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Boccia legend Polychronidis earns his seventh Paralympics medal

Published by Kathimerini on Sun, 09/01/2024 - 20:54

Grigoris Polychronidis has become a true Paralympics legend after earning his seventh medal in the BC3 category of boccia on Sunday in Paris.

The bronze medal that the category's icon has earned is Greece's fourth, and sixth medal overall (alongside two silver ones) so far in the first four days of the Paris Paralympics.

Polychronidis takes gold in world championships

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 09:28

Greece's Grigoris Polychronidis won individual BC3 gold at the World Boccia Championships in Liverpool.

The holder of four medals in the Paralympic Games and top in the world's BC3 ranking defeated Von-Ho Geong of South Korea 6-5 in Wednesday's final.

Polychronidis qualified for the final after an 8-0 victory over Australian Daniel Michel in the semifinals.