won his second world title in the discipline, repeating his 2023 achievement.
Cyclist Iúri Leitão returns to Portugal following his recent competitions, expressing great satisfaction and relief.
Reinaldo Ventura reflects on Portugal's performance in the World Championship, stating he is unhappy with the team's third-place finish.
The Portuguese national team secured the bronze medal at the conclusion of the roller hockey tournament.
The Portuguese national team secured the bronze medal at the Rink Hockey World Championship.
Portugal improved significantly compared to their group stage performance, overcoming their semi-final loss to France by beating Spain in a thrilling match featuring three lead changes to claim third place in the World Cup.
Portugal finished in third place at the Rink Hockey World Championship after defeating defending champions Spain 5-3 in the bronze medal match held in Paraguay. In Luque, the match was tied 2-2 at halftime following goals from Gonçalo Alves and Rafael Bessa for Portugal, and a brace from Marc Grau for Spain. In the second half, an own goal by Xano Edo gave Spain the lead, which Hélder Nunes, Rafa Bessa, and Gonçalo Alves overturned to secure the win for the current European champions. This is Portugal's 16th bronze medal at the World Championships. The final, which will determine Spain's successor as world champion, features Argentina against France, who are competing for the title for the first time.
Portugal secures third place after defeating Spain in the Rink Hockey World Championship.
Portugal defeats Spain in a highly competitive game to claim third place in the world rink hockey tournament.
The Portuguese cyclist won gold in the omnium at the track cycling world championships currently taking place in Shanghai, China.
Iuri Leitão secures the gold medal in the Omnium track cycling world championship.
The 28-year-old cyclist was crowned omnium world champion for the second time this Saturday.
At 28 years old, he won the scratch event, placed third in the tempo and elimination races, and confirmed the title in the points race.
Iúri Leitão is once again the world track cycling champion in the omnium event.
Iúri Leitão has been crowned omnium world champion at the Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai, China. The Portuguese cyclist regained the title he previously won in Glasgow in 2023, where he became the first Portuguese track cycling world champion. This victory adds to a career already marked by Olympic and European medals, including his silver in the omnium and gold in the madison at the 2024 Paris Olympics alongside Rui Oliveira, as well as his European Championship win in Konya, Turkey, earlier this year. The omnium consists of four events—scratch, tempo race, elimination, and points race—requiring athletes to manage their effort strategically. Leitão, 28, secured the win with 143 points, beating Belgian Fabio van den Bossche and German Tim Torn Teutenberg. Leitão described the week as one of the most stressful of his career but expressed pride in the achievement.
It was world gold, the European Championship, and now, the World Championship once again. After a nerve-wracking race, Iúri Leitão has returned to the pinnacle of track cycling.
Argentina secured their spot in the World Cup final after a penalty shootout victory, while Spain is set to face Portugal in the third-place play-off.
The national team had a two-goal lead, but allowed a comeback and ended up defeated 3-6 after extra time.
France “avenged” the European Championship final and beat Portugal after extra time in the World Cup semi-finals, in a match with two turnarounds, several dubious refereeing decisions, and fatal individual errors (6-3).
The Portuguese national team was defeated by France, missing the chance to reach the final of the roller hockey World Championship.
Portugal was defeated by France, resulting in their elimination from the World Cup final following a controversial game.
