Sports

Veteran players of a football team from Maastricht in The Netherlands visited Porto this past weekend. The main goal of the visit was to get to know the city and play a match against a local team as well. Porto City Hall prevailed 6-0 at home. Despite this score, the Dutch team affirmed "This year we came to Porto and played a match against a city team of Porto. It was a good match especially from the Porto team".

The seventh edition of Porto City Race explores pedestrian routes of the 1800s and the city Historic Centre. The event will take place earlier than usual, from 21 to 22 April. The starting pistol will be fired at 10 am, respectively, from the Gardens of the Palácio de Cristal and the Trindade Metro Station.

Registrations are now open for the 7th edition of Porto City Race, a pedestrian orienteering competition scheduled for 21 and 22 April, and the starting signal will be at 10 am. The first stage of the race will be on April 21, and it will score for Portugal's Cup of Adapted Orienteering.

The 24th Edition of S. Silvestre Race takes place on 30 December. The competition comprises two distances: 10 km and the 5 km walk with non-competitive purposes. The start of the race is scheduled for 6 pm in Avenida dos Aliados and participants will run along the most important streets of Porto.

The "Estádio do Dragão" received the 2017 EDP Electrical Power and Environment Prize for service buildings. The award was delivered by Vice-President of Porto City Hall, Filipe Araújo, in a ceremony held at the Convento do Beato, in Lisbon.

Porto Marathon is held 5 November and registrations are open. As in previous years, Porto marathon gathers thousands of athletes of all ages. In 2016, the event brought together 15,000 athletes.

The Porto Granfondo is expected to gather thousands of cyclists on the banks of the River Douro, Sunday morning, 29 October. This bicycle touring takes place on open road and in a festive atmosphere. This sport discipline is for the second year running included in the official schedule of the Portuguese Cycling Federation.

Under the Municipal Programme "Dias com Energia" (Days with Energy), people are invited to take up new sports such as Pilates, Yoga and Tai Chi, 21 October in the gardens of Palácio de Cristal.

As 22 September draws closer, the 6th Edition of the Pedestrian Orienteering Race, under the European City Race Tour, is expected to feature athletes from 20 countries, including Brazil, Russia, Norway, United States of America, New Zealand or Israel. This competition is also meant for beginners with no experience in this type of sport, ranging all ages and able to explore the town in a sportingly manner.

International and national elite athletes of the sport will take part in the 11th Edition of Porto Half Marathon. The race starts at 10 am by the river Douro and it will gather over 13 thousand runners, Professional and amateur athletes of different ages, from 41 countries.