A cakewalk in the beginning, a stressful 3rd period and a redeeming end (with a score of 7-5). That’s how Italy were crowned champions at the Beach Soccer Tournament, like they did in Pescara 2015 and confirmed their supremacy. Mare Nostrum (our sea), as the ancient Romans used to say in the Mediterranean! The Azzurri …
France claimed third spot in the Beach Soccer Tournament, after comfortably beating Morocco 5-1 in the bronze medal match. The 1-0 scoreline after the first 12 minutes clearly showed that the two teams were still cautious. The situation changed in the second period, when the “Bleus” unleashed their virtues and scored three goals making their …
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. We wanted to thank the people for the amazing …
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 Manolina KONSTANTINOU. The Cyprus team came very close to the …
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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 and passion Greece led 4-3, but the Africans overturned the situation …
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 by 1,500 spectators at the C5 arena of the Artemis …
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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 top Greek teams fought hard for the bronze medal. In …
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