The Secretary of State for Youth and Sports, João Paulo Correia, wished this Tuesday “good results” for Portugal in the World Championships in outdoor athletics, which are also “promising” for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
We are a few days away from the World Championships in Athletics. We count and we all hope that the results are within expectations, that they are good results, also promising for what could be the qualification for the Olympic Games, although we are still two years away. [de distância]”, said João Paulo Correia.
The referee answered questions in the Moniz Pereira athletics space, on the sidelines of a visit to several of the Jamor High Performance Center (CAR) centers in Oeiras.
At the 18th edition of the World Championships in Athletics, between Friday and July 24, in Eugene, in the US state of Oregon, Portugal will have 23 representatives in the different disciplineshighlighting the Olympic triple jump champion Pedro Pichardo and the indoor shot put world champion Auriol Dongmo.
The Athletics CAR has produced great athletes and has allowed Portugal to win medals in international competitions”, highlighted the Secretary of State, flanked by the president of the Portuguese Athletics Federation (FPA), Jorge Vieira, and the president of the Portuguese Institute of Athletics. Sport and Youth (IPDJ), Vítor Pataco.
Source: Observadora
