Luanda – The reconciliation of studies and sports practice by the country’s children and youths should be a priority in order for them to be successful in their careers, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Ana Paula do Sacramento Neto said today in Luanda.
Speaking to the press, after receiving the national judo and wrestling teams, which won medals at the African championships (Algeria and Morocco), the minister said that the combination of the two activities allows a better understanding of the aspects inherent to the practitioners.
She added that there is currently a great effort to attract talents to practice the sport and that they should be better accompanied by the trainers. This also encourages practitioners to reconcile the binomial study and sport.
“My appeal is that reconciling school and sport increases the intelligence capacity of those who practice it. The better understanding and assimilation of the training contents taught by the coaches, therefore, a big step in the search for positive results,” he said.
Still in the meeting, Ana Paula do Sacramento Neto, also highlighted the current movement of individual modalities, which lately have won many medals for the country, especially jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts (MMA).
On judo, the minister argued that being an Olympic modality, it deserves due treatment to reach the next Olympic Games in Paris2024.
On fights, while also expressing his delight for the medal, he promised to work with the federation in order for the country to be well represented at the world championship in Serbia, in October, by the fighter Jones Mabungo (82 kg), after having won the bronze medal in Morocco.
Source: Angola Press News Agency