Alvalade sprinter on form in Florida to qualify for European Championships

David Lima continues in fine form, this time setting a new 100m personal best with a time of 10.29, after having already broken his 200m record.

In action in the NTC Puré Athletics Spring competition in Clermont, Florida, Lima carved 9 hundreths of a second off his previous best. The time was enough to for Lima to reach the B minimums for the European Championships 100m event.

Alvalade sprinter finishes in 20.68 to secure sport in Amsterdam

David Lima made the best possible start to the outdoor season with a new 200m personal best this weekend, running in Florida's James G. Pressly Stadium as part of the Tom Jones Memorial event.

Lima's time of 20.68s also secured a place in the coming European Athletics Championships, to be hosted in Amsterdam.

Alvalade athlete in action in the British Championship

David Lima set a new personal best over 60m this week, with a time of 6.77s in the British Championship qualifiers. The Alvalade sprinter took to the track again for the semi-final, where he recorded a time of 6.78s to finish in 10th.

David Lima will also be in action later on this weekend, competing in the 200m event.

Portuguese Athletics Federation holds camp over Christmas period

Nine Sporting athletes have been called up by the Portuguese national team for a training camp, taking place from the 26th to the 31st of December in the Vila Real de Santo António Sports Complex.

Carla Tavares, David Lima, Francis Obikwelu and Olímpia Barbosa are included in the sprint and hurdles group, while Dário Manso, Edujosé Lima, Irina Rodrigues, Sílvia Cruz and Vânia Silva are in the hammer/shot putt/javelin group.

Alvalade sprinter claims gold double

David Lima won both the 100m and 200m events at the Active Newham Open Series in Newham this week.

The Alvalade sprinter set a new personal best in the 100m semi-finals with a time of 10.38s, before claiming gold in the final with a time of 10.45s.

In the 200m event, Lima won with his second best ever time of 20.83s.