The members of the new board
LISBOA – On the October 27th, the new FADU board has been formed and the team led by Bruno Barracosa, reelected President, signed for two years.
More than 50 guests were present to witness this moment. Among the invited personalities were, André Pardal and Paulo Marcolino, Deputies of the Secretary of State for Sport and Youth, João Roquette, President of the University Stadium of Lisbon and Carlos Marques, representing the Portuguese Sports Confederation, that together with the Chairman of the General Assembly, Miguel Portugal, participated at the table of honor.
After all the members of the board have taken over, André Pardal and João Roquette did a small speech, wishing all the best for the continuity of the project started a year ago by the same board and showed the opening of both the entities to the needs of the federation.
The President of FADU took this opportunity to speak about last year developments and projects for the future of the federation:issues with youth participation in sports and adoption of healthy lifestyles, developments and achievements in the national and international competitions, the relationship with Higher Education entities, among other subjects.
It was also mentioned that “Society is changing! The institutions are then obliged to follow it up! In a paradigm of knowledge and communication dynamically increasing, it is urgent to develop the skills, know-how and tools to equip ourselves and university sports institutions of means to reach out to young students in Portugal.”
Bruno Barracosa finished his speech by saying that “FADU presents itself today with a new face but with more commitment than ever, with the inherent irreverence characteristic of the young and the will for change and innovation that define an institution that wants to be part of the XXI century society.”
(Source: Joana Meira, FADU)
André Pardal, Deputy of the Secretary of State for Sport and Youth speaking
Reelected President Bruno Barracosa speaking