With a nine-member delegation led by the two-time European champion, Antigoni Drisbiotis, Greece will participate in the European Walking Team Championship, which will be held in Pontebrand, Czech Republic, on Sunday 5/21. The leading Greek athlete will take part in the 20km race, having with her Christina Papadopoulou and Olga Fiaska.
The good news is that Kyriaki Filtisakou overcame the injury she had in Astros, when she was hit by a passing car while she was training, and will compete normally in the 35km race, along with Efi Kourkoutsakis and Sofia Alikanioti.
The Greek team for Pontebrandi in detail:
20km Women’s walk: Antigoni Drisbioti (Alexandros Macedonia), Christina Papadopoulou (Panhellenic GS), Olga Fiaska (Mytilene Athletics)
Women’s 35 km walk: Kyriaki Filtisakou (East Ionia National Sports Association), Efi Kourkoutsaki (Ilissos National Sports Association), Sofia Alikanioti (National Sports Association)
20km Men’s Walk: Alexandros Papamichael (AO Mykonos)
35km Men’s race: Yiannis Kavkas (AE Olympia Patras)
10km Women’s walk K20: Anastasia Antonopoulou (GS Ikaros N. Ionia)
The head of the mission will be SEGAS board member Nikos Tsonis.
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