In the face of national tragedies like tragedy Pace, sporting events are fading into the background, and the postponement of domestic competitions seems self-evident.. This also happened with the semi-final of the Greek Cup scheduled for today’s Wednesday (Olympiacos – AEK, Lamia – PAOK), which was canceled and will be rescheduled by the EPO for a new date.

In the relatively recent past there were other emergencies that necessitated the postponement of sports meetings (besides bad weather and two years of Covid-19) due to the situation in the country. “K” remembers the most characteristic…

1999: Parnit earthquake.

In September 1999, the premiere of the then 1st team was again postponed for a week due to the devastating earthquake in Parnit (7/9), which claimed the lives of 143 people. The championship was supposed to start on November 9, but at the suggestion of Deputy Minister Andreas Furas and the decision of EPAE, the start was scheduled for September 18. Again, on the first matchday there was a derby between PAOK and AEK. At the same time, according to the decision of the Deputy Minister, not a single match was held in any sport until September 11.

2007: Death Carrier

On the afternoon of March 29, 2007, 22-year-old Panathinaikos supporter Michalis Philopoulos took his last breath on Lavriou Avenue, mortally wounded at a fatal meeting of 500 Olympiacos and Panathinaikos fans. A meeting organized on the occasion of a women’s volleyball match between two “eternal” rivals. All team sports competitions were suspended from March 29 to April 12, and on April 13, after a break for Easter days, Greek stadiums were filled again.

2007: “Black” August Elijah

This was the first postponement of the football championship since the First National League was renamed the Super League. The league scheduled the center of the 2007-08 season for the weekend of August 25-26, but it was overtaken by deadly fires that hit the country, especially Elijah, which occurred in the morning hours of August 24 in Zacharo. .

The start of the championship, which also included the Panathinaikos-Olympiacos derby, took place a week later (1-2/9), and the second match, scheduled for next week, was postponed to the weekend of 21-22/9 due to qualifying games for Euro 2008, as well as for the parliamentary elections (September 16).

2008: Death of Archbishop Christodoulos

It was on Monday 28 January 2008 that Archbishop Christodoulos passed away. The government has declared four days of national mourning, prompting the Super League to postpone the busy game day scheduled for Wednesday, January 30th.

ESAKE, in turn, has temporarily postponed the Basketball All-Star Game in Amaliada, and other federations have adjusted their competitive activities.

2010: Tragedy “Marfin”

The arson of Syntagma’s Marfin Bank branch on May 5, 2010, which killed three people, including a pregnant woman, caused important scheduled matches to be postponed. Due to the state of emergency and violence in Athens, as well as other major cities, the PAOK-Olympiacos match was rescheduled for the Super League playoffs. The match was supposed to take place on Wednesday (5/5), was rescheduled for Thursday (5/6) and finally took place on Sunday (5/9). On Thursday (05.06) AEK-Aris was supposed to reach the playoffs, but this match took place on Sunday (05.09).

The 2nd A1 men’s volleyball final between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos took place not on Thursday (6/5) but on Saturday (8/5), but the 2nd A1 women’s handball final between Nea Ionia and Ormis Patras in Sunday (9/05). 5).

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