#EuroTrack25 | Pedro Dias interview - video Dailymotion

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00:00Talking about cycling in Portugal, talking about sport in Portugal, it means talking about this

00:05velodrome, this complex, an excellence not only in Portugal, an excellence in Europe.

00:10Yes, we are talking about the capital of our cycling. This region is well known in our country

00:18by being the capital. Apart from that, we built this facility, which is an excellent sport facility

00:25to develop the track cycling. And this has been a great achievement for the country.

00:32And of course that we are really satisfied with the progress that we are making in this sport.

00:38And of course, Municipality of Anadea and Portuguese Cycling Federation are doing a great job

00:44in promoting and developing the sports here in the country and especially in this region.

00:50And talking about the development of sport and of cycling, you have very interesting projects

00:55for the future, of course. Yes, sport is one of important parts of integral education

01:05and formation of the citizenship. And the government is making strong investments

01:11to promote sports and to promote sports and to have more people active in our country.

01:18And this is what we plan for the next 12 years to present a national development plan

01:26and with the participation of all stakeholders, including the municipalities, because they are

01:32really important by the local contact they have with the populations. But we expect to have different

01:40indicators in 12 years concerning the practice of physical activity and sports. And of course,

01:49as a consequence of that, to have more excellent results, because everybody likes to have to win

01:55medals and to have our country in the best positions.