The President of the Republic sent a message of congratulations to the Portuguese canoeists that were awarded gold and bronze medals in the Sprint Championships held in Germany.

Following is the text of the message sent by President Cavaco Silva:

“Portuguese canoeing achieved, in this week-end, it’s better than ever performance, being awarded six medals – one gold and six bronze.
I congratulate all Portuguese canoeists who, with exceeding sportsmanship, represented Portugal in this event, held in Germany.

Deserving of congratulations are athletes João Ribeiro, Emanuel Silva, Fernando Pimenta, David Fernandes, Teresa Portela and Hélder Silva, for the achievement of a gold medal in the K2 500 event and for the bronze medals achieved in the K4 1000, K1 200, K1 500, K1 5000 and C1 200.

I equally congratulate these athletes’ technical supporting team, to all of whom I wish the best of personal happiness and success in sports.

“Aníbal Cavaco Silva"