Cyclist Iúri Leitão elected as best Portuguese athlete

Leitão became, alongside Rui Oliveira, the first Portuguese to become an Olympic champion outside of athletics, with the pair winning the Madison, after the cyclist from Viana do Castelo had won silver in omnium.

O ciclista Iúri Leitão foi eleito o melhor atleta português nos prémios da Associação dos Comités Olímpicos Nacionais (ANOC), depois de ter conquistado duas medalhas nos Jogos Olímpicos Paris2024, uma das quais de ouro.https://t.co/pfJPshSS6F

— Câmara Municipal Viana Castelo (@ImprensaViana) October 31, 2024

The 26-year-old Portuguese cyclist was absent from the ANOC Awards, with the president of the Portuguese Cycling Federation (FPC), Delmino Pereira, receiving the award from Iúri Leitão at the Estoril Congress Center.