Sports

This weekend in town the weather invites to experience outings that can reset our body and mind. And what better chance to do so than with the municipal programme Days with Energy, currently extended to other locations in town? We thought so too. So, on 25th and 26th July, free outdoor classes are held for Saturday and Sunday mornings, complying with all public health measures issued by the DGS amid the current pandemic, namely social distancing, compulsory use of face masks and hand...

The journey to accomplish a brand new University stadium is completed and Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira visited the equipment upon invitation by the Rector of the University of Porto, António Sousa Pereira. The old University Stadium is being renovated since April 2019 and the work done is immediately noticeable for those who visit it, following the investment of circa 2.5 million euros.

The Absolute National Championship is ongoing till 19th July at the Invicta, with tennis players Frederico Silva and Gastão Elias qualifying for the quarter-final matches. For women's competitions, Francisca Jorge, top player also qualified for the quarter-final match. The athlete from Guimarães will play against Bárbara Balancho.

Enhancing wellbeing with walks and physical exercise at the Oriental Park is the offer for this Sunday, and it looks like the weather is chilling a bit, so the better it will feel. Between 10am and 11am, there is the free session of the municipal programme "Domingos em Forma", boosted by Ágora - Cultura e Desporto do Porto.

Porto City Hall congratulates Futebol Clube do Porto on the victory yesterday, 15th July, in a game against Sporting, in the Dragão Stadium. FC Porto is now National Champion 2019/20. The match ended in a comfortable 2-0 for the "azuis e brancos", with goals by players Danilo and Marega.

The programme Days with Energy is now extended to other locations in town. Free classes are held not only on Saturdays but also on Sundays. The current public health situation demands that activities are carried out according to Covid-19 preventive measures, namely social distancing, face masks and hand sanitation. Prior registration is mandatory via email desporto@agoraporto.pt. Applications must be made each week.

The Invicta will be the stage of the sport of tennis between 12th and 19th July as national tennis players will compete for the absolute titles 2020 in the restored courts at the Monte Aventino Sports Complex. Players such as Pedro Sousa, 110 in the world ranking, Frederico Silva, 193 in the ATP Tennis and also Maria João Koehler, six times champion for women's competitions are the top players to compete in Porto.

The Minigolf Club of Porto reopened doors with new adapted safety measures to control the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in line with the health authority's guidelines. It is time, again, to go back to enjoying fun moments outdoors, with friends and family.

The nice sunny weather is back in town and so are the open air training activities. Brace yourselves, gear up and head to Palácio de Cristal, to Parque Oriental, to Pasteleira Park or to the City Park.

The news for the weekend: free skate lessons at Ramalde Sports Park resume this Saturday. Sessions are scheduled for the entire weekend, always between 10am and the strike of noon.