Africa-Press – Angola. The policy of prioritizing quality developed by the Angolan Paralympic Committee (CPA), at the level of national teams, is encouraged by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MINJUD), according to the Secretary of State for Sports, Teresa Ulundo.
Speaking at the ceremony of handing over the Flag of the Republic to the National Athletics Team, which will participate in the World Championships in Paris (France) from the 7th to the 18th of this month, he said that the commitment to quality opens up good prospects for better results.
For her, the CPA’s idea of calling a selection with only three athletes increases even more the responsibility of those selected, who must equip themselves with the spirit of discipline, patriotism and “fair-play”.
The president of the Angolan Paralympic Committee, Leonel da Rocha Pinto, said that the members of the national team are on a list of athletes preparing to compete on the podium at the Paralympic Games in Los Angeles (USA), in 2028.
He said that now, in France, there will be only three athletes because the CPA’s priority is quality and not quantity, at a time when the objective of the event is to obtain a classification that dignifies the State’s investments in adapted sport.
He referred that the body he leads chooses to compete with athletes with the minimum required by the International Paralympic Committee, aiming for good classifications, if not the podium.
The national team goes on Tuesday night to the stage of the event, qualifying for the 2024 Paralympic Games, also to be held in France.
Led by coach José Manuel, the athletes ManueThe chess player Agostinho Diogo won yesterday the athlete José dos Santos in the match for the second round of the VIII edition of the Cabeto Group Cup in chess, which takes place since Monday (3) in the city of Malanje.
With this victory, the athlete, who represents the Military Team of Luanda, adds the second consecutive victory with two points and walks towards the revalidation of the title.
Despite having won all the games, the national specialist is in third place in the general classification, followed by Domingos Mateus and Adilson do Rosário, both also with 2 points each.
In an interview, the athlete explained that so far the games are difficult, given the competitive level of the athletes he has already faced, but he aims to revalidate the trophy, which is why he has been working hard.
He stressed that being champion in title and the athlete with the highest Elo in the competition (2011), he will do everything to dignify that position, also because he knows his opponents, with whom he has already faced in several tournaments.
The third round will be played this afternoon, with the following pairing:
Agostinho Diogo – Santos Puri
Adilson do Rosário – Domingos Mateus
Kinavuidi Keto – Adilson João
Delcio Balanga – Avelino Fernandes
Antonio Morais – Jose dos Santos
Joao Francisco – Joao Garcia
José Borges – Gelson Arão
Ed Omar – Ralph da Costa.
The championship will run until the 7th of this month and has the participation of 17 athletes from the provinces of Malanje, Luanda, Benguela and Cuanza Sul and is being played in the Swiss system, over 9 rounds.
Here is the provisional overall standings:
1st Domingos Mateus – 2 points
2nd Adilson do Rosário- 2
3rd Augustine Diogo -2
4th Holy Puri – 2
5th- Adilson João- 1.5
Alteta João Pinto, from the Cacuso nucleus, Malanje, is the red lantern without scoring.
The Cabeto Cup is a competition organized by the Cabeto business group in partnership with the Provincial Chess Association of Malanje and aims to prepare athletes for the next national competitions, as well as to spread the sport in the province. l Jaime (400 and 1500 meters for class T46-motor disability), Regina Dumbo, Juliana Moko and Emeloide Adelino (100, 200 and 400 meters, all of class T11-disability) are part of the national team full look).
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