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Rui Pinto and Jessica Augusto winners of the Sao Silvestre of Viana do Castelo

S Silvestre Vila Real , scheduled for today, when several of Portugal's biggest races are held, especially in Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra, Amadora, this competitive factor does not scare the race organizers. "On the contrary, it motivates us a great deal, and it far surpasses the fear that we might have of competing with evidence with such participation," says Jorge Ribeiro, who affirms the need to "tread our own path and, in fact, this time we are close to reaching our goal of having 500 subscriptions. "

With the association to the Allianz Running by Record League, "the event has gained more visibility and other responsibility.It is an initiative that deserves to continue and that has undoubtedly helped us increase participation numbers.We have the notion that it is a more- value, "says Jorge Ribeiro.

As this is a race that also has good prizes, some well-known athletes are expected, with the women's race to have the participation of Brahman Jéssica Pontes, while in men the competition will be bigger, with Nuno Costa from Maia, Rui Teixeira, Sporting, Luís Saraiva, Sporting Braga, and Rui Muga, from Mogadour
Lisbon and Porto both expect over 10,000 runners

Samuel Barata SLBenfica wins Sao Silvestre Lisbon and Jessica Augusto e the ladies division

Salome Rocha in the Womens Division and Rui Pedro Silva both of Sporting CP wins Sao Silvestre do Porto