Members of the Greek Olympic delegation who had not yet returned from Paris arrived in Athens on Monday afternoon, ANA reports.
Among them were the gold medalist in the long jump Miltos Tentoglou, the bronze medalist in pole vault Emmanouil Karalis, and the bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling Dauren Kurugliev. Also returning were Rio de Janeiro gold medalist Katerina Stefanidi, along with Antigoni Drisbioti, Elina Tzengko, Stamatis Skarvelis, Ariadne Adamopoulou, the national men’s and women’s water polo teams, the artistic swimming duet, and their coaches George Pomaski, Haris Karalis, Mitchell Krier, and George Botskriov.
Deputy Minister of Sports Yiannis Vroutsis, in a statement before the athletes’ arrival, emphasized that the Olympians and members of the National Delegation deserved a different reception. However, “the critical situation with the fires naturally does not allow it. We sincerely thank them for the joy and optimism they brought us with their achievements. We honor them all and stand by them, but our thoughts and concerns are now with the fire fronts and all those currently battling the inferno. The large fire in northeastern Attica has put the entire state apparatus and all of us on alert. The Ministry of Sports, together with the Region of Attica, has opened the doors of OAKA, welcoming our fellow citizens affected by the fires,” Vroutsis noted.
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