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These Are the Gifts for the Olympic Champions
Approximately 17,000 athletes competed this year in the Olympic Games in Paris. However, only a few left with their heads held high, knowing they made their entire country proud.
Flying PIIGS nations stir rethink in Europe’s core
The last shall be first. Once chastised as fiscally lax and slow-growing, Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain are expanding faster than hitherto powerhouses France and Germany. Investors are benefiting from this changing of the guard. To regain lost ground, Berlin will have to act against type and promote looser monetary policies.
Aris: Former Basketball Coach Lazaros Lesic Passes Away
Lazaros Lesic is no longer with us. In recent times, he faced health issues that he could not overcome. He passed away at the age of 85.
Olympic Games 2024: The Olympic Team Returns – Spotlight on Karalis and Tentoglou – Watch Videos, Photos
A short while ago, Greece’s Olympic team returned to the country on an AEGEAN flight from Paris.
Greece secured 8 medals at the Paris Olympic Games, including 1 gold, 1 silver, and 6 bronze. The only gold medal was won by Miltos Tentoglou in long jump, who drew all the photographers’ attention.
Miltos Tentoglou: The Story of an Athlete with Two Olympic Gold Medals
August 2016, Rio. A bus full of athletes and coaches departs from the Olympic Stadium heading to the Olympic Village, among them an 18-year-old slender Greek.
Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games: Karalis and Platanióti Enter with the Greek Flag at the Stade de France – See Pics
The Greek delegation followed for the grand closing ceremony party
Greece’s two flag bearers were the first to enter the National Stadium of France at the beginning of the Closing Ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games.
Specifically, pole vaulter Emmanouíl Karalís and artistic swimmer Evangelía Platanióti led the entry of the flag bearers into the Stade de France.
Olympic Flame: Paris Passed the Torch to Los Angeles – Everything That Happened During the Closing Ceremony
Paris handed over the Olympic flag to the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, setting the stage for the next Games in 2028 during a closing ceremony.
Olympic Games: The Greek Delegation Departs from the Olympic Village for the Closing Ceremony – Photos
The Greek delegation has departed for the “Stade de France,” where the closing ceremony will begin at 10:00 PM.
The Greek Olympic team left the Olympic Village, led by Emmanuel Karalis and Evangelia Platanioti, who will serve as the flag bearers during the closing ceremony.
Stealing the spotlight was Katerina Stefanidi’s scarf!
Olympic Games: Greece Secures Fifth Place in Men’s Water Polo, Defeats Spain 15-13
The team made it clear once again that the loss to Serbia was just an unfortunate setback, which, unfortunately, proved costly. The Greek team claimed victory against Spain and concluded their Olympic campaign in fifth place.
Karalis and Platanioti named Greece’s closing ceremony flag bearers
Pole vaulter Emmanouil Karalis and artistic swimmer Evangelia Platanioti will be the flag bearers for Greece at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games closing ceremony on Sunday.
Karalis won a bronze medal in the pole vault, while Platanioti, competing in her fourth Olympics, finished sixth.
Paris 2024: Karalis and Platanioti Flag Bearers for Greece at the Closing Ceremony
The Hellenic Olympic Committee announced that by decision of the Head of Mission, Petros Synadinos, Emmanuel Karalis and Evangelia Platanioti have been designated as the flag bearers for the Greek delegation at the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris.
Olympic Games: Excellent performance and 6th place for Platanioti – Malkogeorgou in the artistic swimming duet
Evangelia Platanioti and Sofia Malkogeorgou finished their artistic swimming duet at the “Paris 2024” Olympic Games in 6th place.
Sakellaropoulou on Kourougliev’s Medal: A Great Victory for Our Country
The President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, expressed her joy at the bronze medal won by Dauren Kourougliev in wrestling, calling it a great victory for Greece.
Paris 2024: Karalis to Be Flag Bearer at the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony
The Greek Olympic Committee selected Karalis after he won the bronze medal in Paris with a jump of 5.90 meters.
Earlier, gold medalist Miltiadis Tentoglou had expressed his desire to carry the Greek flag at the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
It should be noted that at the opening ceremony, the flag bearers were Giannis Antetokounmpo and Antigoni Ntrismpioti.
Olympic Triumph: Women’s National Water Polo Team Secures 7th Place with Dominant 19-10 Victory Over Canada
Though their return to Olympic-level competition after 16 years did not result in a medal, the players under coach Alexia Kammenou gained valuable experience after five losses and two wins.
After the game, both the coach and players were visibly emotional.