OPAP Final 4 Cup: Woman’s fragrance in Heraklion

The iconic Venetian Loggia of Heraklion Crete, which has been holding since 1620, hosted the presentation of the OPAP 4 Women’s Final 4 Cup which will take place at the Nea Bodrum Gym (15-16/2), in the presence of four participants in Climate of unity and unity for a new “step” of progress in view of the great challenge of the women’s Eurobasket 2025.

The event was given by Evangelos Liolios, president of the Hellenic Basketball Federation, Nikos Syrigonakis, Heraklion Vice -Mayor, Alexis Kalirinos, Mayor of Heraklion, Giorgos Zoumas Konstantina Sarigiannidou (PAS Ioannina), Stavros Nanakos, Chrysanthi Beneki (Esperides Kallithea), George Simos, Anna-Niki Stamolabrou (Panathinaikos) and Thanos Niklas, Angeliki Nikolopoulou (Angeliki Nikolopoulou).

Evangelos Liolios (President EEC): “Good morning to all of you. Dear Mayor, Mr Vice -Mayor, dear and dear friends and friends, teams, players, players and fans. We are happy that Heraklion re-hosts the Women’s Cup, this time with the Final-4 OPAP, which will take place on Saturday and Sunday, in a festive atmosphere, along with OPAP Final-8 of the Greek Men’s Cup . Basketball must be united and we must give it importance as a whole. Men’s basketball and women’s basketball are different entities, but they have to work together in the same context. We need to help develop women’s basketball, to give importance, due to the world, fans and administrations, in a significant year, where we host Eurobasket 2025 at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, with a first phase group and the final Phase, where I believe we will be national in the best teams, playing on a full stadium, for the next step in the impact, which will exert women’s basketball in our society. I thank the local government of Heraklion and Crete. Heraklion and Crete are identified with the institution of the Cup, enabling such nice events, in a unique and unprecedented event, which will be a start to women’s basketball. I wish you good luck and see nice matches, a team can win the title and winning is already the women’s basketball. ”

Alexis Kalirinos (Mayor of Heraklion): “I welcome you to Heraklion, it is my pleasure to host a complex event with the men’s Final-8 of the Men’s Cup and the OPAP Final-4 of the Women’s Cup, in a synergy tradition with the EEC and the Region For these events, with the right sports infrastructure and the corresponding support environment. We can and are able to welcome teams and fans in such a natural beauty environment as the Venetian Loggia of 1620, where this event takes place. There are not many such cases in Greece to host such buildings with a historical weight in public use, with sports infrastructure at a very close distance and with the corresponding specifications for high -level events in collaboration with the EEC. In Crete we also have the fans who love the sport and will be at this celebration, sending the message against racism, discrimination and all sorts of violence, athletic and gender, until it gets a place and stop the phenomena, which we reverses, which we reverses. . You are all here winners, along with women’s basketball. ”

Nikos Syrigonakis (Heraklion Vice -Mayor): “We welcome you to our city and island. We welcome all members of the mission and wish you a good stay on the island, enjoy the Cretan hospitality and warmth, achieve your goals on an individual and collective level, and to lift the trophy the best and most lucky team. Mr President, we would like to thank you from the heart, for another year you choose Heraklion for the great sports and basketball events, confirming that Crete has the facilities and is an island of hospitable, dear and safe as a destination. Good luck in the four teams, good stay in Crete and we will all prove that we can undertake such events with impressive results. ”

George Zoumas (Head of Sponsorship OPAP): “It is a great pleasure for us to host an event that proves that women’s basketball is worth the promotion and the EEC promotes the exchange rate with this initiative, with the top teams in Crete, which will lead for women’s basketball. The Final-4 OPAP of the Women’s Cup is a celebration, which unites athletes, fans and organizers, basketball and women’s sports are highlighted through this event. “