Africa-Press – Cape verde. Cape Verdean and world bodybuilding champion, Evelino Rodrigues, won, at the weekend, the three main titles in competition at the Diamond Cup in Luxembourg and became absolute champion and obtained the Pro Card, a prize he had been chasing several years ago.
Lino Rodrigues is absolute champion in the Luxembourg Diamond Cup and wins the much-desired Pro Card
The Cape Verdean athlete won in the Mens Physique categories up to 1.73 meters, in Mens Physique Masters and was a gold medalist in Overall, in other words, he was crowned absolute champion.
Lino, according to information provided by the Institute of Sports and Youth, won the passport to enter the professional competitions, where he can win monetary prizes.
Before that, however, in November he will defend the title of world champion in the Mens Physique category up to 1.73 meters, in Spain, and the next step will be to formalize his registration with the International Bodybuilding Federation (IFBP) with the institutional support of Cape Verdean federation of the sport.
Remember that at last year’s world championship, Lino won basically the same titles he now achieved at the Diamond Cup. The big difference is that he was absolute champion in the masters category, which did not give him the right to a professional card, but this time, he was crowned champion of champions at senior level.
The Diamond Cup, as explained by the IDJ, which considers that this achievement makes the Nation proud, is a national competition held by several European countries, which allows the participation of foreign athletes, as long as they are registered through a federation.
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