Africa-Press – Angola. Seven medals, two of which are gold, and a qualification for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, marked Angola’s participation in the African Canoeing Championship, which ended on Sunday, in Abuja (Nigeria).
The National Team, for both sexes, also won two silver medals and three bronze medals.
Qualifying for Paris was a feat achieved by the duo Manuel António/Benilson Sanda, in the 500m.
Despite the achievement, Angola was in sixth place in the overall medal table, led by South Africa, with eight gold and one bronze.
Host Nigeria was second, with 4 gold, four silver and one bronze.
Tunisia remained in third place, with three gold, five silver and seven bronze, in a total of 13 countries, in which Cote d’Ivoire was the last without a medal.
Angola also participated in the event with Avelino de Almeida (paracanoe), Jairo Domingos, Lucrécia Gomes and Simão Camazaulo, in Kayak.
With this qualification for the biggest multi-sport event in the world, Angola repeats the feat of 2008 and 2012, when it was present in Beijing and London, respectively.
In addition to the canoeing pair (C2), Angola is also already qualified for next year’s Olympic Games with the Rowing, by André Matias, and women’s handball.
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