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The curtain of the II Mediterranean Beach Games dropped
tonight with Greece dominating the medal tally, finishing first in
the overall ranking.
The host country sits proudly on top of the medal ranking list
after the completion of the event having won a total...


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...


Upon completion of the first round in the Men's Beach
Volleyball tournament, we now have the pairings for the
Quarterfinals to be played tonight at the "Artemis"
Venue.
Portugal (Joao Nuro PINTO PEDROSA, Hugo OLIVEIRA CAMPOS) defeated
Jovan SHAPE and Kristian RISTESKI from North Macedonia,...

