fountains and monuments: there are many places to visit and get to know in the municipality of Odivelas One more suggestion for discovering the best that the Lisbon Metropolitan Area has to offer At Lisboa Secreta, we love writing about our city, but we also love ‘discovering’ the surrounding area and, in particular, the Lisbon Metropolitan Area it’s time to get to know the municipality of Odivelas better we’ve prepared a list of eight of the many attractions this place has to offer that’s a question with an easy answer This municipality has a vast historical and cultural heritage The Odivelas Memorial (also known as the “Cross”) is located in the historic center and is an interesting example of the Gothic style in Portugal There are three main parts to this construction : the base the double superimposed arcade and the crown On the monument you can see the medieval Portuguese coat of arms which was used on the Armory until the reign of King Ferdinand the Odivelas Memorial is topped by a cross there is some uncertainty as to its origin and meaning View this post on Instagram This is one of the places you should consider when visiting Odivelas It is a religious monument dating from the 18th century and has a particular symbolism Its construction was due to the fact that the relics stolen from the Mother Church of Odivelas in the 17th century were found here The purpose of the monument was therefore to mark the finding of these pieces The monument is particularly noteworthy for its wall lined with monochrome tiles Where: Rua Pedro Álvares Cabral/Rua do Sr View this post on Instagram Classified as a National Monument in 1944 is a characteristic tomb from the Neolithic period It is a dolmen with a chamber formed by seven pillars and a small corridor facing southwest It was presented to the scientific community in the 19th century by archaeologist Carlos Ribeiro View this post on Instagram Windmills have a high heritage value in the municipality of Odivelas. But why? Well, they are direct testimonies of the regional milling activity between the 18th and 19th centuries. Of particular note is the Moinho da Laureana (under municipal supervision), which was restored in 2001. The first references to it date back to 1763. It is a typical mill from the south of Portugal and is one of the fixed mills with a cylindrical masonry tower and a removable hood with an interior rail. Moinho da Laureana has one floor and a store. Where: Rua dos Moinhos, Jardim Gertrudes da Velha, Famões View this post on Instagram Moinho das Covas is another place to visit in the municipality of Odivelas this is a direct testimony to the existing agricultural activity It was restored in 1996 and consists of two floors and a store Each floor has a couple of millstones and the store is used for packing and selling flour Where: Ramada Secondary School – Bairro dos Bons Dias Classified as a National Monument since 1910 The monastery was founded by King Dinis in the 13th century This temple was donated to the Bernard Nuns of the Cistercian Order Although the building is currently closed to the public due to works it couldn’t be missing from this list View this post on Instagram The municipality of Odivelas has several fountains This is another of the places to visit in Odivelas Located in the old urban center of the parish the Manueline-style front portico and holy water font stand out The church underwent alterations in the 17th and 18th centuries Also noteworthy in the chancel are the canvas “A Ceia” by the painter Pedro Alexandrino (1802) and the canvases of the Four Doctors of the Church Where: Rua da Igreja Póvoa de Santo Adrião in addition to our list of places to visit in Odivelas If you decide to take a trip to this municipality don’t forget to try the famous Marmelada Branca de Odivelas born in the Monastery of São Dinis and São Bernardo de Odivelas which is distinguished by its white color (or almost) and its fruity taste More information: here View this post on Instagram https://lisboasecreta.co/sitios-para-visitar-no-montijo/ The main objective of this initiative is to reduce the impact of falls on the health of older people through the integrated practice of judo This approach aims not only to strengthen physical skills but also to create a supportive and inclusive environment guests and organisers of Grand Prix Portugal 2024 It's a great honour for us to welcome more than 620 athletes from all over the world to participate in this great event Odivelas is again the stage of an international judo event and we are happy to be again the capital of judo The President of the Institute for Youth and Sports Families and friends are watching this exciting competition This is an extraordianry Olympic qualification competition Thank you to the IJF for trusting Portugal with the organisation of this important competition Thank you to the federation and to the entire team of Portuguese judo for the excellent organisation Today's competition shows that young Portuguese athletes bring hope and are the future of the sport." The President of the Portuguese Judo Federation "The Portuguese Judo Federation welcomes the whole judo family to Portugal We want to thank Mr Marius Vizer and his team for giving us the opportunity to organise this World Judo Tour event Congratulations to those who already won and good luck to those who are still competing." I'd like to welcome you to Odivelas for the Grand Prix Portugal 2024 This is the first event of an Olympic season that we expect to be exciting and memorable The number of participants and delegations present in Portugal is enormous It proves that we are now all focusing on the life-changing events of this year I declare the Grand Prix Portugal 2024 officially open 2024 / Medals at milestone events such as the European championships 2024 / Portugal’s Catarina Costa likes to travel to Abu .. 2024 / Telma Monteiro (POR) has 15 European medals including .. 2024 / While in a few days the traditional Paris Grand Slam .. 2024 / Hayun Kim was the number one seed and she lived up .. 2024 / The curtain has just fallen on Grand Prix Portugal .. 2024 / Building on his victory in Tokyo last December and .. South Korea's Soohee Choi took a stunning debut world title on the opening day of Odivelas 2018 A record number of competitors led to some new faces on the podium on the opening day of the Judo World Championships in Odivelas as Paralympic champions failed to capitalise on their status as favourites South Korea’s Soohee Choi became the women’s up to 48kg world champion on her Worlds debut after an incredible preliminary round performance that saw her cast aside two major players On her way to the final Choi beat two Paralympic champions in China’s Li Liqing and France’s Sandrine Martinet Choi then dug in for gold against Azerbaijan’s Shahana Hajiyeva The victory adds to her Asian Para Games title from Jakarta where once again she faced down Li on her way to gold “I feel like I am flying high in the sky,” Choi said of her golden Worlds debut Choi also indicated that the support of her team meant that she felt confident going in to the final: “My coaches gave me a lot of advice about my opposing judoka so it was not really hard.” who was determined to come back from disappointment in the preliminaries after a gritty win against Turkey’s Ecem Tasin Chinese Taipei’s Kai Lin Lee also grabbed bronze Uzbekistan’s Feruz Sayidov was another debutant to claim his first world title on day one He triumphed over Azerbaijan's world and Paralympic champion Ramil Gasimov earlier in the day before going on to win in the final against South Korea’s Seungjun Yang Gasimov took a consolation bronze along with Germany’s Nikolas Kornhass Kazakhstan’s Olzhas Orazalyuly emerged victorious from a tense tie against Algeria’s Ishak Ouldkouider in the men’s up to 60kg the match appeared as if it was going to go the distance successfully sweeping one of his opponent’s legs from underneath him Ouldkoudier settled for silver but can be content with his win over Paralympic champion Sherzod Namozov of Uzbekistan in the preliminaries Azerbaijan’s Vugar Shirinli also took bronze after winning his fight against teammate Orkhan Garayev Azerbaijan’s Bayram Mustafayev retained his title in the men’s up to 66kg following a close tie with Algeria’s Sid Ali Lamri Both men shared two Shido each for various infractions until the defending champion executed a Tomanagi to claim gold Uzbekistan’s Paralympic champion Urtkirjon Nigmatov occupied the third place on the podium Some categories did however go to form on Friday (17 November) It took under 10 seconds for Ukraine’s Inna Cherniak to land Germany’s Ramona Brussig on her back for Ippon in the women’s up to 52kg the women’s up to 57kg world and Paralympic champion secured the world title with her first big move The silver for Brussig is her third consecutive podium finish at a World Championships Canada’s Priscilla Gagne followed up on her Americas title from earlier in 2018 with bronze The rising star reached the top three on her Worlds debut South Korea’s Nayeong Song rounded off the medallists could not wait to embrace her coach following an emotional win in the women’s up to 57kg Fighting Japan’s Paralympic bronze medallist Junko Hirose Celik managed a fine trip on her opponent to claim an Ippon China’s Zhilian Lin and Uzbekistan’s Parvina Samandarova were the bronze medallists A total of 268 judoka from 43 countries are competing for titles at the 2018 IBSA Judo World Championships The biggest Worlds in the history of the sport are being shown live on IBSA Judo’s Facebook page and IBSA’s YouTube channel, with finals also shown on the International Paralympic Committee’s website Live results are available on the Judo World Championships website This week in the Cadet European Championships 9 of the 14 world ranked number ones will be competing in Odivelas and will certainly be looking to defend their ranking positions by earning European titles.  In the -63kg category, Sinem ORUC (TUR) is the only defending champion she went on to become the cadet world champion in Sarajevo cementing her place at the top and then took three consecutive cadet European cup gold medals This is Oruc’s opportunity to become a double European champion and many will be gunning for her demise this week The rest of those coming in with top world ranking can’t quite boast the same streak any many are actually coming to Odivelas with a silver or bronze medal from last years continental championship.  taking himself up the podium and taking two cadet European cup gold medals in Fuengirola and Coimbra perhaps the luck will continue for him in Portugal this week.  Since embarking on his international career, Tornike GIGAURI (GEO) has been a force to be reckoned with in the -60kg category never missing out on a place on the podium his consistency has lead him to become the number one Two female competitors were forced to settle for silver medals in the 2022 cadet European championships and also missed out on golden glory in Sarajevo for the world championships however their collection of medals would suggest that they are some of the most regular medallists and this week could be their chance.  The young Slovakian athlete has an impressive eight European cup gold medals to her name a combination of cadet as well as junior level Tomankova has a clean record in terms of her success in competition narrowly missed out on a medal in both the cadet European and world tournaments in 2022 but perhaps with the extra experience accumulated since then he will leave Odivelas with a better result.  This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Sandrine Martinet returned to the mat after a two-year hiatus to compete at the World Championships in Odivelas The French judoka decided to take a break after winning gold in the women’s up to 52kg at Rio 2016 to spend time with her children and husband She is also a physiotherapist and took the chance to return to her work for a time But with Odivelas 2018 approaching fast and Tokyo 2020 in sight double European medallist Martinet is still driven by winning “If the injuries leave me alone I have all my chances at the World Championships And I want to score maximum points,” she said In 2018 the Frenchwoman made her comeback at the World Cup in Atyrau “I came back to win but I did not necessarily think to win this World Cup,” she said “The conditions were not necessarily favourable in terms of my preparation for this competition but the experience helped me to win With probably the surprise effect of the change of category.” Martinet said it would be “interesting and a new challenge” to try and win the up to 48kg title She will face the likes of Paralympic and world champion Li Liqing of China as well as Germany’s Carmen Brussig another regular podium finisher at major events Odivelas also offers judokas the chance to grab points towards the world rankings These will be used to determine who qualifies for Tokyo 2020 Martinet is already thinking about the chance to compete at her fifth Paralympics and stand on top of the podium again A victory in the birthplace of judo would be even sweeter but I am confident if my body is good!” she said The opening of the Olympic season is even more special While there are only a few months left before the Paris 2024 Games for all the athletes present in Portugal over the weekend a blank page that will have to be filled with golden letters We cannot say that the result here does not matter It is obviously quite the opposite because the points at stake can affect the situation profoundly There are the judoka who strive to secure their place in the top 17 of each weight category guaranteeing them the ticket for the Games There are those who aim for the top 8 and a seeded place in Paris There are also those who are still in a gray area and who do not yet know if all their efforts will be enough The continental quota is an objective but it retains its share of uncertainty there are all the others who are present in Portugal to see to already prepare for the next Olympic cycle they will also be able to qualify for this summer we know that in judo everything is possible all scenarios presented themselves on the tatami of Grand Prix Portugal 2024 and this made the competition particularly interesting The time that separates us from the opening of the Olympic Games may still seem long but it is very short indeed Everything is speeding up and everything is becoming clearer The number of participants in Odivelas is proof that all the delegations understand that everything is at stake now and that if there was only one risk to take it was to participate because everything is possible There is a new controversy in the management of the works for the construction of the Violet Line of the Lisbon Metro After the government authorized the necessary funds for the construction of the Violet Line surface metro a year ago it turns out that it will face additional costs of 150 million euros And the inauguration date has also suffered as a result and which would have been ready and operational in 2027 with completion and opening not expected until 2029 With a total investment of 527.3 million euros the carriages and the construction of the new railway infrastructure between Loures and Odivelas the new line will have a total of 17 stations eight stations will be built to serve the parishes of Póvoa de Santo Adrião and Olival de Basto The stations will be of different types: 12 surface stations three underground stations and two trench stations These are the names of the 19 new stations that will connect Odivelas to Loures: The government approved a financial reinforcement of 150 million euros since the tenders were higher than the base price increasing the total budget to 677 million euros and in addition to the loans from the PRR – Recovery and Resilience Plan the government will be seeking funds from the State Budget which has led to a lot of criticism about how this whole process is being managed There may have been Asian domination in of the Portugal Grand Prix 2024, the opening evening for the IJF World Tour, however the attention was stolen by sister (twins actually) act, Mascha and Seija BALLHAUS while Seija has been forced to settle for an 57kg 5th place both performed incredible and were able to cheer for one another Though there was potential from two athletes to take gold for Europe on day one four gold medals went to the Asian nations; Uzbekistan (2) The -48kg category was a complete wipeout for Europe; Japan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia celebrating the medals and qualification points there. As for the -52kg category, WRL #6 PUPP Reka (HUN) was in with a chance of gold, however the top seed and WRL #3 Diyora KELDIYOROVA (UZB) was on top form and delivered within only 18 seconds A smooth transition from drop seoi nage in to ne waza brought about to go along with her four Grand Slam wins and world silver at senior level Daria KURBONMAMDOVA (AIN) narrowly missed out on the gold settling for the silver in the -57kg category and team mate Glafira BORISOVA took bronze at -52kg three of the four leading seeds are from outside of Europe Barbara MATIC (CRO) with a little pressure to pull through from the host continent The competition will continue to be extraordinarily tough given the timing and the upcoming Olympic Games but the athletes will continue to deliver their best tune in to JudoTV.com at 08:00 (GMT) or 09:00 (CET) for day two of the Portugal Grand Prix Paralympic champion Sandrine Martinet will be one to watch at Odivelas 2018 With exactly one month to go until the Judo World Championships get underway in Odivelas, Portugal, the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) has revealed that every moment will live streamed on Facebook and YouTube the competition marks the start of the qualification process for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Athletes will be able to secure points towards the world rankings which will determine who will go to the Games are expected to attract nearly 300 judoka from more than 30 countries France’s Sandrine Martinet won gold in the women’s up to 52kg at the Rio 2016 Paralympics adding to her silver from Beijing 2008 and Athens 2004 Martinet secured first place on her return to the mat at the IBSA Judo World Cup in Atyrau In the women’s up to 70kg Lenia Ruvalcaba has been in great form since claiming the Paralympic title two years ago The Mexican will be hoping to improve on her bronze medal from the last World Championships in 2014 in Colorado Springs Zviad Gogotchuri won Georgia’s first Paralympic medal with gold in the men’s up to 90kg in Rio In 2018 he will compete in the up to 100kg against a stacked field including South Korea’s Paralympic title holder Gwang Geun Choi Uzbekistan have two Rio 2016 gold medallists in the men’s – Sherzod Namozov in the up to 60kg and Utkirjon Nigmatov in the up to 66kg all the values are illustrated during the team competitions and this aspect was magnificent throughout the day perhaps a little disappointed with their individual result who wanted to leave Portugal with the feeling of a job well done who had to re-motivate themselves and put their talent at the service of the collective There was a Portuguese national team which wanted to please its audience ready to bring that little extra which makes all the difference whose ability to transcend themselves when it comes to working not for an individual purpose but for others The mixed team competition brings all this a permanent drama which vibrates within the crowd; a permanent uncertainty which means that from morning to evening we remain glued It is during such a tournament that friendships are forged within the team; it is here that group cohesion works wonders winning a world title or medal with your teammates is something special “It was one of the best moments of my career!” The most beautiful perhaps and the loudest without a doubt was the extraordinary bronze medal won at the last minute by the host country There were smiles and joy in Odivelas on this Sunday Li Liqing is the reigning world and Paralympic women's up to 48kg champion Rio 2016 gold medallist Li Liqing wants to quickly forget about the Asian Para Games and return to the top of the podium at the 2018 Judo World Championships in Odivelas She is one of the top judokas from L-O in a continuation of our rundown of athletes to look out for at Odivelas 2018 China’s Li Liqing is the defending champion in the women’s up to 48kg Liqing is also the Paralympic title holder But the Chinese judoka dropped down the order at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta losing to eventual victor South Korea’s Soohee Choi in the semi-finals World No.3 Jung Min-Lee of South Korea won silver in the men’s up to 81kg at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games He also claimed a win at the World Cup in Tashkent in late 2017 and followed that up with silver at the 2018 Asian Para Games Sandrine Martinet finally got the gold she had been working for in the women’s up to 52kg at Rio 2016 – her fourth Paralympics the French judoka has dropped down to the women’s up to 48kg She continued her winning form at the World Cup in Atyrau Algeria’s Moloud Nora will try to retain his gold from the 2014 World Championships in the men’s up to 60kg The Beijing 2008 champion ventured into the men’s up to 66kg earlier in 2018 but after a seventh place finish at a World Cup in Atyrau he returned to the lower weight category Uzbekistan’s Sherzod Namozov is a rival to Nora Since claiming bronze behind the Algerian four years ago Asian and Asian Para Games titles and several World Cup wins Russia’s Natalia Ovchinnikova* is the European silver medallist in the women’s up to 57kg In 2018 the Russian made it onto the podium again at the Atyrau World Cup *Editor's note: The International Paralympic Committee suspended the Russian Paralympic Committee on 7 August 2016 for its inability to fulfil its IPC membership responsibilities and obligations in particular its obligation to comply with the IPC Anti-Doping Code and the World Anti-Doping Code (to which it is also a signatory) Russian athletes cannot enter IPC sanctioned events or competitions Chris Skelley is aiming for a World Championship medal at Odivelas 2018 “I like to beat everyone but obviously I want to beat the likes of Gogotchuri and Choi I want to take those scalps this time and prove that I really am of this level and show the world I’m here to stay.” As the clock ticks down to the 2018 World Championships in Odivelas British judoka Chris Skelley is zoning in on his goals The 25-year-old made his Paralympic debut at Rio 2016 securing fifth place in the men’s up to 100kg Despite an impressive result for a first timer it was not the start Skelley had dreamed of But now he is determined to return to the mat in Odivelas and make his name in one of the toughest weight categories “I like to beat everyone but obviously I want to beat the likes of [Zviad] Gogotchuri and [Gwang Geun] Choi Georgia's Gogotchuri and South Korean Choi are two of the most formidable athletes in Skelley’s weight category Choi is the up to 100kg Paralympic champion while Gogotchuri has made the move up after winning gold in the up to 90kg at Rio 2016 “I think everyone’s targeting first place to be honest I’m going to try and do my best and win it and if not I’ll give the best possible performance on the day.” Speaking ahead of the competition’s opening on 16 November Skelley is nearing the end of an intense training period In September the British team travelled to Japan for a two-week training camp Since then they have been preparing at the British Judo Centre of Excellence in Walsall and in Hannover Paralympic and Olympic judokas train alongside each other in an integrated programme offering the chance for both sets of athletes to access the very best facilities and experts That helped Skelley to reach the podium at the World Cup in Atyrau “I wanted to win it obviously but I tried my best and had a good performance on the day and got second place But hopefully we’ve improved on the areas I need to improve on and ready for the World Championships “We’re just making sure that I’m doing the basics of judo right and keeping it as simple as possible to get the best quality of judo out of it.” Crucially former rugby player Skelley believes his strengths are: “My fitness and my conditioning Just having lots of heart and sticking with it.” Odivelas 2018 also offers the chance for athletes to secure points for the world rankings These will determine who gets a ticket to the next Paralympics in Tokyo in 2020 Skelley is fully aware of the challenging road ahead and is taking it step by step He hopes he will get the chance to improve on his Rio 2016 performance but is keeping his aspirations under control I’m just trying to concentrate competition by competition and not get ahead of myself “I think I just focus on my next performance and try to make it the best one I can possibly do and then by then Tokyo will come round and what will be Brazil's Alana Maldonado kisses her silver medal at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games "It was sensational to compete in Rio with my whole family it will be sensational to compete where judo was born" Brazil’s Alana Maldonado is targeting a title on her Judo World Championships debut in Odivelas in November to add to her Paralympic silver from Rio 2016 Speaking with two years to go until the next Paralympic Games in Tokyo Maldonado was in a buoyant mood about the Worlds “I look forward to this very important Championship for me I will do my best to be champion,” she said The World Championships will be held from 16-18 November and offers points towards qualification for Tokyo 2020 Maldonado is also conscious that they represent the best chance to assess her competition “It is the strongest Championship in the cycle before Tokyo where we will have a parameter for Tokyo,” she said Having been inspired to start judo at the age of four Maldonado has a deep passion for the sport The chance to compete at a Paralympics in Japan equal to competing at a home Paralympic Games “Japan is the land of judo and just as it was sensational to compete in Rio with my whole family it will be sensational to compete where judo was born,” she said With the women’s -70kg being highly competitive Maldonado believes that all of her opponents will be difficult to beat the Brazilian lost to Mexico’s Lenia Ruvalcaba the bronze medallist from the 2014 World Championships Earlier in 2018 she claimed second place at the World Cup in Antalya Maldonado was beaten to first by Russia’s* Olga Zabrodskaya but showed that two years out from Rio 2016 she is still able to challenge for the podium and I do not see myself doing anything other than judo,” I overcome obstacles and am always trying to give my best.” Judo will see nearly 140 athletes compete for honours in 13 weight categories *Editor's note: The International Paralympic Committee suspended the Russian Paralympic Committee on 7 August 2016 for its inability to fulfil its IPC membership responsibilities and obligations South Korea's Jung Min Lee celebrates his first world title after beating Azerbaijan’s Huseyn Rahimli “At the beginning of the match I lost a point I was nervous and stressed but at the end of the day is a good result.” South Korean judoka were the stars of the show at the 2018 Judo World Championships in Odivelas on Saturday (17 November) winning two of the seven golds on offer Jung Min Lee overcame Azerbaijan’s Huseyn Rahimli in the men’s -81kg It was gold for the South Korean on his World Championships debut “I had a serious knee injury but after I recovered and with this being my first major tournament I am so happy for winning the gold medal,” Lee said “At the beginning of the match I lost a point and I had two shido Russia’s* Ruslan Albagachiev and France’s Nathan Petit secured the bronzes Ukraine’s defending world champion Irinya Husieva lost out to another South Korean Olga Pozdnysheva equalled her performance from 2014 in Colorado Springs The golds for Min Lee and Lee Jin brings South Korea’s medal total to three with the team events to come on Sunday (18 November) A physical contest ensued in the men’s -100kg between Georgia’s Paralympic champion Zvid Gogotchuri and Great Britain’s Samuel Ingram The pair have met twice before with the Georgian winning on both occasions The result went the way of Gogotchuri once again Ingram received three shido to hand Gogotchuri his first world title and a successful move up from the -90kg where he won gold at the Rio 2016 Paralympics Gogotchuri remains unbeaten at an IBSA Judo competition since making his debut in 2015 Great Britain’s Chris Skelley reached his best ever Worlds performance with third He was joined by Russia’s* 2014 gold medallist Rushan Kuramagomedov Ukraine had better luck in the men’s -90kg courtesy of top seed and Paralympic silver medallist Oleksandr Nazarenko With a beautiful sweep of the feet against Russia’s* Vladimir Fedin the Ukrainian was awarded an ippon to improve on his bronze medal from 2014 Vahid Noura grabbed bronze for Iran after his Moldovan opponent Oleg Cretul pulled out of the contest due to injury Great Britain’s Elliot Stewart also occupied third place on the podium A hugely tactical fight in the women’s -70kg saw both fighters break down after the match one in joy and the other in disappointment Brazil’s Paralympic silver medallist Alana Martins Maldonado spent most of her fight trying to resist Uzbekistan’s Asian champion Vasila Aliboeva and it looked to be going the way of the Uzbek But the tables turned when Martins just managed to topple her opponent and then hold her on the mat for an Ippon Immediately embracing her coaches after the match Martins spoke with a broken voice and tears in her eyes I was tired but I believed until the end and God gave me the strength to get the final move,” Martins said Mexico’s Paralympic champion Lenia Ruvalcaba will have to wait four more years for her chance at her first world title Ruvalcaba was beaten by Aliboeva in the semi-final but overcame Azerbaijan’s Zulfiyya Huseynova for bronze Russia’s* Olga Zabrodskaia also claimed bronze over Croatia’s Lucija Breskovic A massive Harai Goshi from China’s Hongyu Wang prompted a huge groan from the crowd in the women’s +70kg Wang was facing South Korea’s Hayeong Park in a tactical final which was evenly matched despite the height and size of Wang compared to Park But the Chinese judoka managed a good grip which she converted to a throw as the clock ticked down Meg Emmerich emerged the victor in an all-Brazilian fight for bronze against Rebeca Silva Carolina Costa claimed Italy’s first medal of Odivelas 2018 Iran’s Asian Championships bronze medallist Mohammedreza Kheirollahzadeh claimed the title on his World Championships debut A clever sweep of the heels of South Korea’s Woohyeok Song saw the Iranian bring down his opponent He then managed to hold a squirming Song on the tatami for ippon adding to his silver medal from October’s Asian Para Games in Jakarta “I’m winning this for my nation and my people and with the help of God I was able to win,” Kheirollahzadeh said “I’m happy with my performance but most of all I hope my coaches are happy with it It was a very difficult competition and I was able to perform well.” Azerbaijan’s Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Paralympic champion Ilham Zakiyev showed he still has podium potential who moved to the +100kg following his bronze from Rio 2016 in the category below The biggest Worlds in the history of the sport is being shown live at IBSA Judo’s Facebook page and IBSA’s YouTube channel, with finals also shown on the International Paralympic Committee's website South Korean judokas ruled the 2018 Worlds With both the World Championships and the Asian Para Games 2018 was certainly a year to remember for judo South Korean dominance It was a fantastic year for South Korean judokas They were in unstoppable form as they topped the medals table of the 2018 World Championships in Odivelas Soohee Choi sprang the biggest individual surprise as she became the women’s up to 48kg world champion after beating two Paralympic champions in China’s Li Liqing and France’s Sandrine Martinet on her way to the final South Korea also took both team event titles on offer Li and Martinet were not the only candidates for gold who were defeated at Odivelas 2018 Azerbaijan's world and Paralympic champion Ramil Gasimov lost to Uzbekistan’s debutant Feruz Sayidov in the men’s up to 73kg and had to settle for bronze Sayidov’s compatriot and Paralympic champion Sherzod Namozov was dramatically eliminated in the early stages of the men’s up to 60kg Ehsan Mousanezhad Karmozdi used to be a powerlifter but decided to switch sports in 2017 Despite his little time practising the new sport the Iranian judoka reached the men’s up to 100kg final against reigning Paralympic champion Choi Gwang Geun in Jakarta And Karmozdi won in one of the biggest shocks of the Games With a record of three wins and no losses, Canadian Priscilla Gagne won the Pan American Championships title in the women’s up to 52kg at home in Calgary Her compatriot Justin Karn also topped the podium in the men’s up to 60kg It was so exciting because Justin also won gold Record-breaking Worlds A total of 268 judokas from 42 countries competed in 13 individual and two team events over three days in Odivelas Journalists and broadcasters from all over the world came to cover the competition Their attendance made it the most covered Worlds in the history of the sport The public tender has been launched for the construction of the Violet Line of the Lisbon Metro which will serve the municipalities of Loures and Odivelas This extension of the Metro network is expected to become a reality in the second half of 2026 O Lisbon Metro has launched the tender for the construction of the Violet Line which will serve the municipalities of Loures and Odivelasthrough a light rail solution The construction of the Violet Line will cost at least 450 million euros and will be co-financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) and funds from the State Budget The Violet Line will include a total of 17 stations and about 11.5 km in length Santo António dos Cavaleiros and Frielasover a length of 6.4 km Eight stations will be built in the municipality of Odivelas serving the following areas parishes of Póvoa de Santo Adrião and Olival de Basto Ramada and Caneçasfor a total length of 5.1 km The stations Beatriz Ângelo Hospital e Loures Valley will be the end of the Violet Line which was originally to have two more stations The stations on the Violet Line will be of different types: 12 above ground The Violet Line will be integrated with the Yellow Line at its terminus in Odivelas The two stations will not be interconnected The Violet Line's Odivelas station will be one of two to be built in a trench: such as the Ramada Schools or Radial Gardenboth in the municipality of Odivelas During the public consultation period - and due to opposition from residents of Infantado, in Loures, who did not want to see the space dedicated to cars reduced - o Violet Line project reduced from 19 to 17 stations The seasons Quinta de São Roque e Infantado were cut after the season Loures ValleyThe line was to terminate near the Loureshopping shopping center This situation forced the project to be revised The Infantado urbanization will have a Violet Line station connected to the rest of the Lisbon Metro network but significantly distant from the residential area Next to the Loures ValleyThere are plans to build a 129-space parking lot By Loures Valley When the line is completed the carriages will have to be parked at night and this is planned to take place along Avenida das Descobertas where there will be a room for drivers and a support room for cleaning the carriages The parking of the carriages and the construction of the support building require the felling of some of the palm trees in the central separator The existing cycle path is to be maintained namely its transition from the road channel to the sidewalk area next to the Loureshopping building The route of the Violet Line has not only been revised in the Infantado area there have been five changes since the public consultation and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) phase Another significant change was made at the Beatriz Angelo Hospital. The station that will serve the Loures hospital will be closer to it, benefiting users, but also making it possible to make the Metro route compatible with the future Quinta do Correio-Mor tourist complex The pedestrian plaza that was planned next to the Beatriz Ângelo Hospital station was canceled and replaced by an exclusive BUS access lane next to which six stops could be installed with parking capacity for 15 buses and a sanitary facility for the exclusive use of employees and due to the reduction of the Infantado project the maintenance workshops that were planned at this end of the line were moved to the other end The call for tenders now launched is aimed not only at design and construction of the light rail infrastructure but also the urban redevelopment of the area surrounding the line and stations the supply of vehicles (LRV type streetcars Light Rail Vehicle) and the provision of maintenance services for the rail infrastructure and vehicles for a period of three years. Bidders have 120 days to submit their bids Metro de Lisboa requires them to have a minimum useful life of 30 years a capacity for 60 seated passengers and 180 standing passengers The Violet Line is a project to expand the intermodal coverage of the current Yellow Line of the Lisbon Metro and is the result of a protocol signed in July 2021 between the transport company and the city councils of Loures and Odivelas The total investment in the Violet Line will be 527.3 million euros with 390 million euros coming from the PRR and 137.3 million euros from the State Budget The Violet Line is expected to be a reality in the second half of 2026 You can consult the main Violet Line documents here: MB Way: 933 140 217 (indicar “LPP”) Ou clica aqui Podes escrever-nos para [email protected] O LPP / Lisbon For People é um jornal local dedicado à cidade e à área metropolitana de Lisboa editado de forma totalmente independente e sem fins lucrativos ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " The spotlight today was on Jorge Fonseca a local player who won Gold in the under 100kg category The final agaist the Italian Dominico Di Guida took only 13 seconds and brought a lot of joy to the crowd gathered in the Odivelas Sports Hall It´s the fifth medal at an international competition that Fonseca has won this year including the recent bronze medal at the Grand Prix in Zagreb the Portuguese player confirms himself as one of the biggest stars of the present national team The current U23 European Champion collected three ippon wins and one waza-ari win on route to the gold medal “It was very important to me to compete at home My goal today was to win and being able to compete in Portugal was a big motivation for me To lose the final would have been very disappointing because I wanted to bring joy to my friends and loved ones My goal is qualification for the Olympic Games” Without any doubt Fonseca is one of the Portuguese hopes for Rio de Janeiro 2016 What is also worth mentioning is a fine performance from Julian Kermarrec of France who won bronze in the under 81 kg category against Tom Reed from Great Britain with an effective sasae for ippon The category was won by Japanese Joichi Hirao Watch all the photos from Lisbon in our photo gallery: http://www.eju.net/media/?mode=showEvent&id=1853 The Violet Line is planned for the end of 2025 and will connect The project is in public consultation until mid-February It will be the Violet Line of the Lisbon Metro A light rail line between Loures and Odivelas which will promote a fast and structuring connection between the important centers of the two municipalities connecting Beatriz Ângelo Hospital to Infantadowith transfer and interface to Lisbon in the Odivelas Metro station The project is registered in the PRR and has the end of 2025 as the conclusion date With a total of 19 stations and about 13 km in lengthThe Violet Line will serve the municipality of Loures with 11 stations in the parishes of Loures Santo António dos Cavaleiros and Frielas in an extension of about 7.4 km and in the municipality of Odivelas eight stations will be implemented in the parishes of Póvoa de Sto Ramada and Caneças in a total extension of about 5.1 km Most of the stations (14) will be above ground but there will be three underground stations and two in "trench" (that is Most of the route (66%) will also be above ground; only in the municipality of Odivelas will the Violet Line run mostly underground The underground and "trench" components will be 28% and 3% of the total route That leaves 3% of the line (about 400 meters) which corresponds to the viaduct parts - one viaduct is planned in Póvoa de Santo Adrião and another in Infantado These will be the 19 stations of the Violet Line: The Violet Line will start at the surface near the Beatriz Ângelo Hospitalwith a station right next to this hospital equipment and that will be made compatible with the so-called Detailed Plan of Quinta do Correio-Mor the line follows in trench and tunnel to overcome an area of steeper relief towards Ramada The next station will be the Caldeira PlateauThe line continues in plain sight with the station on the surface The line continues in plain sight with the Bela Vista Towerswhere about 150 parking spaces are planned; it enters a tunnel with the stations Radial Gardenin a predominantly residential and high density area in the north of the Odivelas county and Ramada SchoolsIt will serve an area that is also densely populated and where there are two schools and a health center with a difference of about 15 meters in relation to Rua Hermínia Silva and practically level with Rua Combatentes do Ultramar Here it is foreseen a total of 98 parking spaces and also the creation of a public green space in the surroundings of the station cooking that entire urban area and extending to the south the already existing Integrated Park of Ribeirada do Castelinho GardenIt will be underground and will serve a residential area The project foresees the creation and reinforcement of trees and pedestrian and cycling corridors the subway will stop at Odivelas Station and make the connection to the Yellow Line the central part of Rua José Gomes Monteiro and its construction will be the pretext for requalifying a needy urban area improving pedestrian accessibility and afforestation The Violet Line will follow the surface along the N8 national road and cross the A8 freeway to the next station the Heroes of ChaimiteIt serves not only a commercial zone and a gymnasium but also the urban core of Olival Basto and an industrial zone with a significant number of jobs Next are the stations D'El-Rei Fountain e Póvoa de Santo Adrião To ensure the preservation of the historic center of Póvoa de Santo Adrião the route of the light rail line leaves the alignment of the EN8 and deviates to align itself parallel to the Póvoa stream to the west of this water line and preserving the water domain where a road variant to the EN8 would be planned The station will serve the old core of Póvoa de Santo Adrião providing the opportunity to create a new green space the line returns to the EN8 with the stations Flemish e St At the exit of Santo António dos Cavaleiros station the line plunges again into a tunnel to cross an urban residential and to overcome the increase in the slope of the terrain The line returns to the surface again to the Santo António dos Cavaleiros station Almirante's FarmThe station is the largest in the world but also various economic activities and sports facilities the Loureswill be located on the west side of the Avenida das Descobertas and will serve a school and also the historic core of Loures After passing over the A8 on a dedicated viaduct (north of the existing viaduct) the line continues to develop over the Avenida das Descobertas with the station Loures Valleynext to the LoureShopping commercial surface Right after that comes the station Quinta de São RoqueThis will be the line's terminus station and will be located in an area of high urban density with several commercial areas and various facilities the track continues to the Parque de Material e Oficinas (PMO) The PMO will be where the Violet Line trains will "sleep" and be repaired This park will be located in a forested and agricultural area of Quinta das Carrafouchas of about four hectares The future Violet Line of the Lisbon Metro will have 11 trains running in the morning and afternoon rush hours in school term which will mean waiting times of 7 minutes and an estimate of 2270 passengers carried per hour The trains will take about 38 minutes to run the entire route but will connect to the Yellow Line about halfway through The maximum speed of circulation will be 50 km/h in urban areas and 70 km/h outside cities or in tunnels The proposed vehicles are 18 to 40 meters long capable of carrying 40 to 80 seated passengers and 100 to 230 standing passengers and have low floors for full accessibility with a restructuring of the public road transport offer can attract close to 12 million annual passengers as soon as 2026the first year of operation The construction of the Violet Line will lead to urban redevelopment There are plans to build bi-directional parking lots near some of the stations and a bidirectional bicycle path along the future line The Violet Line is expected to cost 250 million euros to be built and, like the expansion of the Red Line to Alcântara, it is an investment included in the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP)The expected completion date of the contract is last quarter of 2025 which is carrying out this project with the municipalities of Loures and Odivelas has already received 32.5 million euros from the European "bazooka" It is estimated that the urban reorganization and the necessary expropriations will cost the municipalities of Loures and Odivelas between 80 and 70 million euros Updated 9/01/2023: clarified information about the Environmental Impact Assessment Updated on 11/01/2023: correction on the travel time As the project documentation was not clear it was verified that the time presented corresponded to a round trip Podes escrever-nos para [email protected] « All Events Again the IKF Europa Shield 2018 will take place in Multiusos de Odivelas The 2018 tournament is scheduled in the fourth weekend of January 2 weeks after the IKF ECup 2018 final round The first match will start Friday 26 January 2018 1700 PM (Lisbon time zone): KV Adler Rauxel (GER) – Marmara University Sport Club (TUR) The IKF Europa Shield is an eight club team event for European teams In 2017 Bec Korfball Club from England became the champion You can follow and watch the live webcasting of all games on www.worldkorfball.org Official LOC Facebook Profile (live update): facebook.com/IKFEuropaShield2018 Official IKF Facebook Profile (live update): facebook.com/korfball.org The IKF Europa Shield 2017 will take place in Multiusos de Odivelas The 2017 tournament is scheduled in the FOURTH weekend of January 2 weeks after the IKF ECup 2017 final round This is 1 week later than in previous editions The IKF Europa Shield is a club team event for European teams KC Barcelona (Catalonia) became the champion after beating in the final the previous 2015 IKF EShield winner: Bec Korfball Club from England Pools and match schedule added 6 October 2016 CK Montcada (CAT) will replace 1908 SZAC Budapest (HUN) Read today's Portuguese stories delivered to your email The public tender for the construction of the Violet Line for the Lisbon Metro has been launched with the prediction that the light surface metro between Odivelas and Loures will be operational in 2026 and will cost 527 million euros In addition to the launch of the competition on the public procurement platform the signing of the collaboration protocol between Metropolitano and the municipalities of Loures and Odivelas the new line will cost 527 million euros (including VAT) 390 of which will be through the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) and 137.3 ME financed by the State Budget The Line will cover 11.5 kilometers and 17 stations (12 of them above ground between Hospital Beatriz Ângelo and Infantado with connection to the center of Lisbon from the current Odivelas station with nine stations over a length of 6.4 km eight stations will be built that will serve the parishes of Póvoa de Santo Adrião and Olival de Basto We appreciate that not everyone can afford to pay for our services but if you are able to we ask you to support The Portugal News by making a contribution – no matter how small You can change how much you give or cancel your contributions at any time Send us your comments or opinion on this article Reaching over 400,000 people a week with news about Portugal It has been known since 2018 that the Yellow Line will run from Odivelas to downtown Lisbon but a recent TVI news story has thrown media confusion around the future of the Lisbon Metro operation At the end of May, the TVI launched the meditative mess with one news item indicating that the government had done "a sudden reverse gear" on the circular line and that the project would now remain on paper was echoed in other media organs; and led the current Minister of the Environment But will there really be a circular line after all? Or we will have a "looped line"with a direct connection from Odivelas to downtown Lisbon The most important point is this: the Yellow Line at peak demand times in the morning and afternoon will continue to connect Odivelas to downtown Lisbon been transmitting this information to the councilmen and the population in several municipal meetings For his part, in February 2019, the then Assistant Secretary of State and Mobility, José Gomes Mendes (PS), wrote in the newspaper Público which "trains from Odivelas will be able to enter the new circular line and transport passengers to the city center And he added the following: “About 36% of passengers who currently board at Odivelas do not continue their trip south of Campo Grande either because they get off at the previous stations or because they leave at that station to switch to the Green Line those destined for the stations on the western side of the ring will be able to continue their journey on the Yellow Line train while those heading for the stations on the eastern side of the ring will transfer at Campo Grande but will now enjoy a frequency of trains under four minutes." the circular line and other movements are possible"The government of Antonio Costa has a final decision to make; but it has left the transport company's disagreement with the line-sharing model: "We consider that this is not an effective model of operation." The very Environmental Impact Study of the Circular Line although the project includes the construction of two new viaducts in the Campo Grande area (...) the existing viaducts will not be deactivated Trains originating in Odivelas may continue with the direct connection to Lisbon's central axis just as those coming from Telheiras may continue with the direct connection to Av two situations were compared: a closed ring between Campo Grande and Cais do Sodré and the separation of the Yellow Line for the route between Odivelas and Telheiras; or maintaining two independent lines the Green Line (between Telheiras and Cais do Sodré) and the Yellow Line (extended from Rato to Cais do Sodré It was concluded that making a ring road was more advantageous allowing 318 million passengers to be captured during the first 30 years of operation and nine million passengers in the first year - That is 109 million more passengers in three decades and three million more in the first year than if the two independent lines were maintained None of the construction work currently underway on the circular line blocks this operating model the two new viaducts in the Campo Grande area only add connections between the current Green and Yellow linesThe old viaducts will remain so a train coming from Odivelas can still go to Rato but can also go to Telheiras or a train coming from Rato can go to Odivelas or follow the way to Alvalade an alternating operation between a circular model and another circulation model is not so simple to realize explains to LPP that they are being new switchgear placed that will automatically allow the routes of the new circular lineThis means that a train from Cidade Universitária can go to Alvalade without human intervention But if that train from Cidade Universitária wants to do a different route than the circular line and go to Odivelas it will have to go at a reduced speed and there will have to be a human operator without the need for a person to intervene it would have to be an additional investment in track changing equipment which the specialist estimates at 10 million ("but I may be being pessimistic") Santos e Silva also clarifies that it is not a good idea to interchange trains in different directions for safety and operational reasons - i.e it's not a good idea to have round-line trains mixed with loop-line trains operating a circular line model (with the apparatus in the deviated position) for a certain period of time and a loop line model (with those apparatus in the direct position) for another period of time This is because Interleaving the two operation dynamics would have a direct impact on the intervals between trains because additional time would be needed in the Campo Grande area to prove the safety conditions and for the movement of the switches and crossings "The signaling system always establishes the safety conditions for train movement it will stop the train from Odivelas before it reaches Campo Grande and after the train coming from Cidade Universitária to Alvalade passes by it confirms that the devices are in the correct position for the Odivelas train to move forward this while preventing a new train coming from Alvalade from approaching"says the specialist The aforementioned TVI news story came after a statement sent by the Lumiar Borough Council to the newsrooms this local authority wrote the following: "The Lumiar Parish Council welcomes the assumption by the Minister of the Environment and Climate Action that the option of the circular line rather than the loop line is not yet closed leaving the assurance that the work in progress allows to opt for either of the two solutions the solution advocated by the Lumiar Parish Council is the only option that does not isolate the largest parish in the city of Lisbon." The Lumiar Parish Council had just had a meeting with Duarte Cordeiro about the closure of the works in Campo Grande that closed the Telheiras station for two months and created chaos on the Green Line It was a meeting similar to those that Odivelas had already had with the same ministry and in which similar guarantees were given gave some more details about the meeting: said that the Minister of the Environment has expressed his availability to study a loop operation (which could take trains from Odivelas to Cais do Sodré and from here to Telheiras which would work in conjunction with the circular linebut he said that no details were discussed - because it is up to Metro de Lisboa to understand what can be done from a technical and safety point of view Mexia reaffirmed his disagreement with the circular line model for isolating three of the four metro stations in the parish - an idea that was expressed in the coalition's electoral program New Times for which he was elected (Carlos Moedas also defends the looped line) sem colocar em causa a possibilidade de outros tipos de operação como o funcionamento habitualmente designado pela expressão ‘em laço’ ou a combinação destes tipos de funcionamento”adding that "the decision on the operation model will be defined in due time by Metro de Lisboa supported by the demand and operation studies that will support it". For the Mayor of Odivelas, the guarantees reaffirmed by the national executive are good news for the municipality he leads."When the new Minister of the Environment, Duarte Cordeiro, took office, I expressed my ambition that the loop line was still possible and feasible. I was promised that it would be studied"., advanced Hugo Martins (PS) at the town hall meeting on May 31, 2023 "So we started with a closed project of a circular line and amputation of the Yellow Line We did our work last term and ensured that we shared the line at least during peak hours even though it was said by all parties that I was not telling the truth and that the Minister was lying We moved from that solution to the study also of a loop operation." Hugo Martins doesn't know what operation will actually take place when all the works are finished but he is sure that it will already "it was worth everything we did and all the civic movements" because there are now other possibilities on the table we may even realize that the best for people is the circular line with transfer"he summarized The Odivelas PS never agreed with the Circular Line and we tried to minimize the impacts of its effectiveness"the Mayor of Odivelas also said at the May 31 Podes escrever-nos para [email protected] Home   Sport   Article Highland Boxing Academy head coach Liam Foy has hailed Ewan Gliniecki’s performance at the Odivelas Box Cup as one of the finest achievements he has seen at the club Alness teenager Gliniecki won three bouts to claim a gold medal in Portugal In the quarter final he stopped Welsh boxer Thomas Jones in the third round before claiming a unanimous decision win over Ireland’s Malo Davis in the semi final That left a gold medal bout against hometown boxer Wamy Esteves where once again the judges ruled unanimously in favour of Gliniecki but to go over to Portugal and beat the level of boxers he faced it’s up there with one of the best results we’ve had,” Foy insisted “He also picked up the best schoolboy boxer of the tournament we’ve never failed to come away with a champion but we’ve never picked up the best boxer in a division." Read more in today's Ross-shire Journal All three of Inverness City Boxing Club’s athletes at the Odivelas Box Cup in Portugal came home with medals. Adian Williamson was the top performer, winning gold in the junior elite division, while George Stewart and Calum Turnbull both had to settle for bronze. Alness teenager Williamson won through a quarter final, semi final and final, each time by unanimous decision, finally defeating Italian boxer Federico Lucchesi. For Inverness City coach Laurie Redfern, it was a showing that proved he is one to keep an eye on. “Adian is showing a lot of promise, he’s coming on all the time,” Redfern insisted. “That was his 21st contest in the final since he started his boxing with me, and he has only lost three times. “He is still only a junior, so we’re looking for big things in the future from Adian. “I’m really pleased with him, he was a wee star.” Stewart and Turnbull both ended up on the wrong ends of decisions – two calls from the judges that Redfern disagreed with. Turnbull was making his return to competitive action after spending time out injured with a broken wrist. He was due to compete in Cyprus two months ago only for his opponent to pull out. His first bout back was a successful one, winning against an Italian boxer in the quarter final. But an unfortunate collision in his semi final ended up closing out his Box Cup early. “There wasn’t a lot in it, then there was a clash of heads,” Redfern remembered. “His opponent had got a cut in his hairline, blood trickling down his face. In amateur boxing they’re pretty strict – the doctor looked at them and said the boy couldn’t carry on with the cut, so we went back to the scorecards. “We were halfway through the second round, and for me Calum won the first, so how they decided the other boy won I haven’t got a clue.” Stewart got knocked out by the eventual winner, Englishman Billy Adams, but put up a strong showing in a back and forth contest. “In the last round I thought we had done enough, and it went the other way,” Redfern said. “Adams is an English international, and he won the European Championships. He’s a top class boxer. “I said to George if we win this last round, we’ll win it, and for me he did.” Billy Le Poullain will head a three-man Guernsey team to a brand new challenge this weekend – the Odivelas Box Cup in Lisbon Casey de la Mare and Jimmy Lesbirel are all making the trip to Portugal for the fourth edition of the tournament featuring boxers from Europe and Africa They will be joined by their head coach Ben Duff who says this step into the unknown for the trio will be hugely beneficial 'The experience will be invaluable because currently we only box against English and Welsh teams and compete in English tournaments so it will be a whole new experience,' he said 'Out of the 35 teams competing only three of them are British and the competition is structured so that boxers from the same nations will not be allowed to compete against each other until the later stages 'Looking through the team list I've noticed a German Boxing Association team and Sweden team which sound more like national select teams than a club team so it will be interesting to see what they're like 'We're going into the tournament open-minded and our aim is to progress as far as possible and hopefully win them.' The announcement on Monday, September 20, 2021, by Metropolitano de Lisboa, of the signing of the financing contracts included a breakdown of the investments: the “Expansion of the Lisbon Metro Network - Red Line to Alcântara” will receive financing of 304 million euros while the “Metro Light Surface Odivelas-Loures” foresees a financing of 250 million euros. These represent “amounts corresponding, in both projects, to the total cost of the investment”. The two contracts account for an investment of 554 million euros from the PRR and "have a deadline for completion on December 31, 2025 ", indicated Metropolitano de Lisboa, in a statement, adding that the objective is to "continue to improve urban mobility from the perspective of sustainable development and decarbonization, with the associated environmental benefits”. The extension of the red line from São Sebastião to Alcântara will have “a length of four kilometers and four new stations: Amoreiras, Campo de Ourique, Infante Santo and Alcântara. This will create the last link in the future Sustainable Intermodal Line connecting to the municipality of Oeiras (Western LIOS)”, said the company. By IngolfBLN - Metro de Lisboa - Estação São Sebastião Uploaded by jcornelius, CC BY-SA 2.0According to Metropolitano de Lisboa, the Odivelas-Loures Surface Light Metro will provide “a total of 18 stations and 12 kilometers of network”, on a line that will extend “into the 'C' corridor, which will connect Hospital Beatriz Ângelo to Infantado, with transfers to Lisbon at the underground station in Odivelas”. In April, the Minister of Environment and Climate Action said 554 million euros of the PRR would be invested in extending the red line of the Metropolitano de Lisboa and expanding it to Loures. João Pedro Matos Fernandes was speaking at the consignment signing session for lot 1 of the Lisbon Underground Expansion Plan for the connection of Rato stations to Cais do Sodré, with the construction of two new stops in Estrela and Santos, an investment of around 210 million euros, with the project being completed in 2024. “When the idea of the Recovery and Resilience Plan came up, we knew well where to invest; it will be 554 million euros to build two lines [of the Lisbon underground]. The first is the extension of the red line through Amoreiras, Campo de Ourique, Infante Santo and Alcântara and then connecting to the train”, said Matos Fernandes at the time. At the time, Matos Fernandes also said that the investment would also be for the expansion of the surface light rail that will connect Odivelas to Infantado, serving Hospital Beatriz Ângelo (Loures) and Alto de Santo António dos Cavaleiros. Carnation Revolution: Portugal's Freedom Day On 25th April Portugal underwent a fundamental transformation known as the Carnation Revolution This pivotal event marked the end of the Estado Novo dictatorship and the start of Portugal's path to democracy The day is celebrated annually as Freedom Day to honour this peaceful transition and the newfound era of freedom and democracy Inverness City Boxing Club trio George Stewart Calum Turnbull and Adian Williamson will look to make the next step up in their careers when they compete against top fighters from across Europe The trio are travelling to Portugal to compete at the Odivelas Box Cup which starts tomorrow Head coach Laurie Redfern says each athlete has proven themselves at national level and now wants to see what they can do in international competition “I have decided to take these three boys as they are the most experienced at the club fighting in international competition “The tournament will have some of the top boxers from France “There are a number of clubs in Scotland taking part and I have asked about what we can expect.” Two of the fighters have already experienced success on the continent when they competed at the Limassol Box Cup in Cyprus in October Read more in today's Highland News and North Star.