Sporting concluded tonight the first round of the National Club Championship, taking place in Leiria, with the lead in both genres. In the men, the Lions have 75 points, three more than Benfica, so Sunday’s game will be exciting, in a close battle between the two Lisbon clubs. The podium finishes, for now, with Sporting de Braga (45). Broader with a big advantage, it’s the leadership of the Sporting Women’s Team. The Lionesses, the only favorites to win the title, lead with 83 points, followed by Juventud Fidelense (60) and Grupo Desportivo Estreto (54.5).
Men’s collective classification at the end of the first day:
1st place Sporting Lisbon 75 points
2nd place, Benfica (Lisbon), 72
Third, SC Braga (Braga), 45
Fourth, C Benfica Faro (Algarve) 37
V, J. Vidigalense (Lyria), 34
6th, J.D. Estreto (Madeira), 33
Seventh, ACD Jardim Serra (Madeira), 32
VIII, ADR Água de Pena (Madeira), 30
Men’s individual winners:
100m – Rainier Mina (SLB), 10.13sec
400m – Joao Coelho (SCP), 46.86sec
1500 AD – Isaac Nader (SLB), 4:12.04″
5 000m – Robin Amaral (SCP), 14 d 15 s 01″
Rod – Joao Pedro Poirot (GDE), 5.35
Length – Thiago El Pereira (SCP), 7.56 m
Weight – Roman Kokoško (SCP), 19.71 m
Javelin – Leandro Ramos (SLB), 73.73 m
4 x 100m – Benfica, 39.59sec
000 m March – Joao Vieira (SCP), 20 d 41 s 66″
Women’s collective classification at the end of the first day:
1st place, Sporting Lisbon, 83
II, J. Vidigalense (Leiria), 60
The third, J.D. Estreto (Madeira). 54.5
Fourth, SC Braga (Braga), 53
Fifth, ACD Jardim Serra (Madeira), 42
6th, CS Maritimo (Madeira), 34.5
Seventh, Maya AC (Porto), 34
8th, OJ Monte Abraão (Lisbon) 33
Women’s individual winners:
100m – Lauren Pazzolo (SCP), 11.43sec
400m – Katia Azevedo (SCP), 52.44sec
1500 AD – Patricia Silva (GDE), 4: 14.77″
5000m – Catarina Ribeiro (SCP), 14 D 16 W 47″
3000m Hurdles – Joanna Soares (AJS), 9d & 55th 92″
Height – Annabella Neto (SCP), 1.83
Length – Evelise Veiga (SCP), 6.22
Disc – Irina Rodriguez (SCP), 57.18m
Hammer – Mariana Pestana (GDE), 60.04m
4 x 100m – Sporting, 45.49sec
3000 AD March – Vittoria Olvera (SCB), 12m55s76″.
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