Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Sports Marathon to flag up National Sports Day in Luanda

A sports marathon will take place next Sunday, in Cidadela complex, in Luanda, in commemoration of the National Sports Day, being marked this Wednesday.

The event will have the participation of over 1500 young athletes from Luanda Province.


Speaking to the press, the national director for sports, Raimundo Cardoso, explained that the athletes will compete and show their skills in the disciples of handball, athletics, basketball, capoeira, cycling, five-a-side football, roller-skate hockey, judo, fights, netball, skating, tennis, taekwon-do and chess.The event will start early in the morning, by 07:00 O'Clock, with a long distance foot-race.

Besides the marathon, the organising committee will also hold a lecture with the theme "The social responsibility of sports and the objectives of the millennium", which will take place on January 29, in Luanda. The lecturer will be the minister of Youths and Sports, Marcos Barrica.

Other activities, like seminars and sports tournaments, are also part of the commemorative programme.

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