The Regional Director for Sport, António Gomes, will deliver the trophies awarded to personalities, organisations and athletes of Faial at the 15th Azorean Sport Gala to take place in Horta on Friday, May 29.
 
At the ceremony, which will be held at Horta Sports Hall, Rui Carlos Soares will be awarded the "Personalities" award for his 20 years as referee in handball.
 
In the "National and International Results and Scores" category, António Gomes will deliver a trophy to athlete Fernando Paulo Gomes Nóbrega, who ranked first in the National Apnoea Indoor Championship - Dynamic Apnoea with fins.
 
In turn, athlete Rui Filipe Medeiros da Silveira (Clube Naval da Horta) will be distinguished in the "National Teams" category. He represented the National Sailing Team in the World Championship held in Santander, Spain, and was ranked first in the 8th Portuguese Olympic Classes Championship in the Laser Standard class - men's seniors.
 
Last Wednesday, António Gomes was on Santa Maria, where he delivered the award in the "National and International Results and Scores" category - adapted sport to Liliana Soares Sousa. She is an athlete of the "Santa Casa da Misericórdia" of Vila do Porto that ranked first in the National Individual ANDDI Championship in Shot Put 2 kg and 400 g Dart - women's seniors.
 
The Azorean Sports Gala aims to pay tribute and distinguish sports agents, school sport entities and sports associations that distinguished themselves last year for the results and scores achieved as well as for their the contribution they have provided to the development of regional sport, which is acknowledged by the Regional Government.
 
For this purpose, the Government has implemented a decentralised model for the delivery of trophies to bring the population, namely supporters of athletes, closer to clubs, sports and agents.