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Canoe Ocean Racing, held at the “Hera” Venue, was one of the
less widespread, but most spectacular sports of the II
Mediterranean Beach Games “Patras 2019”.
As was the case with all other sports, it was an organizational
success, part of which is certainly...


"I'm going to be in the newspapers." This is what Sofia
KTENA said to her mother, Maria, at the tender age of four, and was
probably not lying.
The Finswimming World Champion stepped twice atop the podium in
the II Mediterranean Beach Games, and...


The team of journalism students and young journalists
that worked as volunteers in the Press Services department in the
"Artemis" Venue offered invaluable services to the organization of
the II Mediterranean Beach Games and gained important experience
from a major international event.
They were the...


Syria: A beautiful, but tormented country which proves to
be full of surprises, as shown today through Mohamad MASOΟ's
triumph.
The 26-year-old athlete offered his country its first
medal in the II Mediterranean Beach Games, the bronze in the
Aquathlon race.
MASOO was the only athlete...


Beach Wrestling gold medalist Aikaterini - Eirini
PITSIAVA will be the Greek flag bearer in the II Mediterranean
Games "Patras 2019" Closing Ceremony, to begin this evening at
20:30 in the "Artemis" Venue.
A short while ago, PITSIAVA, 25, won the gold medal in...


Greek international Basketball player Georgios BOGRIS
was a very special guest yesterday evening at the "Artemis" Venue.
The player, who recently moved from Olympiacos to Patras club
Promitheas, attended the Women's Beach Volleyball tournament Final
between France I (Αline CHAMEREAU, Alexandra JUPITER) and Cyprus...


The Water Skiing event at Lake Stratos on Friday, where
the Slalom races are taking place had its own guest of
honor.
The President of the World Water Skiing Federation (Wakeboard
Federation), Mexican Jose Antonio PEREZ PRIEGO, was present in
Agrinio.
Referring to the event, he...


Qualification by Mariota ANGELOPOULOU and Manolina
KONSTANTINOU to the Women's Beach Volleyball tournament Final is
the Cyprus delegation's biggest achievement so far in the II
Mediterranean Beach Games "Patras 2019".
Moreover, it is the country's only second participation in a
Mediterranean Beach Games Final after...


Athletics, Triathlon, Duathlon, and now Aquathlon for
Nteniz DIMAKI, an athlete that has come a long way in sports since
1990.
Then very young, now a mature person and a mother of two (Odysseas
and Lydia) but always in love with sports, she goes...


Nikolaos PLYTAS was
initiated to Water Skiing secrets when he was just five years old.
"I used to go to the swimming pool in Vouliagmeni, but to be honest
I was never the all-day swimming type. I wanted something else,
completely different, with lots...


It is very important, as well as moving, to see young
people with dreams and ambitions to run like athletes in order to
help real athletes. Zafiro GIALI is one of these people. She
studies Preschool Education in the Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki.
She loved...


Ambre FRANC (FRA) stole the show in the first
Qualification Round of the Women's Slalom event in Agrinio, while
compatriot Enzo VIGEZZI (FRA) did not live up to
expectations.
FRANC finished with the best score (1.50/55/10.75) and was
really impressive, as if dancing on the...


Filippos KYPRIOS seems to be a big favorite to win the
gold medal in the Water Skiing Men's Slalom event. Even his
opponents admit it, considering him the biggest name of the sport
participating in the II Mediterranean Beach Games.
The 23-year-old is the...


It was an evening of triumph for Greek Handball, one of
those things happening once in a hundred years or so. Within one
hour, the Women's and Men's National Teams won the gold medals in
their respective Beach Handball tournaments of the II...


The II Mediterranean Beach Games in Patras provided a
unique opportunity for two legends of Greek Beach Volleyball to
reunite.
Vicky ARVANITI, who is taking part in the Tournament (with
teammate Panagiotis KARAGOUNIS), after a very long time caught up
with Vaso KARANTASSIOU, who has...


A student at the Department of Materials Science of the
University of Patras, a volunteer and cheerleader at the II
Mediterranean Beach Games and a former Handball
player!
All four in one, this is Evangelia DIAFA!
"I am also a volunteer because I generally enjoy...


Marios ARMOUTSIS was
still a three- or four-year-old toddler when his parents first took
him to a swimming pool.
In the last four years, the swimmer from Thessaloniki has dedicated
himself to Finswimming and has several international achievements
to showcase, the most important of them...


She wakes up at 5 am, takes a rest and relaxes only in the
evening, when she finds time to study for school (she is a
Physiotheraphy major) and read a book, after a busy day with four
training sessions in the pool,...


He is a legendary Open Water Swimming athlete. Spyros
GIANNIOTIS, the Olympian, the World and European Champion, is a
prominent figure of sports.
A few years after his retirement the beginning of his coaching
career, the silver medalist of the 10km Open Water Swimming...


Greek Men's and Women's teams and well-prepared and
determined to play a leading part in Beach Volleyball's tournaments
beginning tomorrow, Wednesday August 28th.
All the Greek creme de la creme as far as the sport is concerned
will be present. Women's National Champions Vasiliki...

