Bet with 8 years, ambition for 2020

After Fernando Pimenta, it was the day of the Clubs' pair of canoeist Teresa Portela and Joana Vasconcelos reach the gold medal in K2 200 meters in the European Championships that took place in Belgrade, in Serbia.

The President Luís Filipe Vieira has already spoken on the phone with the four athletes from SL Benfica present at the competition and, to the Official Site, shared words of huge pride for the journey and work carried out.

"I convey today a feeling of tremendous satisfaction for your work, certainly shared by the benfiquistas. Congratulations to Teresa and Joana, for another great victory, as a team. I speak on behalf of SL Benfica and I must remember, with pride, that our bet on Canoeing began eight years ago", highlighted the leader of the eagles.

"Joana Vasconcelos, João Ribeiro, Teresa Portela and Fernando Pimenta are today great references of the sport in Portugal, usual contenders in the international events and at this moment, I share the ambition of having two crews competing for medals in Tokyo 2020. They are all to be congratulated!", he added.

Pics: SL Benfica