Tuhia he tomokanga mo tenei irava - I whanau mai i Ramela, Guarda, Potukara, Inês Monteiro i angitu tuatahi i roto i nga hakinakina ngaio i nga whakataetae whakawhiti whenua: i riro i a ia te mētara hiriwa i te whakataetae rangatahi i te 1998 European Cross Country Championships me te koura i te tau e whai ake nei. I runga i te atamira o te ao, i eke ia ki te 5000 mita whakamutunga i te 1998 World Junior Championships i roto i te Athletics me te whakataetae i te whakataetae rangatahi i te 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. I whakapai ake ia i tōna tūnga mō te putanga o te tau 1999 i Ireland
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