EDP Porto Marathon was a big sports party

EDP Porto Marathon celebrated this morning the 16th edition on a cloudy morning but with a perfect temperature for the marathoners to complete their race comfortably.

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The start for this great event was symbolically anticipated by 10 minutes for the athletes of the Egoísmo Positivo movement. The group that aims to give people with disabilities the opportunity to participate in the race, accompanied by athletes from this movement, in order to integrate them into the event, began the history of the 16th edition of the EDP Porto Marathon.

The official starting shot was fired at 9am by athlete Fernanda Ribeiro, next to Sealife. This was the start of the Marathon and APO Family Race Corrida dos Ossos Saudáveis.

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Deso Gelmisa was 3 seconds from breaking the race record

The first athlete to cross the finish line was Ethiopian Deso Gelmisa at 02:09:08, followed by Kenyan Victor Kiplimo at 02:10:56. The male podium was closed by Ethiopian Debele Belda, with 02:14:22.

Regarding the participation of Portuguese athletes, Carlos Costa (CD S. Salvador do Campo) was the fastest Portuguese of the EDP Porto Marathon, reaching the finish line at 02:21:56, in 7th position of the overall classification.

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Ethiopians dominate female podium

In the women's competition, the first athlete to complete the marathon was Ethiopian Bontu Bekele Gada at 02:33:38, followed by her counterparts Mestawot Tadesse and Genet Getaneh, with 02:39:14 and 02:40:59, respectively.

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AD Marco athlete Rosa Madureira was again the first Portuguese woman to cross the red carpet of the marathon's arrival at 02:49:53, finishing in 5th place in the women's overall classification.

In addition to the queen race, the EDP Porto Marathon also featured the 15 km race, the APO Family Race Corrida dos Ossos Saudáveis. In the men's sector, Brazilian Paulo Paula (Run Tejo) was the winner of this distance, reaching the goal at 00:45:47. In second place came SC Braga athlete Davide Silva with 00:46:34, followed by José Moreira from Sporting CP with 00:47:42.

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On the female side, the winner of the 15 km was Susana Godinho, from GD Estreito, with 00:52:43. At 00:53:20 came Solange Jesus, from Sporting CP. The athlete Vanessa Carvalho (SC Braga) came in third position with 00:53:32.

To include all family and friends in a morning of sport and socialization, EDP Porto Marathon also had a 6 km walk, the Fun Race.

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The podium ceremony that awarded the first place winners was attended by the Councilor for Youth and Sport of the Porto City Council, Catarina Araújo, Vasco Pinho, administrator of Matosinhos Sport, Mário Duarte of the City Council of Vila Nova de Gaia, Vitor Dias, IPDJ North Regional Director, Jorge Teixeira of Runporto, Teresa Loreto of EDP, Maria José Patrício representing the 25 years of the Associação Portuguesa de Osteoporose, Paulo Ferreira of Joma, Paulo Trigo of Caravela Seguros and Luís Teixeira of Vitalis.

As in previous years, the organization has provided all participants with the contagious energy of its team to the last of 16,000 participants from over 78 countries worldwide.

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