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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Title holders, Italy with three wins in a row, finished on top of Group B, confirming their status as title favorites. Portugal were not affected by the two points they dropped in the match against Morocco and qualified for the final with two straight wins. The Portuguese have swept the Beach Soccer titles, winning the …
Italy secured two more medals in the II Mediterranean Beach Games, as both national teams made it to the Beach Tennis Mixed Event Final under the hot sun, with temperatures hitting as high as 37 degrees at the “Artemis” Venue. In the Final, to be held at 19:00, Tommaso GIOVANNINI and Nicole NOBILE will play …
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The Men’s and Women’s Beach Volleyball tournaments are reaching their climax, as qualified teams have a clear view to the podium. Semifinals of both tournaments will take place on the morning of Friday, August 30th, in the “Artemis” C5 court, while Finals and medal presentation ceremonies will follow in the evening. The schedule is as …
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Three events taking place in two different cities will constitute the Water Skiing competition schedule, to run from tomorrow to Saturday. The Tricks and Wakeboard events will be held at the “Hera” Venue, while Slalom will be hosted by the artificial lake Stratos facilities in Agrinio, on the opposite coast of the Patras Bay. The …
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