When you think of an athlete from Portugal, you think of Cristiano Ronaldo; you think of Joao Felix and Bernardo Silva; or if we talk of the track, there’s Rosa Mota, Jonathan Jones, and Fernanda Ribeiro. But today we have a new name: Isaac Nader . He has been showing signs of greatness this season when he won the mile at the Oslo Bislett Games, clocking 3:48.25. For Portugal, he has been their star athlete in middle-distance running. The 1500m national champion of Portugal in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 was a serious talent.
But the World Athletics Championships are a different stage—not only do you have a different psychological pressure, but there are top athletes from around the world in the competition, athletes who have been to the Olympics and previous World Championships, and eve