Thirteen Greek and Greek Olympians will take part in the 39th Authentic Marathon, as informed today (7/11) by SEGAS. Initially, fourteen Olympians had declared their participation, but in the end the “golden” Olympic skier in Tokyo, Stefanos Duskos, will be absent. The Gianniotis rower due to his preparation schedule (he is in Spain for preparation) for his upcoming racing commitments will not be able to be at the starting line of the 42,194 meters next Sunday, November 13 at the Athens Authentic Marathon.
The other Olympians who will participate are the following:
General Secretary of Sports Giorgos Mavrotas, who won 6th place at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 in water polo, will take part in the 5 km. GGA has taken part in 5 Olympiads, 4 world championships, 8 European and 5 world cups, while from in 2019 he holds the position of General Manager.
In the race of 42,195 m., the eighth in rowing at the London Olympics in 2012, Panagiotis Magdanis, will compete.
In the 5 km, the Olympic gold medalist in Atlanta in floor exercises Ioannis Melissanidis, the holder of the silver medal in the high jump at the Atlanta Olympics, Niki Bakoyannis, Pigi Devetzi, silver medalist in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, will enter the starting line. the eighth in the Athens Olympic Games in diving by Diamantina Georgatou and Efi Pappa-Papavasilopoulos as well as the seventh in diving in the Athens Olympiacos by Yiannis Gavrielidis.
The president of the Hellenic Olympians Association, Voula Zygouri, who won the fourth place in wrestling (63 kg) in the Olympic Games in 2004, the 6th in the world championship in 2003 and the silver medal in the Mediterranean Games in 2001, will participate in the 5 km.
Also Lefteris Konsolas eighth in rowing in London 2012, Ioanna Bouziou seventh in softball in Athens 2004, seventh in Olympic basketball in Athens Poly (Polymnia) Saregou and Maria Karagiannopoulou fifth in Judo at 48 kg in the Athens Olympics 2004.
Speaking to the camera of the SEGAS website about the messages they want to send with their participation in the 39th Authentic Marathon, the Olympians, the seventh in the Athens Olympic Games (2004) in basketball, Polys Saregou, (will take part in the 5 km) said :
“The Authentic Marathon is the leading mass event of our country and clearly has a global appeal. Amateurs, professional athletes, ordinary citizens, spectators, gather in Athens every year for this event. All this gathering transforms the Authentic Marathon into a global sporting celebration. This is my fourth time participating and every time I finish I look forward to next year. I can’t wait to run, to enjoy my participation, to finish at the Panathenaic Stadium and to once again wear the medal of the Authentic Marathon”.
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