Francisca Henriques conquers silver in marathon roller skating at Mediterranean Games
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Francisca Henriques conquers silver in marathon roller skating at Mediterranean Games

SAPO Notícias28 August 2026 at 17:15

Francisca Henriques won silver in the marathon roller skating event at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto. The Madeiran roller skater finished the race just 46 thousandths of a second behind the winner, in an extremely close finish. Jéssica Rodrigues, also Portuguese, finished in fourth place in the same event. With this silver medal, Portugal now has a total of 17 medals throughout the Mediterranean Games held in Taranto.

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