Week-end of championships also in Portugal, where in Vagos the Championships U18 on track were held with the two walking events over the distance of 5,000m on track that took place on Saturday 23rd June.
5.000m track walk U18 boys
Victory to Joao Bernardo (POR) ending the race in 23:06.63.
It should be noted that the young U18 from Portugal had no problem to get the entry standard (47.00.00) at the European Championships U18 of Gyor (HUN) having obtained on May 26, the manual time of 46:43.1 in Lisbon (POR ). His victory in U18 championship was therefore more than anything else a test on 5.000m track walk, close to his personal best of 22:43.32 obtained in Abrantes (POR) on June 2nd.
Second place to Diogo Fernandes (POR) in 23:42.98
Third place to Pedro Dias (POR) still in the U16 category, coached by Paulo Murta, of the Club Oriental Pecao in 24:07.05 who established his personal best.
Fourteen athletes at the start and all have completed the race.
5.000m track walk U18 girls
In the competition of U18 girls the victory went to Catarina Santos (POR) in 25:38.20 new personal best (previous of 25:42.75 obtained in Abrantes, POR on June 24, 2017). The young girl, however, on the road distance this year in Rio Maior in the youth competitions of the IAAF Challenge was able to get the time of 25:47, coming fourth.
Second place to Rachel Pimentel (POR) in 26:10.62
Third place to Ines Mendes (POR) in 27:10.83
Nineteen athletes at the start and all have completed the race.