Portugal wins gold and silver at the Baku World Cups
Portugal, one gold and two silver medals in the acrobatic gymnastics championship runs until Sunday in Baki (Azerbaijan).
The female pair composed of gymnasts Rita Ferreira and Rita Teixeira was the strongest in the combined exercise at Arena Milli Gimnastika, with 28,780 points, beating Hungary, with 26,950, and Kazakhstan, with 26,790, which completed the podium.
Bárbara Sequeira, Beatriz Carneiro and Francisca Maia, also from Acro Clube da Maia, formed the trio that secured silver in the women’s group competition, also with the combined exercise.
The Portuguese added 28,780 points, one of Belgium, while the United States took the bronze, with 28,140.
Following the three medals selected in Belgium, with the sequence of the three finals of all specialties as specialties that earned Portugal the silver one, with 48 points, the sequence, gold with 51, while Great Britain closed the podium, with 46.
“These results are proof that Portugal has a strong team, made up of excellent athletes from different clubs. I believe that at the weekend we can rise to the podium again”, Lourenço França, coach of Acro Clube da Maia, told Lusa.
For the team silver, the contribution of the male pair composed by Bruno Ramalho and Fábio Beco, from Gimno Frielas, was also important, who today ended the final in fourth, with 27,900, 0.37 points from the bronze of Azerbaijan and only 0.5 of US gold.
“The team title is something absolutely unbelievable in the gymnastics scene, as it is synonymous with the transversal work (of all agents) and the long work that is done in the sport. .
The Par Mixed Dinis Cardoso and Maria Marvão, from Sporting, was sixth in their final, with 27,810 points.
This pair will go to the balance final on Sunday, while the other seven gymnastics will fight for the medals, on and Saturday and will not compete on the other Sundays and will fight for the medals.