18 July 2011
Luanda — The national athletics team will start preparations in August, in Pretoria, South Africa, having into account the participation in the tenth edition of the Pan-African Games of Maputo, Mozambique, informs a federation source.
Carlos Rosa, chairman of the Angolan Athletics Federation, who gave this information to ANGOP, revealed that the national team will go to this competition to get satisfactory results.
The team is made up by six athletes, namely Ulica Costa (high jump), playing in the USA, Mafuta Dimaketa (hammer throwing), playing in Portugal, Avelino Dumbo (half marathon), Manuel AntÃ’nio (1.500 metres), Lourenço AntÃ’nio (800 m), all from Interclube team, and
Fernanda Muquixi from 1º de Agosto, who will participate in the 100m and 200m competitions.
The team will be managed by Augusto Severiano, who is technical director of the federation and head of the Angolan delegatio.
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