Africa-Press – Angola. Athletes from athletics and football for amputees performed this Wednesday at Coqueiros stadium, in Luanda, in front of entities from Angola and the United States of America.
The activity was part of the stay in Angola of the Director of Diversity and Inclusion of the US Department of State, Gina Abercombie-Winstanley.
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The athletics team, which is preparing for the “Meetings” in Tunis and Morocco, in February and March, respectively, was the first to enter the track, in an activity that also included the presence of the Minister of Youth and Sports, Palmira Barbosa.
Then, the American, who revealed that there are sports development and social inclusion projects aimed at Africa, witnessed a football match between the A and B teams of 1 de Junho, from Luanda, a moment that was widely applauded by her and members of your delegation.
Always questioning both the president of the Angolan Paralympic Committee, Leonel da Rocha Pinto, and the minister, Palmira Barbosa, Gina Abercombie-Winstanley took many notes in her notebook, while appreciating the performance on the field of adapted footballers and sprinters on the track.
High officials from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Angolan Paralympic Committee and the Embassy of the United States of America in Angola were also present at the event, the latter represented by the ambassador, Tulinabo Salama Mushingi.
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