Alvalade triple jumper in good form in outdoor season opener

Patrícia Mamona made her 4th best career jump this week, with a distance of 14.42m (just 23cm off her national record) in the Rome Diamond League's triple jump competition.

It was a fine start to the outdoor season for Mamona, who has only jumped further on three occasions: The Rio 2016 Olympic Games (14.54m), the 2016 Amsterdam European Championships (14.58m) and the 2012 Helsinki European Championships (14.52m).

Alvalade athlete just 5cm from topping the podium in Belgrade

Just 5cm seperated Patrícia Mamona from gold in the European Indoor Championships triple jump event this weekend, with the Alvalade athlete's 14.32m only bettered by Germany's Kristin Gierisch.

Meanwhile in the 60m event Lorene Bazolo qualified for the semi-finals with a time of 7.49s and will next be in action on Sunday.

Also in action in the 60m event was Ancuiam Lopes, who was unable to move beyond the semi-final stage after setting a personal best.

Alvalade athlete again passes the 14m mark to claim gold in Boston

The Sporting CP athlete Patrícia Mamona was in brilliant form this week, winning the triple jump event in Boston's New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, as part of the World Indoor Tour.

Mamona's best jump was 14.01m, beating Nadia Eke (13.46m), Erika Kinsey (12.99m) and Tanasia Lea (11.78m). 

Alvalade athete claims 4th place in triple jump

The European triple jump champion, Patrícia Mamona, claimed an admirable 4th place finish in the Monaco stage of the Diamond League this week, with a distance of 14.24m. The distance was the best for a European competitor, in a competition won by the Colombian Caterine Ibarguen (14.96m).

Sara Moreira, Patrícia Mamona and Jéssica Augusto welcomed into the Order of Merit

The President of the Republic of Portugal awarded five of the national's athletes who had won medals in the European Athletics Championships with one of the country's highest honors. Included in the group if five were five Sporting athletes: Sara Moreira, Jéssica Augusto and Patrícia Mamona.

“The country is really happy right now and that is also due to your success. Independent of the economic, political and social problems we are going through, we should not let moments like this slip by without a celebration", affirmed Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, without hiding his expectations for the coming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro: "I hope that in a few weeks time we will be giving awards to more athletes. It would mean that we are going through a unique period in our history."

Jéssica Augusto was one of the voices behind the awarding of of the Order of Merit to athletes after the national football squad was given the same honour. "I was joking when I said it would be hard for us to have two people at home given the award (the Sporting's athlete's partner, the goalkeeper Eduardo, received the award on Monday), but this medal is more than deserved."

It was also a fantastic day for Sara Moreira, who was overjoyed with the award: "It is an honour to be part of the Order of Merit especially after such a welcome at the airport."

The other gold medal winner at the ceremony, the triple jump hero Patrícia Mamona, is still loving the dream: "It was been a fantastic year and a great day. I am in the clouds right now and I still haven't come back down to earth."

Seocnd Alvalade athlete wins gold in Amsterdam

Patrícia Mamona won the gold medal in the triple jump competition at the European Championships this weekend, being held in the Dutch city of Amsterdam.

Following on from Sara Moreira's half marathon win, Mamona set a new national record on her final attempt (14.58m) to top the podium.

Alvalade athlete dominates ECC triple jump competition

Patrícia Mamona pulled off a largely expected win in the ECC Track and Field Senior triple jump competition this Saturday, finishing a good margin ahead of the rest of the pack.

After a day of action and with 11 events competed, Sporting leads the rankings with 79 points.