Maxwell Rotich e Antonina Kwambai vencem a Meia Maratona do Porto

A Hyundai Meia Maratona do Porto celebrou hoje a 13ª edição, numa manhã onde o desporto e a promoção da saúde foram o mote para a reunião de milhares de atletas que, em família ou entre amigos, desfrutaram desta fantástica prova.

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Esta edição da Hyundai Meia Maratona do Porto teve início com uma partida especial, protagonizada pelos atletas do movimento “Egoísmo Positivo”. Pelo segundo ano consecutivo, o grupo que é composto por participantes em cadeiras de rodas e acompanhantes que conduziram estes atletas tornou esta prova um evento mais inclusivo e à medida de todos.

O padrinho do evento, Paulo Guerra, campeão europeu de crosse e medalha de bronze no mundial da especialidade na edição de 1999 em Belfast, um feito que poucos europeus alcançaram, deu o tiro de partida que permitiu o preenchimento das margens do Douro por um energizante e colorido movimento de corredores e caminhantes.

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Atletas africanos dominaram as primeiras posições

Com uma elite internacional de peso, a chegada ao Jardim do Calém foi um emocionante duelo entre os dois primeiros atletas africanos. O primeiro atleta a alcançar a linha de meta foi Maxwell Kortek Rotich (Uganda), com o tempo oficial 01:01:14, imediatamente seguido por Enyew Mekonnen Alen (Etiópia), com o mesmo tempo, e Daniel Rotich (Uganda), aos 01:01:22.

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Avelino Eusébio (GFD Running) surpreendeu os restantes atletas nacionais, cortando a linha de meta aos 01:05:25, na 12ª posição da classificação geral, seguido de José Sousa (Trainingtheonlinedistance), aos 01:05:38, e Rui Pedro Silva (Sporting CP), aos 01:06:40.

No setor feminino, a queniana Antonina Kwambai foi a grande vencedora, com o tempo 01:09:42, seguida por Atalel Anmut Dargie (Etiópia) com 01:10:50, e a fechar o pódio ficou Chaltu Shuna Ketabo (Etiópia) com 01:11:32.

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Catarina Ribeiro (Sporting CP) foi a primeira portuguesa a chegar, na 6ª posição da classificação geral feminina, com o tempo 01:12:37, seguida por Susana Godinho (Sporting CP), com o tempo 01:15:57, e Marisa Barros (SC Salgueiros) aos 01:16:30.

A cerimónia de prémios teve a presença de César Navio, em representação da Câmara Municipal do Porto/Ágora, Mário Duarte, da Câmara Municipal de Vila Nova de Gaia, Paulo Ferreira, da Hyundai, Paulo Natal, do Santander, e Dave Cundy, da AIMS.

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