Portuguese cyclist Maria Martins today won the bronze medal in scratch at the World track in Shanghai, China, returning to the podium four years later.
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14/10/2026
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Lusa
Track World
A portuguese cyclist Maria Martins today won the bronze medal in scratch at the track Worlds in Shanghai, China, returning to the podium four years later.
First Portuguese to take action in the Worlds, the Portuguese Olympic won third place in scratch, behind the Dutch Lorena Wiebes and Irish Lara Gilespie.
‘Tata’ Martins won, for the third time, a medal in World Championships, after bronzes in scratch in 2020 and omnium in 2022, and also, in scratch, was European champion in 2023, and third in 2019 and 2025, in addition to bronze in elimination in the Europeans of 2020.