Angola win silver and bronze medals in International Meeting

 Luanda - Angola impaired sprinters Juliana Moko and Regina Dumbo won on Thursday night silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the debut of the International Meeting taking place in Morocco, a qualifying event for the "Paris 2024" Paralympic Games.

In the 100 meters for the T11 class, total visual impairment, Moko won silver with a time of 13secs 03ths.

 

With this achievement, the athlete improved her mark compared to that obtained in a similar competition held recently in Tunisia, where she won bronze with a time of 13.98.

 

Dumbo won bronze with a time of 13.08.

 

In the previous race, Tunis finished in the second position , although with a time of 13.86.

The gold medal went to Brazil. Geber Santos, who won the competition with a time of 11.99 and was close to the World Record in the same distance belonging to herself with the time of 11.85.

 

On Thursday, Angola also progressed with Manuel Jaime in the 1500 m for the T46 class, athletes with amputation in one of the upper limbs.

 

Jaime took a time of 4minutes 09 seconds and 79 tenths, placing fifth, against 4.06.06 of Tunisian Agoubi Bechir, fourth.

 

Emoug David from Uganda won the category  with a time of 33.53.51, while  Kenya's Kipruto Félix was second with 3.59.98, followed by his compatriot Sang Wesley with a time of 4.01.88.

 

 On Friday, Angola is again on the Marrakech stadium track with Regina Dumbo, Emiloide Adelino, Beatriz Catiava and Juliana Moko, in the 200m T11 class.

 

These national athletes will have, as in the 100 metres, strong competition from Brazilian Gilber dos Santos.

 

The record in this category belongs to Chinese Liu Cuiqing of 24.39, set on August 30 2019. 

 

Manuel Jaime, also back on the scene in the 800 m. The World Record is 1.51.82.  

 

The competition, which takes place in the city of Marrakech, ends on Monday 13.