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Quotes by the coach of Greece and the gold medalists in
the 80kg and 90kg categories in Men’s Beach Wrestling
Vasilis BATALAS (GRE):
“This sport requires preparation because it involves a lot of
tactics. We've been working on it for a while and it...


Quotes by Greek athletes after winning gold medals in
women's +70kg and bronze in the 70kg, respectively, in Beach
Wrestling
Aikaterini- Eirini PITSIAVA (GRE):
"I feel wonderful. Another big goal has been achieved, and I
hope I can do the same in others I have...


Quotes by Greek athletes after wining silver medals in
men's 70kg and 90kg Beach Wrestling
Fotios PAPADAKIS (GRE):
“The event was very good. It was my first medal after years,
specifically since 2014. It was a great experience, we fought
against strong opponents. And defeats...


Quotes by the French athlete, winner of the Women's
Wakeboard event:
"I feel very happy for what I have achieved. The Games were
fantastic. Perfect hospitality, everything great. Weather
conditions in the Final were better compared to the Qualification
Round as far as wind and...


Quotes by Maxime ROUX (FRA) after winning the gold medal
in the Men’s Water Skiing Wakeboard event:
"I am very happy with the first place and the gold medal. This
is my first visit to Greece and it proved to be lucky for...


Quotes by the Italian Beach Soccer players after their
team beat Portugal, 7-5, in the Final and won the gold
medal:
Fabio SCIACCA (ΙΤΑ):
"The gold medal brings us lots of satisfaction. We have worked
hard as a team. Competition was strong, which is very...


Quotes from the three athletes before the Men's 80 kg,
Women's 70 kg and Men's +90 kg Finals
respectively.
Georgios KOULOUCHIDIS (GRE):
"The Games are top-level competition. Kyrillos BINENMPAOUM and I
did very well. It will be an all-Greek final. We are friends off
the wrestling...


Quotes by Greek champion Filippos KYPRIOS after
winning the gold medal in the Men’s Water
Skiing-Slalom
On his effort and success:
"I came here to win the gold medal and I achieved my goal. I
knew what I wanted and was helped by the fact...


Quotes by Grigorios SOUVATZOGLOU (GRE) after finishing
7th in the Men’s Aquathlon
"For me it was ... a small race but very strong and intense. The
fact that we don't ride a bike as we do in the triathlon deprives
me of my best...


Quotes from the Greek athlete who finished fourth in the
Women's Aquathlon event.
On her fourth place:
"I did not manage to win a medal, but I am happy it was won by
Stavroulla PERICLEOUS (CYP)."
On the race:
"It was a very difficult and demanding...


Quotes by the French Beach Soccer players following the
capture of the bronze medal by their team.
German SALAZAR (FRA)
On the medal:
"Today's match was not easy. Morocco are a a very good and tough
team. We are satisfied with the medal in a...


Quotes by the Cypriot athlete, bronze medalist in
the Women's event.
On the medal:
"Despite the fact that I was kind of lost in the swimming part,
I managed to finish third and I am fully satisfied."
On her training:
"I have been training for five...


Quotes from the Women's Aquathlon gold medalist.
On her achievement:
"I am fully satisfied with my performance and first
place."
On her injury:
"I had a serious foot injury and went through many
hardships in the last two years. This is the reason why, besides
the rest...


Quotes by the Spanish athlete, winner of the gold medal in
Men's Aquathlon.
On the race:
"It was a strong race. We had good control and endurance, there was
pain at some stage, but we made it."
On the weather:
"The wind was against us and...


Quotes by Giorgos KARAKASIS (GRE)
"We are pleased to have rounded off the event with a successful
result. We are satisfied with our overall performance in the
tournament as the teams were quite strong.
Next week we will be competing in a tournament in...


Quotes by Mariota ANGELOPOULOU (CYP) after winning the
silver medal in the Women’s Beach Volleyball
tournament:
"We are happy to have reached the final. We faced a team of very
high level that eventually managed to win the gold medal.
We were very pleased to...


Quotes by French star Alexandra JUPITER after winning
the gold medal in the Women’s Beach Volleyball
tournament:
"The feeling of playing in a crowded venue like this is
incredible. We are very happy that our compatriots supported us
throughout the match.
We thank them very much....


Quotes by
the French athlete following his pair's victory in the Men's Beach
Volleyball Final:
"I am very happy for this achievement. We started the match full of
energy and desire to win the gold medal. I was so concentrated that
I did not even...


Here is
what the Greek athlete had to say after winning the bronze medal in
the Women's Beach Volleyball tournament, with Vasiliki ARVANITI as
her partner.
"It was a very peculiar match. There was disappointment from the
Semifinal losses which both teams had to deal...


Quotes by Azzeddine EL HAMIDY (MAR), Spyros-Evangelos
GRITZALIS-PAPADOPOULOS (GRE) and Dimitris NIKOLAOU (GRE) after
Morocco's victory over Greece:
Azzeddine EL
HAMIDY (MAR)
"We thank Greece for organizing this event. It was great that we
participated. The fans saw that it was a great and strong game....

