The Portuguese dressage team, which finished in a historic sixth place at the 2017 European Championships, has been honoured with the Sports Merit Trophy at the 2018 Portuguese Sport Gala at the Casino in Estoril, Portugal.
The Sport Gala is organized by the Portuguese Federation of Sports and took place for the 25th time on 17 January 2018. It was originally scheduled for 15 November but the date was changed in October as the sport season in 2017 was longer than usual.
The Portuguese dressage team, including Vasco Mira Godinho, Maria Caetano, Boaventura Freire and Daniel Pinto, became the recipients of the Sport Merit Trophy.
The trophy is a distinctions for individuals or a federation that produced outstanding results at international competitions and have contributed extraordinarily to sport in Portugal. The dressage team received the award in name of the Portuguese Equestrian Federation.
The actual Team of the Year award went to the Benfica Triathlon team. The Dressage team was long listed in this category but not part of the final five for the award.
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