Europe Youth Loutraki: Five gold medals for Greece in the individual competitions

For four days, 37 athletes from three countries gave the Sport Camp Loutraki facility their best for the awards and enjoyed the Greek Open table tennis matches.

In the boys’ singles, Under 13, Dane Malik Severinsen emerged as the winner. In the under 13 girls singles Anna-Fanouria Mitka.

In the Under 15 boys singles, the Greek Yannis Koutras lifted the cup and added it to that of Croatia, also at the Europe Youth Series last April. The Under 15 girls’ singles was dominated by Georgia’s Anastasia Tskhirtishvili.

In the doubles, the gold medals were won by the Danes Emil Hasselbalk/Malik Severinsen in the Under 13 boys, Anna Fanouria Mitka and Elpida Tassiou in the Under 13 girls, Yannis Koutras/Yiannis Kioseloglou in the Under 15 boys and Vasiliki Boulas/Stella Mavromataki from Greece in Under 15 girls.

A tournament, which clearly did not have a good perspective in terms of competition, since there were few participations from abroad, however it presented organization and suitable conditions for the children and was a new beginning for the federation.

Returning, after decades, to tournaments of European scope at a young age was not what she wanted, but it shows her the way to continue, so that with the same attitude and knowledge she can pursue similar events.

The president of E.F.O.E.P.A., Kostas Papageorgiou, was also present today at the gym and had the opportunity to discuss the course of the tournament and all related issues with all those involved.

Stefanos Stogiannopoulos, general secretary of the local Poseidon Loutraki Sports Club, presented the prizes on behalf of the Federation as well, as the head of the administration had to leave earlier.

The best image was created in the final dozens of spectators, as together with the athletes they had enthusiastic events.