With a mourning symbol on their uniforms, our athletes will enter the Atakoy Arena to take part in the European Indoor Championships starting today in Istanbul. The Hellenic Federation contacted the European Federation and asked for their permission to commemorate the victims of the tragic accident in this way.

The Greek team is made up of a mixture of experienced and young athletes. The favorites for the medal are Miltos Tentoglou, Katerina Stefanidis and Nicole Kyriakopoulouand the absence of Armand Duplantis “paves” the way for him Emmanuel Karalis. Today’s competition program will start at 18.00. Christos Kotitsas will be the first to enter the indoor Polis Stadium to compete in the 800th. A little later (18.53) qualifying competitions in the triple jump are scheduled.

41-year-old Dimitris Tsiamis, who is the oldest athlete in the competition, and the youngest Andreas Pantazis and Nikos Andrikopoulos claim a place in the top eight. The first day, as for the Greek participants, will end with the participation of Anastasia Marinaku in the 3000m. “I am very satisfied with my performance. My goal is to show a representative performance at the competitions, ”the athlete emphasized.