DAILY REVIEW

Greece wrapped up their triumph in Beach Wrestling, the last sport of the II Mediterranean Beach Games. The Greek team dominated emphatically and celebrated a total of nine medals, 2 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze. Women's gold in the +70kg category was won...

Both gold medals of the Water Skiing Wakeboard event that was held today at the "Hera" Venue ended up in the hands of minors. Maxime ROUX (FRA), 15, won the Men's event, with his compatriot  Aurélie GODET, 16, topping the Women's category. ROUX scored...

The top position in the medals race of the II Mediterranean Games "Patra 2019" was definitely decided in favor of Greece after the Beach Wrestling Semifinals.  The host country will win five medals having athletes in four Finals, one of which will be played...

Greece and France dominated the Slalom finals on Saturday morning at Lake Stratos, close to Agrinio, winning five of the six medals awarded at the event. In the men's event, Filippos KYPRIOS (GRE) confirmed the odds from the preliminary rounds, although he started last...

The Aquathlon events turned out to be a Spanish affair, with Kevin Tarek VINUELA GONZALEZ and Sara GUERRERO MANSO dominating and winning two medals for their home country. Both in the men’s and women’s events, there were two Iberian Peninsula “derbies”, with Spain winning the...

The Beach Soccer tournament 5th and 7th place games were held this morning at the "Artemis" Venue. Greece finished fifth with an 8-5 win over Libya, and Syria beat Albania 10-4 to take seventh place.   Greece showed stronger motives than Libya, and came up...

French Beach Volleyball players were so excited about their domination in both Men's and Women's tournaments of the II Mediterranean Beach Games as to demonstrate their Syrtaki skills in the finale of yesterday's thrilling evening.  After the medal award ceremonies, the six French athletes...

It was a second straight magnificent performance by Filippos KYPRIOS in the Water Skiing Men's Slalom second Qualification round. The Greek athlete seems to be the strong favorite to win the gold medal in tomorrow's Final to be held at Lake Stratos in Agrinio...

There is of course Filippos KYPRIOS (whose last name means "Cypriot"), but there are also real Cypriots.  Athletes from Cyprus fight their own battle in the Slalom events, challenging for good positions in tomorrow's Finals.  Ioannis KOKKINOS did very well in today's second Qualification Round scoring...

A deja vu situation was the outcome of today's Women's Water Skiing Slalom second Qualifying Round in Agrinio.  The two French skiers had the best scores, Greek Champion Angeliki ANDRIOPOULOU was third, while Sotiroula PANTELI of Cyprus finished fifth.  In tomorrow's Final starting at 11:30, Ambre...

After completion of the opening day Beach Wrestling events, Greece, one of the sport's big forces, looks set to compete for as many as nine medals in the Men's and Women's competitions.   The Greek team secured five qualifications out of six Semifinals, while two more...

Italy will be one of the two finalists in tomorrow's (31/8) Beach Soccer final, after comfortably beating Albania 15-0, as expected, topping Group B. The game proved to be more of a training session for the Azzuri, who are defending their title (Pescara 2015)...

Aqua Walking water exhibitions were really something to watch today in the "Hera" Venue in Patras.  It was time for fun for sports fans, as the oldest of them certainly remembered carefree games they once used to play in the sea. This exhibition featured athletes...

The Beach Wrestling Tournament, which began this morning, in addition to its special and autonomous interest, has one more important issue of interest: its results will largely determine which country will top the medals tally. So far, Greece has won 32 medals, while Italy...

Portugal triumphed in the Open Water Swimming 5 km Mixed Race at the "Hera" Venue.   The Portuguese stepped atop the podium with a 01:02:13 time. The team consisted of Tiago Filipe CARVALHO DE CAMPOS, Rafael LOURENÇO GIL and Angélica Maria RIBEIRO ANDRÉ.  In second place, with a...

Great performances and many exciting moments were offered to spectators of the "Hera" Venue during the Tricks Final in the morning of Friday, August 30th.   In the Men's competition, Nikolaos PLYTAS (GRE) had the best score (7,100), won the gold medal and made...

Group A is … on fire after today’s results (29/8), as qualification will be decided tomorrow (30/8).   Portugal beat Greece 6-3, climbed to the top of the Group standings and will most  likely maintain it, as it is the hot favorite against Syria. Greece...

Wakeboard andTricks Water Skiing events offered thrill and excitement to the audience of the "Hera" Venue this afternoon.  Due to the strong wind, the first two Qualifying Rounds began with a 90-minute delay. However, athletes did not fail to offer great performances and were deservedly applauded.  Greek...