Giannis Antetokounmpo and Antigoni Drisbioti will formally be the flag bearers of the Greek delegation on the Olympic Video games, which is able to start in two and a half weeks in Paris.
The Greek Olympic Committee lastly took very significantly into consideration the robust reactions that arose after yesterday’s “leak” of the title of Maria Sakkari as a flag bearer alongside Antetokounmpo and as a substitute of continuing with… a direct task, it determined between athletes with a extra resounding resume and Olympic honors. The dangerous tongues had been speaking till early at present and earlier than the assembly of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, for presidency intervention, so as to fulfill the household surroundings of the prime minister, because the 29-year-old Sakkari has been relationship the son of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Konstantinos, for a while.
There have been no objections to the selection of the 30-year-old Antetokounmpo, because the different robust candidates didn’t need or couldn’t maintain the flag.
In keeping with the report, Miltos Tendoglou declined the function of flag bearer citing his intensive coaching schedule, whereas Katerina Stefanidis is injured and needed to keep away from standing for lengthy hours in a ceremony that normally lasts 6-7 hours. The gold medalist of Tokyo, Stefanos Duskos, begins his duties in rowing early within the morning of Saturday, July 27.
The Opening Ceremony is scheduled the day earlier than (Friday 26/7) on the River Seine, on the peak of the Eiffel Tower. The athletes will seem on floats and the Greek delegation will seem first on the Trocadero.
Giannis Antetokounmpo will play his first sport with the Nationwide Basketball Workforce within the Olympic event (Greece-Canada) about 24 hours after the Opening Ceremony, within the metropolis of Lille, which is 200 kilometers from Paris. As for world champion and European champion Antigoni Drisbiotis, athletics begins on August 1
The EOE announcement:
“The Plenary of the Hellenic Olympic Committee has determined that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Antigoni Drisbioti will probably be Flag Bearers for Greece on the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games”.
The choice for Antetokounmpo was unanimous, whereas the strolling champion was chosen after a vote amongst 4 athletes, Maria Sakkari (tennis), Antigoni Drisbiotis (strolling, athletics), Evangelia Plataniotis (synchronized swimming) and Margarita Pleuritou (polo).
The Hellenic Olympic Committee, following the protocol for the number of the Flag Bearer, got here earlier than the assembly, in touch with Olympic medalists. Nevertheless, each Miltos Tedoglou and Katerina Stefanidis requested to not be Flag Bearers so as to not change this system of the preparation in view of the participation within the Olympic Video games.
The schedule of the sportsmen and girls competing the following day was additionally taken into consideration, so as to not undergo earlier than their matches.
The Plenary additionally unanimously determined to appoint Mr. Spyros Kapralos for President of the European Olympic Committees, claiming for the second time the renewal of his mandate.
Lastly, the request of KAE Panathinaikos for the concession of the Panathinaikos Stadium on September 21-22, for the holding of the “Pavlos Giannakopoulos” event, was unanimously accepted.
The biographies of the Ensigns
JOHN ANTETOKOUNMPO
Giannis Antetokounmpo was born in Athens on December 6, 1994. The Greek worldwide basketball participant, with a peak of two.11, began his profession as a participant for Philathletikos. In 2013, he was chosen within the NBA Draft at place 15 by the Milwaukee Bucks, the place he nonetheless performs at present. He developed into one of many high gamers of the NBA and of the Greek Nationwide Workforce the place he has greater than 49 appearances.
In 2017, he grew to become the primary participant in NBA historical past to complete within the high 20 in all 5 statistical classes (factors, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks). In the identical 12 months, he was named probably the most improved participant and took part for the primary time in an “all star” sport with the highest gamers of the NBA. In complete, he has participated within the All-Star Sport 6 instances.
In 2019 and 2020, the Bucks’ large chief was named NBA MVP. In 2021, Giannis, “The Greek Freak”, as he’s known as in his workforce, received the NBA title for the primary time with the Bucks in 50 years, whereas profitable the MVP award of the finals. He has been included within the anniversary number of the 75 best gamers in NBA historical past.
ANTIGONE DRISBIOTI
Antigoni Drisbioti was born in Karditsa on March 21, 1984. She lives and trains there, to at the present time, except the final two years (2023-2024), the place she divides her time between Greece and Australia. He has competed with the Nationwide Workforce in worldwide occasions of all classes. For a very long time he had stopped strolling and competing, however because it turned out it was a easy pause, as he got here again stronger and the successes began coming one after the opposite. She has participated in two Olympic Video games (2016, 2021), in World and European championships, she was “bronze” in 2013 within the Mediterranean Video games, received the Gold medal within the European Workforce Championship (2021) and the Silver medal within the workforce standings each within the World ( 2022) in addition to within the European Workforce Championship (2021), whereas in 2021 she was eighth within the Olympic Video games in Tokyo. Undoubtedly, her 12 months was 2022, after she received two gold medals (20 km and 35 km stroll) on the European Championships in Munich, attaining one thing that no Greek athlete had carried out till now. Earlier within the season she was fourth on the Oregon Worlds.
As well as, Antigone is a graduate of the Gymnastics Academy of the School of Bodily Training and Sports activities Science and is at the moment doing postgraduate research in Sports activities Administration for the Disabled on the College of Peloponnese.
We remind you that on the Tokyo Video games in 2021 the flag was shared by the gold medalists of Rio, Lefteris Petrounias and Anna Korakaki. The usual-bearer in 2016 was Sofia Bekatorou, whereas in 2012 the late Alexandros Nikolaidis.
Intimately, the listing of earlier Greek flag bearers on the Olympic Video games, since 1908 when the Parade of Nations was established:
1908: Nikolaos Georgantas (Athletics)
1912: Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (Athletics)
1920: Vassilis Zarkadis (Fencing)
1924: Christos Vrettos (Athletics)
1928: Antonis Kariophyllis (Athletics)
1932: Christos Mantikas (Athletics)
1936: Ioannis Seraidaris (Athletics)
1948: George Kalambokidis (Crusing)
1952: Nikos Syllas (Athletics)
1956: George Roubanis (Athletics)
1960: The then Crown Prince Konstantinos Glixburg (Crusing)
1964: George Marsellos (Athletics)
1968: Christos Papanikolaou (Athletics)
1972: Christos Papanikolaou (Athletics)
1976: Vasilis Papageorgopoulos (Athletics)
1980: Ilias Hatzipavlis (Crusing)
1984: Stelios Mygiakis (Wrestling)
1988: Babis Holidis (Wrestling)
1992: Lambros Papakostas (Athletics)
1996: Pyrros Dimas (Weightlifting)
2000: Nikos Kaklamanakis (Crusing)
2004: Pyrros Dimas (Weightlifting)
2008: Ilias Iliadis (Judo)
2012: Alexandros Nikolaidis (Taekwondo)
2016: Sofia Bekatorou (Crusing)
2020: Anna Korakaki (Taking pictures). Lefteris Petrounias (Gymnastics)
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