The Sports Club of the International School of the Algarve (CDEIA) won 12 podium appearances in the National Championship in Track Speed Skating for the age groups ‘Iniciados’ and ‘Juniores’, held in Lagos, during the weekend 24th and 25th May which was organised by the CDEIA and the Skating Federation of Portugal.
The championship involved 128 athletes representing 12 clubs from Portugal’s mainland and islands. Our athlete Maia Batista (7ºA) won two national champion titles - 300m Time Trial and 500m Sprint – in the age group girls ‘Iniciados’. Maia also won two national first runner-up titles - 3000m Points and 1000m Line - in the same age group.
The girls ‘Iniciados’ CDEIA team formed by Maia Batista , Maria do Carmo Sotero and Beatriz Santos (4ºA) won the bronze medal in the team event American Relay (3000m) and finished the championship in 2nd position in the overall team ratings.
In the age group boys ‘Iniciados’, Bernardo Freire (7ºA) won the national first runner-up title in three individual events - 300m Time Trial, 500m Sprint and 3000m Points - and achieved 3rd place in the 1000m Line Event.
In the age group girls ‘Juniores’, our cadet Laura Nagiller (8ºB), competing against older athletes won two bronze medals - 500m Sprint and 10000m Eliminate. Miguel Bravo (10ºA) also won two bronze medals - 10000m Points and 15000m Eliminate – in the age group boys ‘Juniores’.
In parallel to the national track championship the 1st National Meeting for the age group ‘Escolares’ (athletes 8-9 years old) also took place. The CDEIA lined up for this meeting with young skaters Guilherme Ferrolho (3ºA) , Miguel Ferreira (3ºA) and Hugo Freire and finished first ahead of 8 other competing clubs.
