Three medals and several personal bests were the result of the Greek European Indoor Championships, which ended in Istanbul. The city played the national anthem for… the usual suspect. Milto Tedoglu who was the first to discover length. Silver medals were won by Nicholas Andrikopoulos in the triple jump and Emmanuel Karalis in the pole vault. The Greek team competed with the symbol of mourning and despite the success, the atmosphere was heavy as the tragic accident in Tempe left the Greek team in grief.

Miltos Tedoglu, with a jump of 8.30, became the first European with three gold medals in the long jump from the Old Continent Championships.. “I was young and excited in Glasgow and an unexpected 8.38m brought me the gold medal. In Torun I was in pain and I only had to do one jump to win. I ran 8.35m and won. Today was another morning finale. I wanted to do something more. I would be happy with 8.40,” said the “golden” length child after the race, speaking of Tempe, stressed: “What happened is tragic. I’m too shy to speak. The best thing is what Nifanthopoulos said, that we can fight here, but there is nothing we can do to alleviate the grief of these people. Better not say anything.”

The first silver medal went to Nikola Andrikopoulos in the triple jump. This particular medal, as stated in www.kathimerini.gr his coach Dimitris Vassilikos, went through hard work. A graduate of the University of Piraeus in digital systems showed in Istanbul that he had everything … planned. Therefore, it is not surprising that he will add to his collection of awards at upcoming international tournaments.

The second silver medal went to Emmanuel Karalis with a jump of 5.80 m., in pole vault. Sondre Gutormsen took first place with a score of 5.80, while pole vaulting phenomenon Armand Duplantis did not go to Istanbul.

OUR Katerina Stephanides jumping to 4.60, she was unable to add another award to her collection. The first came Wilma Murto from Finland with a score of 4.80. “I cannot be disappointed to be here when all this is happening in Greece. Condolences to the families of the victims,” said the Olympian, who will focus on open athletics competitions.

His appearance is considered positive Yannis Nifantopoulos, who may have failed to run under his 60m target of 6.70, but 6.71 is a good time that put him in 21st place overall. With injuries bothering him Kostas Duvalidis set a record this year in the 60 m. with 7.82 and took 20th place. Trauma prevented her Elizabeth Pesiridou in the 60m breaststroke, Anais Karagianni placed 29th with a score of 8.34.

OUR Polynices Emmanuelidou wrote the first page in her history by achieving success in the 60m qualifying races. set a personal best with a score of 7.26, which ranks among the best Greek performances of all time. In the semi-finals, she completed her attempt in 7.34 and did not advance to the final.

The ones that stood out

Two Italians competed for a medal in the 60m. Samuele Ceccarelli, with a score of 6.48, defeated Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Marcel Jacobs (6.50), who was injured. Third place went to Henrik Larsson of Sweden, finishing in 6.53. Turkey won its first European triple jump champion. Tugba Danismaz won the gold medal with a score of 14.31 (national record). In the 1500m Laura Muir (Great Britain) expanded her collection to gold medals. She finished in 4.03.40 and added 3rd gold to her catch at that distance. In the 400m, Femke Ball from the Netherlands once again confirmed her lead with a score of 49.85.

Larisa Yapicino placed her mother Fiona May’s record in… a time closet. The Italian jumper may have climbed to second on the podium in the long jump, but her jump of 6.97 was particularly significant as it is an Italian record. The previous one (6.91 m) was held by her mother, the legendary Fiona May. Britain’s Jasmine Sawyers came in first with a time of 7.00m. In the women’s 60m, an exclamation was given on behalf of Saba Mayela. The French world champion failed to reach the final.

It worked on its own and was canceled

Enrico Gudert wrote his… history in European Istanbul. In the qualifying race for 60 m, the athlete did not record the time. emp and filed an objection. The judges acquitted him, and there he made an appointment with… history. On the second attempt, he swung the beater, but the judges allowed him to try again. But the 3rd time turned out to be invalid, so it was canceled.