The Benfica athlete, who has a personal best of 18.49 meters, dominated the competition and finished well above the runner-up, the Chilean Ivana Gallardo, whose best time was 17.26.
The Portuguese Eliana Bandeira became the Ibero-American shot put champion this Saturday, by winning the final of the discipline of the Ibero-American Athletics Championship that takes place in Cuiabá, Brazil, with a mark of 18.30 meters.
The Benfica athlete, who has a personal best of 18.49 meters, dominated the competition and finished well above the runner-up, the Chilean Ivana Gallardo, whose best time was 17.26.
“Being able to throw more than 18 meters is of great importance in an Olympic year. We have been trying to get the direct qualification grade. [18,80 metros]but this result is very important for the world ranking,” he admitted, quoted by the Portuguese Athletics Federation.
Born in Brazil, the Portuguese is happy to continue “the search for the dream” of Portuguese nationality and “give it back” with victories like this one, in this case the second gold in this edition of the Ibero-Americans for Portugal, after Francisco Belo. also in weight.
In addition, Omar Elkhatib won the first semifinal of the 400 meters, with 46.20 seconds, and will compete in the final, in the early hours of Sunday, unlike Ricardo dos Santos (47.07).
Lorene Bazolo will also be in the 200 meters final, after finishing second in the first semifinal, with a time of 23.19 seconds, behind Lurdes Oliveira (24.55).
In the men’s category, Delvis Santos (20.90) will also compete in the 200-meter final, with Rafael Jorge (21.04) behind, and two more Portuguese will be in the 110-meter hurdles final, such as Abdel Larrinaga (13.95) and João Vítor Oliveira ( 13.92).
Source: Observadora
