Portugal has a strong sports tradition, especially in soccer where Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the best players in the world, is from Madeira. Several Portuguese athletes have found success in the Olympics, including João Rodrigues who participated in the 7th Olympics and Naíde Gomes who won a gold medal in surfing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Telma Monteiro has won four European judo championships, while Marco Freitas is a European karate champion also from Madeira. The 2015/2016 European team includes Ana Jesus, Helena Baeta, Lícia Pinto, Susana Caldeira, and Telmo Costa as project coordinator.
