Prime Minister António Costa congratulated all the athletes this Sunday who represented Portugal at the 2023 European Games, calling it a “historic test” with 16 medals, the best national result in this competition.
“I congratulate all the athletes who represented Portugal at the European Games. It was a historic event, winning 16 medals in nine sports, Portugal’s best result in the European Games,” the Prime Minister wrote in the publication. on the social network Twitter.
António Costa also congratulates the men’s hunting team, the women’s beach soccer team and the women’s table tennis team for winning the latest national medals in this competition.
“Great commitment and dedication, great challenges. Congratulations to everyone!” he praises.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has already congratulated the Portuguese mission on these European Games.
This Sunday, Portugal won the 16th medal in the third edition of the tournament, beating the 15th place in Minsk 2019 and leaving behind the 10th place in Baku 2015.
In the last competition with national participation, Joao Paulo Azevedo, Armelim Rodríguez and José Bruno Faria won bronze in the Olympic Team Hunting Shooting event in Wroclaw, placing 16th on the Portuguese podium in Poland.
These are the most successful European Games in Portugal’s history, with three golds, seven silvers and six bronzes after a two-week journey.
On Saturday, the two bronze medals of the women’s table tennis team and the women’s beach soccer team equal 15 in Minsk 2019, surpassed this Sunday.
A “journey” that began with the bronze of karateka Ana Cruz, followed by another third place, canoeist Francisca Laja, in the K1 200 meters, which brought the country the first gold of Messias Baptista, the new European champion.
In athletics, Oriol Dongmo won gold in the shot put, Joao Coelho took silver in the 400m and Isaac Nader also managed to finish second in the 1500m, ending the wealth of podium finishes achieved in Chorzów.
Returning to canoeing, Fernando Pimenta won silver in the K-1 500 meters, while Kevin Santos and Teresa Portela became European champions in the K-2 200 meters.
In Muay Thai, Goncalo Noites and Mathilde Rodriguez won silver, while the duo of Miguel Oliveira and Afonso Fazendeiro secured bronze in padel tennis for Portugal.
On June 27, Marcos Freitas managed to take second place in the men’s singles table tennis tournament and ended up close to a new team medal, finishing fourth on the same day that Miguel Frazao surprised with silver in the sword tournament. in fencing.
This Sunday, in Krakow and in the Polish region of Lesser Poland, the third European Games will end, with 30 sports and 48 participating countries, including Portugal, whose delegation has more than two hundred athletes.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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