The “foam” of the Port Olympics competed with the Deaf Olympians in a different basketball match

The “elite” of the Olympians, who serve in the Coast Guard, competed with corresponding deaf Olympians on Tuesday in a different basketball match.

In collaboration with the General Secretariat of Maritime and Ports (YNANP), the Coast Guard -Greek Coast Guard (AKK), the Municipality of Pallini and with the support of BE ACTIVE, organized the basketball match for the promotion. Deaf-heavy sports sports, as well as informing pupils and pupils on the importance of the work of the Coast Guard in the lives of Greek citizens.

The “elite” of the Greeks and Greek women from different sports serving in the Coast Guard participated in joy in the race and competed with the respective team of Olympic Deaf, which consisted of players and players who are distinguished in the sports that “cultivate” EOAK. .

The Port Olympian team competed with the coach of the Men’s Polo National Team, Theodoris Vlachos, the former coach of the National Women’s Polo Team, Eftihia Karagiannis, the First Vice President of the Hellenic Federation of Greece Vlontakis, Konstantinos Dandolos, Kostas Loudis, Themis Hatzis, Georgia Elliaki, Catherine Economopoulou and international referee Polo, Nikos Bourdamis.

From the sport of rowing, Chrysa Biskitzis and the current President of the Hellenic Rowing Federation of Naval Associations Vassilis Polymeros.

World sailing champion Georgia Winter, World Champion Beach Volley Vasso Karadasiou and former national basketball athletes Kelly Menelau and Konstantina Kakaras. As well as Andreas Indra, president of the World Military Pentathlon, and the inspirer of “Jambol Love” Ioannis Tsoumbris.

Ioanna Voudouris, Stavroula Kotsirea and Men’s National Women’s Basketball Team were with the Diphon Olympics.

The Deaf Olympian in Taekwondo, Dimitra Paschalis and the Technical Director of the sport at the European Deaf Sports Organization, Stavros Renieris. From football to the technical director of the sport Lefteris Minas and Nikos Tardis, the chess player Nikos Deligiannis and Alexander Tatasopoulos, fifth at the European Table Tennis Championship.

For the story, the Olympians 34-22 (Date 14-11) dominated several active basketball athletes in their composition. The Port Olympians, though most of them came from other sports, showed that they possess it.

At the end of the match, the Secretary General of Shipping and Ports/ YNANP Evangelos Kyriazopoulos was given basketball jersey with the signatures of all Olympic participants in the race.

There were matches between the schools found in the stands of the Gerakas Athletic Center and with mixed teams of deaf and listening, where three basketball balls were given, one in each team that competed.

In Gerakas’s stands

The event was attended by the Secretary General of the EOAK, Panagiotis Kordonouris, who represented the President of the Federation, Joseph Stavrakakis, emphasized the importance of these intellectual activities and welcomed participants and schools, as well as the Specialist.

The president of the Hellenic Olympic Deaf Association, Haris Giannopoulos, who welcomed the Olympians of the two teams.

Women’s Deaf Technical Technical Counselor and Active Athlete of the National Women’s Team, Stala Kotsirea, moved with her speech, pointing out: “No disability, no rejection and no difficulty is an obstacle to touching your dream and then taking it. ‘after years of baton and give it to future generations.’

The athletic manager of the European Women’s and Olympian Sports Organization, Evanthia Plahura, who during the race explained some differences in basketball between deaf and listening.

On the part of the Ministry of Maritime and Ports, Mr. Athanasios Makris, a spokesman for the Deputy Minister of Maritime Thanos Gika, attended, who congratulated the organizers in a brief address, while also expressing the support of the ministry in such actions.

The Secretary General of Shipping and Ports/ YNANP, Evangelos Kyriazopoulos, the man who accepted EOAK’s request for joint action and representatives of the SP-EL-AKT Sports Office. Lieutenant General Dimitris Kostarakis, who represented the Chief of the LS, George Alexandrakis and in his short speech referred to the noble competition and the values ​​of sports, but informed all the students about the action of the Coast Guard in our lives.

The spokesman for the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family, Sofia Zacharakis, Olga Kontopoulou, congratulated the organization’s managers, but also as athlete herself about equality in sports.

Former MP, Dimitra Arapoglou, as well as Mrs Betinna-Bavea Kroumbolz, a spokesman for the President of the Athens Medical Association, George Patoulis.

Also present was the Mayor of Pallini, Christos Aidonis, who welcomed athletes, athletes and students wishing such actions that promote the values ​​of sport. Also present were the Deputy Mayor of Sports, Thanassis Economou, and the Deputy Mayor of School House and Secretary General of the Coast Guard Union, Stefanos Stavrinoudis.

The stands of the Gerakas Athletic Center were filled with pupils and students of the 1st and 3rd Gerakas Gymnasium, as well as a section of the Gerakas Art School, as well as pupils of the Special School of Hearing Harking of Agia Paraskevi.