20/07/2019   Lisbona (POR): Joao Vieira and Ana Cabecinha win the Portuguese Championships






The Lisbon University Stadium hosts the 2019 edition of the Individual Athletics Championships in Portugal.

 
The two race walking events took place yesterday in the evening on the classic distance 10.000 track walk.
 
 
10.000m track walk men
 
Ten athletes at the start.
 
Victory in the eve's favorite, Joao Vieira (POR) with a time of 40: 29.72
Excellent performance for the 43-year-old Lusitan, who had obtained better times in this distance only in 2013 (40:02.78 in Leiria, POR on 27 July), in 2011 (39:44.91 in Lisbon, POR on 30 July) and in 2010 (40:19.93 in Leiria, POR on 17 July).
 
Second place to Rui Coelho (POR) in 42:21.90 new personal best (previous 42:36.95 established in Vagos, POR on 10.6.2017)
Third place to Pedro Santos (POR) in 44:44.01
 
Six athletes finished the race and 4 DNFs
 
 
10.000m track walk women
 
Seven athletes at the start.
 
Victory to Ana Cabechina (POR) in 44:08.53
Second place to Ines Henriques (POR) in 44:34.99
Third place to Edna Barros (POR) in 46:03.69
 
Five athletes finished the race and 2 DNFs