Portuguese skater Rafael Silva won the bronze medal in the 1,000-metre sprint competition of the World Skate Games, which take place in Asunción, Paraguay. The Santacruzense athlete ended with the time of 1.25.80 minutes, behind the Italian Giorgio Chisio Erba and the Taiwanese Wei-Ning Chuang.
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14/10/2026
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Lusa
O portuguese skater Rafael Silva won on Tuesday the bronze medal in the 1,000-metre sprint competition of the World Skate Games, taking place in Asunção, Paraguay.
The Santacruzense skater, still juvenile, ended with the time of 1.25.80 minutes and crossed the finish line behind the Italian Giorgio Chisio Erba (1,24.81) and Wei-Ning Chuang (1.24.93), Taipei, respectively gold and silver medals.
Rafael Silva joins his bronze medal to that of Miguel Bravo, who was third in the 1000-metre elimination race, behind Frenchman Martin Ferrie, new world champion, and Italian Daniel Niero.
Afonso Silva, the other Portuguese in competition in the capital of Paraguay, finished the same race in seventh position.