Deputy Minister of Sports, Yiannis Broutsis, welcomed the World Champion Wrestling on Tuesday, George Kougioumtsidis.
Yiannis Broutsis congratulated the phenomenon of Greek wrestling, George Kougioumtsidis, on his great success to win gold at the Zagreb World Championships and stressed that the Ministry of Sport and the State will always be next to the “gold” champion.
The meeting was attended by his coach, Themis Iakovidis, and the Secretary General of the ELOP, the Olympian Costas Thanos.
George Kougioumtsidis warmly thanked Mr. Broutsis for his practical support. “I wanted to thank the minister, who is by my side and shows it in practice. It fills me with great joy and gives me the strength for this continuation of the great support, for my big goal that is the medal at the Olympics. I would like to thank, through my heart, all Greeks for the great love they have shown me, “he said.
For his part, Yiannis Broutsis stressed: “It is a great pleasure that I welcomed a world champion. An athlete who raised the Greek flag high. Which succeeded something as big as the gold medal, missing from Greece. The ministry will be next to the athlete, his coach and the federation of fighting. We will support them with all our might. We will be on his side in practice. The fight is a history of a history and George will become the role model for young children to come to the sport. “
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