The Portugal Indoor Absolute National Championships were held today.
The competitions were held in the Pombal Expocentro (POR) facility.
5.000m men indoor
Undisputed victory for Joao Vieira (POR) who once again managed to break the wall at 20:00.00 concluding the race in 19:38.98.
Second place in Rui Coelho (POR) in 20: 55.10 (touched his personal best of 20:54.00 recently obtained, on 2.2.2020, always in Pombal).
Third place in Cristiano Antonio (POR) in 22:28.16
Eight athletes at the start of which six have completed the race, 1 DNF and 1 DQ
Below is the progression on the 5.000m indoor over the years of Joao Vieira:
| Performance | Place | Date |
2019/20 | 19:38.98 | Expocentro, Pombal (POR) | 29 FEB 2020 |
2018/19 | 19:47.38 | Pombal (POR) | 09 FEB 2019 |
2017/18 | 19:30.20 | Pombal (POR) | 17 FEB 2018 |
2016/17 | 19:32.08 | Pombal (POR) | 18 FEB 2017 |
2015/16 | 19:58.10 | Pombal (POR) | 06 FEB 2016 |
2013/14 | 19:21.07 | Pombal (POR) | 15 FEB 2014 |
2012/13 | 19:29.06 | Pombal (POR) | 16 FEB 2013 |
2011/12 | 19:08.84 | Pombal (POR) | 28 JAN 2012 |
2010/11 | 19:38.69 | Pombal (POR) | 12 FEB 2011 |
2008/09 | 19:23.43 | Pombal (POR) | 28 FEB 2009 |
3.000m women indoor
Even in the undisputed women's race the victory of Ana Cabecinha (POR) in 12:34.10
Second place in Vitoria Oliveira (POR) in 13:15.36
Third place in Joana Pontes (POR) in 13:52.91
Eight athletes at the start and all of them completed the race.
Below is the progression on the 3.000m indoor over the years of Ana Cabecinha:
| Performance | Place | Date |
2019/20 | 12:34.10 | Expocentro, Pombal (POR) | 29 FEB 2020 |
2018/19 | 12:49.80 | Pombal (POR) | 09 FEB 2019 |
2017/18 | 12:39.39 | Pombal (POR) | 10 FEB 2018 |
2016/17 | 12:48.33 | Pombal (POR) | 11 FEB 2017 |
2015/16 | 12:25.23 | Pombal (POR) | 20 FEB 2016 |
2014/15 | 12:17.93 | Pombal (POR) | 14 FEB 2015 |
2013/14 | 12:29.72 | Pombal (POR) | 15 FEB 2014 |
2012/13 | 12:21.56 | Pombal (POR) | 16 FEB 2013 |
2011/12 | 12:34.00 | Espinho (POR) | 18 FEB 2012 |
2010/11 | 12:46.24 | Pombal (POR) | 26 FEB 2011 |
2009/10 | 12:56.86 | Espinho (POR) | 27 FEB 2010 |
2008/09 | 12:56.45 | Pombal (POR) | 28 FEB 2009 |
The previous day the Portuguese Athletics Federation announced the list of 20 athletes who will have a training stage in the Algarve with their respective coaches.
Atleta | Escalão | Clube | Associação | Treinador |
Mara Ribeiro | Senior | SLB | LISBOA | TN |
Miguel Carvalho | Senior | SLB | LISBOA | TN |
Miguel Rodrigues | Senior | SLB | LISBOA | TN |
João Vieira | Senior | SCP | LISBOA | Vera Santos | I | 74514 |
Inês Henriques | Senior | CNRM | SANTARÉM | Jorge Miguel | III | 5308 |
Adriana Viveiros | Junior I | ADRAP | MADEIRA | Manuel Almeida | III | 14831 |
Joana Pontes | Sub23 I | LMA-L | LEIRIA | Carlos Carmino Rodrigues | III | 16542 |
Ana Cabecinha | Senior | COP | ALGARVE | Paulo Murta | III | 20576 |
Pedro Isidro | Senior | SLB | LISBOA | TN |
Rúben Santos | Sub23 I | SCP | LISBOA | Nuno Santos | I | 79075 |
Vitória Oliveira | Senior | SCB | BRAGA | António Olímpio Pereira | I | 123370 |
Rui Coelho | Senior | CAS | GUARDA | João Garcia Gomes | II | 16466 |
Andreia Sousa | Sub23 III | CAS | GUARDA | António Olímpio Pereira | I | 123370 |
Carolina Costa | Sub23 III | SCP | LISBOA | Vera Santos | I | 74514 |
Edna Barros | Senior | COP | ALGARVE | Paulo Murta | III | 20576 |
Inês Mendes | Juvenil II | CNRM | SANTARÉM | Jorge Miguel | III | 5308 |
Maria Bernardo | Sub23 II | COP | ALGARVE | Paulo Murta | III | 20576 |
Paulo Martins | Sub23 II | SCP | LISBOA | Nuno Santos | I | 79075 |
Pedro Dias | Juvenil II | COP | ALGARVE | Paulo Murta | III | 20576 |
Raquel Pimentel | Junior II | CFOD | PORTO | António Olímpio Pereira | I | 123370 |
Full results in the section Results or directly download from this link: click here