Africa-Press – Angola. Angolan athlete Ernestina Paulino lamented, this Sunday, in the country’s capital, the lack of support in her preparation for the 67th edition of São Silvestre de Luanda 2023, in which she obtained third place, with a time of 35:38.
Speaking to the press, at the end of the 10 kilometer race, dominated by Namibians Daniel Paulus (29: 32) and Helalia Johannes (34:08), both sexes, the runner stated that her intention was to repeat her victory in 2022 , but did not have the necessary support for the training carried out and desired.
He added that national athletes cannot compete with foreigners, due to lack of quality in preparation, otherwise, Angola has talent and young people with a lot of desire, who are struggling due to lack of support, which does not allow the sport to grow.
In turn, the also best Angolan, António Teko (30:31), who only occupied fourth place among men, admitted the lack of resistance as being the basis of this unexpected result, when he initially commanded the competition, later surpassed by his competitors foreigners.
The representative of the “Bicho-do-Mato” team explained that in the middle of his preparation he was affected by malaria, which contributed to a loss of resistance during the course, where he was very close to reaching 28 minutes, a time that every Angolan demand, to be able to compete against foreign athletes.
São Silvestre, Namibia, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Mauritius, Somalia, Gambia and Kenya attended this event, in addition to more than two thousand Angolan athletes.
Starting at Largo da Mutamba, the race passed through Avenidas Amílcar Cabral, Revolucion de Outubro and Ho-Chi-Minh, Alamedas Manuel Van-Dúnem, Largo do Kinaxixi, streets of Missão, Cirilo da Conceição, 4 de Fevereiro, Largo do Baleizão , Rua Francisco das Necessidades, ended at Estádio dos Coqueiros.
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