Her Sunday 6 July 2025the courtyard of the Panathinaic Stadium is once again turning into the center of the world track, hosting the international street pole vault rally “Fly Athens”.
The event, started by ancient Olympia and bears the signature of his Greek champion for a while, Emmanuel Karalisreturns for the fourth consecutive year, gathering some of the biggest names in the competition from around the world. Fly Athens is now an institution for jumping on a short, as it belongs to elite category of street events And each year offers a unique spectacle to sports friends, with the backdrop of the historic stage where the first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896.
And this year’s event is part of World Athletics Continental Tour and is in the Silver category and will have a race for both men and women, offering significant rankings to participants- an important opportunity to qualify for Tokyo World Championships in 2025.
THE Emmanuel Karalisa bronze Olympic champion, holder of the Panhellenic record with 6.05m and a metallic in world and European leagues, will welcome top -notch friends and friends from around the world, in a full night full of tension, spectacle and strong sports moments.
The rally is co -organized by the Municipality of Athens and the Olympic SFP, while under the auspices of the World Athletics Federation, the European Athletics Federation (European Athletics), the Hellenic Olympic Committee (EEA) (EOT).
The women’s race will start at 17:00 and men at 20:00. Those of track and field friends will not be able to attend the Panathenaic Stadium on the day of the race will be able to watch the match live both by ERT3 (and ERTFLIX) and from the official European Athletics channel on YouTube.
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