Tsakonas

Greek actor Kostas Tsakonas died in a central hospital in Athens at the age of 72 years after a battle with cancer. Sources close to him say that he had numerous health problems since a stroke five years ago. His funeral will be held on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at Argyroupolis cemetary in South Athens.

Greek sprinter Lykourgos Tsefanos Tsakonas of Greece celebrated winning the 200m men’s event during the Golden Gala IAAF Diamond League at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy, on Thursday. He ran the distance in 20.09 seconds becoming the second-fastest after Kostas Kenderis who set the national record at 19.85 seconds.