André Villas-Boas: “Great to feel and live so much portismo” | OneFootball

The sixth edition of the Corrida do Dragão proved to be a landmark event: “the first in which there is a major partnership between FC Porto and the organizers” and, according to those responsible, “an absolute success,” since “registrations have doubled.” The event also served so that “people feel an increasingly strong connection with FC Porto and feel like athletes of the Club by practicing amateur sports such as athletics.”

Responsible for firing the starting shot of “an event that promotes sports practice” and highlights “the importance of well-being, health, and physical exercise,” André Villas-Boas emphasized the desire to “encourage amateur sports and make every member an athlete of FC Porto,” reviving “the amateur spirit that has been lost over the years.”

“This is what’s important to encourage in sports practice, and the Foundation will have a role to play in this,” said the Porto president at the ceremony, which featured Aurora Cunha and Fernanda Ribeiro, “two athletes who have so well represented the nation and FC Porto and who are examples for many young people.”

Absolute success“We are now in the sixth edition of the Corrida do Dragão and this is the first in which there is a major partnership between FC Porto and the organizers. It is an absolute success, registrations have doubled and it is an event that promotes sports practice, a social action, people come together, experience portismo and also experience the importance of well-being, health, and physical exercise. It’s a good day, these are the kinds of partnerships worth encouraging, particularly in athletics, which is one of the sports that has given a lot to FC Porto. I hope people had fun and that next year registrations will continue to grow.”

Aurora Cunha and Fernanda Ribeiro“People relate to these two great athletes in different ways: there are the younger ones, who don’t know them as well but know what they represent, and then all of us, who saw them win and conquer so many trophies and medals around the world. Not only with the colors of FC Porto, but also with the colors of Portugal on their chests. That has great importance and meaning; they are two athletes who have well represented the nation and FC Porto and who are examples for many young people.”

Every member an athlete“One of our goals, through the Foundation, is precisely to encourage amateur sports and make every member an athlete of FC Porto. That is one of the Foundation’s principles. It will be with initiatives like this that we will promote this kind of association, so that people feel an increasingly strong connection with FC Porto and feel like athletes of the Club by practicing amateur sports such as athletics. This is one of our goals; it’s good to feel and live so much portismo. A portismo experienced differently from that which is related to the professional success of our sports, not only football, handball, basketball, hockey, or volleyball, but also with the amateur spirit that has been lost over the years. This is what’s important to encourage in sports practice, and the Foundation will have a role to play in this.”

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