Author: Athanasios Koutoupas
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Gold for Anna Korakaki at Rio Games
Tuesday was the fourth day of the Rio 2016 Olympic games and Greece’s Anna Korakaki beat out the competition in the women’s 25 meter pistol competition to become the first Greek woman to win more than one medal in the same game. Korakaki won 4 out of 7 series in the intense gold medal match against Germany’s Monika Karsch…
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Egypt nominates Moushira Khattab for UNESCO director-general
Egypt decided on Saturday to nominate former Minister of Family and Population Moushira Khattab for the position of director-general of the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The decision came after current director-general Irina Bokova announced candidacy for the UN secretary-general position. Citing officials, state-owned news agency MENA reported that Khattab has started…
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Greece Goes to Rio Olympics with 92 Athletes
92 athletes will represent Greece in the Rio Olympics in August, according to the Hellenic Olympic Committee. Twenty seven athletes will compete on track, while in individual sports, 15 will be in swimming, nine in gymnastics, seven in sailing and six in rowing. Τhe Hellenic Swimming Federation has the most athletes (30), with 15 of them in swimming, two in…
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Greece to be represented by 54 athletes in Rio Paralympics
The Greek Paralympics Committee announced the names of the 54 athletes – 41 men and 13 women – who will represent Greece in the 2016 Paralympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, which are scheduled for 7-18 September. According to the president of the committee Giorgos Fountoulakis, the finest paralympic athletes will represent Greece in Brazil and…