Category: SPORTS
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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…
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Egyptian volleyball team promises better results at Rio 2016
After a disappointing performance at the FIVB World League competition, the Egyptian men’s volleyball team has promised better results at the Rio 2016 Olympics next month. The team won four matches and lost five in the competition. However, Sherif El-Shemerly and team captain Hossam Abdallah promised to do better moving forward, saying the team was not in its best…
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Greece is European Champion in Deaf Women’s Basketball
Greece is the European Champion in Deaf Women’s Basketball after beating Lithuania 52-41 in the final that took place at Nick Galis Hall in Athens. The team of coach Athina Zerva made it to the final easily and won the trophy with relatively equal ease. The score in the 10-minute periods went as follows: 14-13, 26-22, 37-30,…
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Olympics 2016: Sofia Bekatorou First Woman Selected as Standard-Bearer
The Greek Olympic Team has made history by unanimously selecting athlete Sofia Bekatorou as the first-ever female Standard-Bearer to represent Greece in opening ceremonies at Rio 2016. The 39-year-old Greek sailing champion has taken part in three previous Olympics starting with the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and she was a bronze medalist in 2008 in Beijing while in Athens 2004 she took…
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Socceroos beat Greece 1-0
YOU just know this Australian team will never give up, even if in the end they needed a Leckie break to claim a European scalp. A 1-0 win for the Socceroos over Greece at ANZ Stadium last night came courtesy of the last kick of the game, Mathew Leckie’s turn and shot from the edge…
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Greek Gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias Wins Gold and Makes History at the European Gymnastics Championships
25-year-old Greek Champion Gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias, won gold at the European Gymnastics Championships in Bern, Switzerland. On rings, he gathered 15,866 points, becoming the first athlete to win the gold medal back-to-back since Yuri Chechi in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Rings, are considered one of the most difficult disciplines in artistic gymnastics due to the…
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2016 a bright year for Egypt’s gymnasts
Egyptian female gymnasts have recently been making leaps and bounds in the competitive arena. This year, Sherine El-Zeiny won gold at the African Gymnastics Championships in the women’s individual all-around competitions. She is part of the national team. At the same tournament, the national girls’ gymnastics team won in the junior teams’ division. In the…
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Egypt’s route to the African Cup can take them to the World Cup
As sporting images go, the sight of 40,000 fans packed into the 16,000 capacity Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna to watch Egypt take on Nigeria was spectacular. Terrifying, yet spectacular. It demonstrated just how much significance is attached to Africa Cup of Nations qualification. Somehow a major disaster was avoided, as fans climbed on to…
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Egypt shows interest in hosting 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA have announced the nations that have shown interest in hosting the 9th edition of FIFA Futsal World Cup in 2020, with Egypt named as a contender, showing their desire to host the event. Egypt is among a list of a record 13 countries from five Confederations that bid to host the tournament, due to take place in four years. The full list…
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Marathon journey of Rio 2016 flame includes Rio Bridge in Greece
Organisers have revealed that the Olympic flame will visit Zakynthos, Corfu and the historic town of Marathon as part of a Greek odyssey before it is entrusted to the Rio 2016 Organising committee. As tradition dictates, the flame will be kindled from the rays of the sun in the ruins of Ancient Olympia on April…