All of the background from the EOE assembly
The “complications” that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has to face throughout the ND are limitless. And inner conflicts in his occasion are usually not sufficient for him, all of the sudden he acquired others inside his shut household atmosphere.
The battle that broke out contained in the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) on the event of the difficulty of the flag bearers on the opening ceremony of the Olympic Video games in Paris (26/7) introduced the prime minister in entrance of a brand new… thorn in his household. And that is as a result of it is towards the desires of the household Mitsotakis who needed as one of many two flag bearers of the Greek mission Maria Sakkariwith whom they’ve private relations, her husband stood Doras Bakoyannis, Isidoros Kouvelos.
The member of the EOE and president of the Worldwide Olympic Academy opposed Antigoni Drisbiotis and his proposal handed with 16 votes, towards 8 in favor of Sakkaris, on the identical time making a present of energy within the EOE in view of the elections coming after the Video games in Paris.
True excellence
In his presentation, Kouvelos even fired straight pictures at actual excellence and never as Mr. Mitsotakis means it by the governance of the nation. “The choice – alternative of Giannis and Antigone is completely truthful.
These are two athletes who’ve received excellence” mentioned Mr. Kouvelos in his introduction and added: “Particularly Antigone, who’s her final participation within the Olympic Video games, has raised the Greek flag in world and pan-European championships. She is a mannequin woman who helps her mom within the cafe to make a residing. She is a confirmed athlete who has achieved excellence. What can I say about John? He’s the main Greek athlete, identified all around the world. His presence symbolizes the Olympic beliefs and values of respect for truthful play and, as I discussed above, excellence.”
In abstract, in final Tuesday’s vote the Spyros Kapralos and Petros Synadinos proposed as a pair of ordinary bearers Adetokunbo – Sakkari, whereas Is. Antetokounmpo – Drisbiotis trash. Antetokounmpo handed unanimously. Within the feminine athletes there have been 4 nominations, which they obtained: Drisbiotis 16, Sakkaris 8, Plataniotis 2, Pleuritou 0. The unhealthy tongues say that Mareva Grabovski needed to see Sakkaris flag bearer and Kapralos knew this, nevertheless it did not occur to him.
Change of agenda
Within the following days after the vote, the president of the EOE tried to alter the agenda and divert the dialogue, as the principle situation for him was whether or not there can be one or two flag bearers and never that some folks – together with himself first – tried to offer the flag away in Sakkari, which doesn’t have the distinctions and medals of different athletes who will journey to Paris.
“All of them reasoned with the selection of flag bearers. We have now additionally taken many steps for gender equality,” Mr. Kapralos argued in his statements to the media, with out making the slightest point out of the Sakkari situation. Who, who and for what causes proposed her as a flag bearer, passing athletes with a lot better circumstances than Familia’s favourite athlete? However phrases to like one another…
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