Information: 19th Azorean Sports Gala pays tribute to Ana Filipe and Maria Barroso
This year, the Regional Government will pay tribute to 99 athletes, sports leaders, entities and personalities in a more decentralised and personalised ceremony as part of the 19th Azorean Sports Gala. Athlete Ana Filipe and coach Maria Alexandra Barroso will receive the trophies in the "Sportsperson of the Year" category and "Annual Sports Prestige" category, respectively, which were awarded th... more >>

Information: "Sports Schools" project reaches 1.2 million Euros
The Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture, through the Regional Directorate for Sport, published today in the Official Journal the order stipulating the reference values regarding the allocation of financial support for the development of the "Sports Schools" project this year. It aims to contribute to the creation of opportunities for sports practice among children enrolled in elementar... more >>

Information: Regional Phase of 15th School Cross Country to take place on Pico Island
The Regional Phase of the 15th School Cross Country, held after the School and Island phases, will take place at the Santa Luzia Forest Park on the island of Pico on February 1. This competition will involve the participation of students, male and female, in the Beginners and Juvenile categories, who have won the Island Phase. The School and Island phases of this year's edition, held throughout D... more >>

Information: Azores with more than 22,700 registered athletes in 2018
According to the data released by the Regional Directorate for Sport on the demographics of sports associations, the Azores had 22,746 registered athletes in 46 sports last year. In 2018, 15,777 male athletes (69.4%) and 6,969 female athletes (30.6%) competed in the Region, being the highest participation figures recorded in recent years. Additionally, the data now released shows that training th... more >>

Information: Regional Director for Sport highlights growth of adapted sports in the Azores
Adapted sport in the Azores has registered an "exponential" growth in the number of athletes and centres, according to the Regional Director for Sport. António Gomes welcomed a delegation from the Almada/Seixal Cerebral Palsy Association in Ponta Delgada last Monday. On the occasion, he stated that adapted sport in the Region had three centres and 28 athletes in 2001-2002 and there are now, i... more >>

Information: Azores to compete in 9 sports in the 23rd Island Games -"Bastia 2019"
Eighty-three athletes, aged between 12 and 17 years, will participate in the 23rd edition of the Island Games to be held in the city of Bastia on the island of Corsica, France, between May 21 and 26. In this edition, whose competitions take place between May 22 and 25, the Azores will be represented in the following sports: Athletics (men's and women's), Football (men's), Judo (men's and women's)... more >>

Information: Regional Director for Sport acknowledges importance of u-11 football tournament promoted by Clube União Micaelense
The Regional Director for Sport highlighted in Ponta Delgada the activities carried out by Clube União Micaelense, one of the "historic" Azorean sports clubs that has been serving the community for more than 100 years. António Gomes spoke at the presentation of the 13th International Football Tournament Azores U11 to be held on the island of São Miguel between April 18 and 20. On t... more >>

Information: Two students represent the Azores at MegaSprinter 2018/2019
Inês Pires, student at Santa Clara School on Terceira, and Filipa Azevedo, student at Calheta Basic Education and Secondary School on S. Jorge, will represent the Azores in the National Phase of the MegaSprinter 2018/2019, which takes place Friday and Saturday in Faro, Algarve. The two students who will take part in the National Phase were placed 1st in their respective age and gender catego... more >>

Information: Student from Santa Maria Basic Education and Secondary School wins contest for 30th School Sports Games logo
The proposal presented by Santa Maria Basic Education and Secondary School, developed by student Flávio André Andrade Resendes, won the contest of ideas for the 30th School Sports Games logo. This contest was intended to select the logo for the 2019 edition of this emblematic school sports project in the Azores. It was promoted by the Regional Directorates for Sport and Education, both ... more >>

Information: Santa Maria student wins first prize in 6th "Ethics in Life and Sport" Literary Contest
Isabela Quadrado, student at Santa Maria Secondary School, won this year the first place in the "Ethics in Life and Sport" literary contest with a work entitled "I'm in the Race." This student, who had already came in second place in the previous edition of this national competition, will attend the prize-delivery ceremony to take place in September at the premises of "A Bola" newspaper in Lisbon.... more >>