Basketball tournament opens sports program of the Government of Amapá in celebration of 266 years of Macapá – News of Brazil
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The Government of Amapá started, on Thursday, the 1st, the basketball tournament that is part of the mega sports program to celebrate Macapá’s 266th anniversary. 11 male and female teams participate in the competition, with athletes from Amapá and guests from the state of Pará. The objective is to stimulate and value the practice of sports so common in the capital’s squares.
“The tournament is not only a sporting battleground, but also a celebration of the passion for basketball that unites our community”highlighted the Secretary of Sports, Rudney Cunha.
The championship started with a match between the women’s teams Cibe and Abap, with a victory for Cibe, who scored 71 points. The other matches were victorious for the men’s teams Ypiranga, from Amapá, JP8 and Paysandu, both from Pará. The competition continues until Sunday, the 4th, Macapá’s birthday.
Mega sports programming
To celebrate the 266th anniversary of the state capital, the Government of Amapá promotes the “Circuito Sedel Cidade de Macapá”, with a mega and extensive sports program with tournaments in different modalities, from cycling to electronic games.
The event, which will bring together more than 20 modalities, involving around 4 thousand participants, in different parts of the city, until February 4th, Macapá’s anniversary.
Check out this Friday’s games (02):
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