The Panhellenic Wheelchair Fencing Championship at the University of West Attica “stole” the show

The Panhellenic Wheelchair Fencing Championship was organized by EAOM-AmeA, in collaboration with the University of West Attica.

Greetings, on behalf of the Federation, were addressed by the Special Secretary and Chairman of the Technical Committee, Konstantinia Sotiriadis, and, on behalf of PADA, the Rector, Professor, Panagiotis Kaldis. The latter honored the athletes Panos Triantafyllou, Vassilis Dounis and the federal coach, Dimitris Kazaglis, for their participation in the Tokyo Paralympic Games, as well as honored the two Greek international referees, Leonidas Koukos and Jason Aathas.

For their cooperation, EAOM-AmeA, through the hand of Mrs. Sotiriadis and the curator of National teams, Konstantinos Siachos, handed over to the Rector an honorary plaque, while, subsequently, PADA honored the federation.

This was followed by the presentation of the sport and the athletes by the federal coach, while the championship and the medal ceremonies were honored by the presence and participation of: General Secretary of Social Solidarity and Fight against Poverty, George Peperopikos, Nikos Stamomatis , Andreas Leotsakos, Deputy Regional Governor of the Western Sector of Athens, the Director of the Office of the Deputy Minister of Sports, Stavros Tsoulos, the President of the Hellenic Fencing Federation, Ioannis Lignos, the member of the Executive Board, and its Chairman Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Student Welfare of PADA, Professor Efstathia Papageorgiou.

In the competition part, the “silver” Paralympian of Rio and “bronze” in Tokyo, Panos Triantafyllou, won the duel sword and the B / C category sword, while the other representative of the Greek fencing in Tokyo, Vassilis Dounis, won in category A`.

In the women, Efthymia Vlami was first in three weapons and specifically in the A / B exercise sword, the duel sword A, as well as the sword A.

The first three per weapon & category:

A / B women exercise sword

1. Efthymia Vlami (Spartakos)

2. Georgia Kaltsi (Panathinaikos)

Men’s Exercise Sword C

1. Antonios Voulgaris (Hippocampus)

2. Michalis Asvestas (Panathinaikos)

Men A / B exercise sword

1. Stylianos Souliotis (Panathinaikos)

2. Apostolos Davis (Panathinaikos)

Women’s duel sword B.

1. Kalliopi Loufaki (Athens Eagles)

2. Georgia Kaltsi (Panathinaikos)

Women’s duel sword A

1. Efthymia Vlami (Spartakos)

2. Parthena Skarou (Panathinaikos)

Men duel sword B / C

1. Panagiotis Triantafyllou (Panathinaikos)

2. Dimitris Atzolidakis (Maroussi)

3. Antonios Voulgaris (Hippocampus)

Men’s Duel Sword A

1. Vassilios Dounis (Panathinaikos)

2. Gerasimos Pylarinos Markantonatos (Spartakos)

3. Ioannis Papaioannou (Panathinaikos)

Women’s sword B

1. Georgia Kaltsi (Panathinaikos)

2. Kalliopi Loufaki (Athens Eagles)

Women’s sword A

1. Efthymia Vlami (Spartakos)

2. Parthena Skarou (Panathinaikos)

Men B / C Sword

1. Panagiotis Triantafyllou (Panathinaikos)

2. Dimitris Atzolidakis (Maroussi)

3. Stylianos Souliotis (Panathinaikos)

3. Michalis Asvestas (Panathinaikos)

Men’s sword A

1. Vassilios Dounis (Panathinaikos)

2. Gerasimos Pylarinos Markantonatos (Spartakos)

3. Apostolos Davis (Panathinaikos)

EAOM-AmeA feels the need to warmly thank for the excellent cooperation the President of the Department of Preservation of Antiquities & Works of Art and Deputy Dean of the School of Applied Arts & Culture of PADA, George Panagiaris, the Associate Professor of the Dept. People with Disabilities, Daphne Bakalidou, and the Head of the Sports Department of PADA, Elisavet Loukaitou, as well as the students of PADA for their voluntary participation.

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