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French pair Αline CHAMEREAU and Alexandra JUPITER won the gold medal in the Women's Beach Volleyball tournament.  After a thrilling final attended by a crowd of 1,500 France I came back from 1-0 down and won the match, 2-1, against Cyprus Champions Mariota ANGELOPOULOU and...

Morocco managed to resist Greece's pressure in the last period, winning 5-4 in the best match so far in the tournament, sealing a place in the bronze medal final, where they will face France tomorrow (Saturday, August 31). In a tough match with intensity...

France's first team with Olivier BARTHELEMY and Arnaud LOISEAU confirmed the odds and won the gold medal in the Men's Beach Volleyball Tournament. BARTHELEMY and LOISEAU defeated their compatriots Timothee PLATER and Jeremy SILVESTRE  2-0 (21-17, 21-18) in the French “civil” encounter that was attended...

Greek Champions Vasiliki ARVANITI and Panagiota KARAGKOUNI won the bronze medal in the Women's Beach Volleyball tournament, offering Greece its thirty-third medal in the II Mediterranean Beach Games.  In front of 1,500 sports fans that had filled the stands of the "Artemis" C5 court, the...

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...

Spain were the bronze medal winners at the Men's Beach Volleyball tournament. In the 3rd place play-off, Javier HUERTA PASTOR, Oscar JIMENEZ GUTIERREZ beat Serbs Dorde KLASNIC, Milos MILIC 2-1 (21-10, 18-21, 17-15) after a thrilling encounter. The Spaniards won the first set comfortably, whereas...

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...

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...

Two of Beach Soccer's great forces worldwide will claim the gold medal at the Mediterranean Beach Games Tournament tomorrow (31/8, 13.15). Title holders, Italy with three wins in a row, finished on top of Group B, confirming their status as title favorites. Portugal were not...

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...

The "Artemis" center court is expected to be full during the II Mediterranean Beach Games Closing Ceremony, which will take place tomorrow, Saturday August 31st, at 20:30. Tickets have already sold out, a fact that confirms sports fans' great support for the Games.  The Closing...

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...

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...

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...