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French silver medalists Timothee PLATRE, Jeremy
SILVESTRE, gave the 1,500 spectators an incredible moment to
remember at the Beach Volleyball Finals.
They descended from the podium with an impressive
somersault!
Jeremy SILVESTRE (FRA) gave the explanation.
"We were so excited that we couldn't resist the temptation....


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...


After making the men's final a case of their own, France
will also have the opportunity to claim the gold medal in the
women's tournament.
France's first team of Aline CHAMEREAU and Alexandra JUPITER
beat Greece Vasiliki ARVANITI and Panagiota KARAGKOUNI 2-0 (21-11,
21-16), and...

