The third-world conditions in the Municipal Stadium of Didymoteicho under which the Olympic champion, Kostas Gatsioudis, trains his son, who has great successes, were recorded by his camera “Where there is Greece”of SKAI’s new show. Training takes place in the dark, while there is no water in the stadium.
“I carry the water from home“, states Kostas Gatsioudis as he explains “Unfortunately, studies in our city take too long. Too».
As he says, this problem started a few months ago, in the summer. “In particular, there was a theft of a cable that supplied electricity to this gym where the athletes of our city’s club work out, and since then there has been negligence on the part of the municipal authority. There are words that very soon this project will be implemented and the light will come back here, the electricity so to speak. But we don’t know exactly when. We don’t even have heating, because the cable is missing. The boiler cannot be operated»
At the same time, he notes that it has not even had water for two years and he himself carries bottles of water as a solution. “Ever since the exterior renovation work began, the water has magically turned off in here as well.».
Mr. Gatsioudis emphasizes that “even though our country hosted the 2004 Olympic Games, yet no city has ever been equipped with the best that could bring the world to sports. In the past, around 150 children trained here. Now there are currently 30 counted».
Source: skai.gr
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