The choice for Antetokounmpo was unanimous, whereas the strolling champion was chosen after a vote amongst 4 athletes, Maria Sakkari, Antigoni Drisbiotis, Evangelia Plataniotis and Margarita Pleuritou
The Plenary Session of the Hellenic Olympic Committee determined that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Antigoni Drisbioti would be the flag bearers for Greece on the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games.
The choice for Antetokounmpo was unanimous, whereas the strolling champion was chosen after a vote amongst 4 athletes, Maria Sakkari, Antigoni Drisbiotis, Evangelia Plataniotis and Margarita Pleuritou.
The Hellenic Olympic Committee, following the protocol process for the choice of the Flag Bearer, got here earlier than the assembly, in touch with Olympic medalists. Nevertheless, each Miltos Tedoglou and Katerina Stefanidis requested to not be Flag Bearers so as to not change the preparation program in view of collaborating within the Olympic Video games.
The schedule of the sportsmen and ladies competing the subsequent day was additionally taken under consideration, so as to not endure earlier than their matches.
The Plenary additionally unanimously determined to appoint Mr. Spyros Kapralos for President of the European Olympic Committees, claiming for the second time the renewal of his mandate.
Lastly, the request of KAE Panathinaikos for the concession of the Panathinaikos Stadium on September 21-22, for the holding of the Pavlos Giannakopoulos event, was unanimously accepted.
The biographies of the flag bearers:
John Antetokounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo was born in Athens on December 6, 1994. The Greek worldwide basketball participant, with a peak of two.11, began his profession as a participant for Philathletikos. In 2013, he was chosen within the NBA Draft at place 15 by the Milwaukee Bucks, the place he’s nonetheless taking part in in the present day. He developed into one of many prime gamers of the NBA and of the Greek Nationwide Workforce the place he has greater than 49 appearances.
In 2017, he grew to become the primary participant in NBA historical past to complete within the prime 20 in all 5 statistical classes (factors, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks). In the identical 12 months, he was named probably the most improved participant and took part for the primary time in an “all star” sport with the highest gamers of the NBA. In whole, he has participated within the All-Star Recreation 6 occasions.
In 2019 and 2020, the Bucks' massive chief was named NBA MVP. In 2021, Giannis, “The Greek Freak”, as he’s referred to as in his workforce, gained the NBA title for the primary time with the Bucks in 50 years, whereas successful the MVP award of the finals. He has been included within the anniversary choice of the 75 biggest gamers in NBA historical past.
Antigone Drisbiotis
Antigoni Drisbioti was born in Karditsa on March 21, 1984. She lives and trains there, to this present day, apart from the final two years (2023-2024), the place she divides her time between Greece and Australia. He has competed with the Nationwide Workforce in worldwide occasions of all classes. For a very long time he had stopped strolling and competing, however because it turned out it was a easy pause, as he got here again stronger and the successes began coming one after the opposite. She has participated in two Olympic Video games (2016, 2021), in World and European championships, she was “bronze” in 2013 within the Mediterranean Video games, gained the Gold medal within the European Workforce Championship (2021) and the Silver medal within the workforce standings each within the World ( 2022) in addition to within the European Workforce Championship (2021), whereas in 2021 she was eighth within the Olympic Video games in Tokyo. Undoubtedly, her 12 months was 2022, after she gained two gold medals (20 km and 35 km stroll) on the European Championships in Munich, attaining one thing that no Greek athlete had finished till now. Earlier within the season she was fourth on the Oregon Worlds.
As well as, Antigone is a graduate of the Gymnastics Academy of the School of Bodily Schooling and Sports activities Science and is at the moment doing postgraduate research in Sports activities Administration for the Disabled on the College of Peloponnese.
Supply: ertnews.gr – Photograph from the web site of the Hellenic Olympic Committee
