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Tsitsipas got his revenge and eliminated Tiafoe 6-3, 6-4 to advance into the third round (best of 16). Gionis suffered a meltdown in the 5th set, up 10-4 (3-1 in sets) only needed a point to win the match and lost out on deuce 12-10 to force a 6th set where Jeoung of South Korea finished him off in the final two sets (6-11, 12-14) to advance into the round of 16. This one stings.

Greece's real first chance of a medal could be from Vasileia Karachaliou from women's sailing (Laser Radial) or Stefanos Douskos from men's rowing (Single Sculls).

Tropical storm Nepartak is expecting to strike well north of Tokyo that could impact all water sports events. It is not forecasting to be a Typhoon.

Results from yesterday: Polychronis Tzortzakis finished 63rd in the men's road race at 6:16:53. Eleftherios Petrounias qualifies for the finals in the men's rings with 15.333 points. Panagiotis Gionis defeats Serbia's Peto 4-0 to advance into the second round of men's table tennis to face Saleh of Egypt. Maria Sakkari defeats Estonia's Kontaveit 7-5, 6-2 in women's singles tennis to advance into the second round to face Serbia's Stojanovic. Christina Bourbou & Maria Kyridou have finished 5th in the rowing women's pair heat to advance into repechage and must finish top three from that round to advance into the semifinals A/B. In Men's swimming, Apostolos Papastamos finished 14th in the 400m individual medley with 4:12.50 and failed to advanced to the finals. In women's swimming, Anna Ntountounaki finished 13th in the 100m butterfly with 57.75 to advance into the semifinals.

On Sat, 24 July, Polychronis Tzortzakis will be in the Men's Road Race (Cycling) at 11:00

Here are the scheduled events for the Greek athletes. More to follow later in the week. Keep in mind that the schedule here are posted for the events in Tokyo local time, so for the people who live in North America or Europe some of the events are live a day before. Keep track of your local time so you don't miss the event. Fri, 23 July Stefanos Ntouskos - Men's Single Sculls Heat 2 (Rowing) 8:40 Evangaelia Psarra - Women's Individual Ranking Round (Archery) 9:00 Anneta Kyridou - Women's Single Sculls Heat 2 (Rowing) 9:40 Sat, 24 July Maria Kyridou & Christina Bourmpou - Women's Pair Heat 1 (Rowing) 9:50 Panagiotis Gionis - Men's Singles Round 1 (Table Tennis) 15:00 Apostolos Papastamos - Men's 400m Individual Medley Heat 3 (Swimming) 19:13 Anna Ntountounaki - Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 5 (Swimming) 19:35 Maria Sakkari - Women's Singles First Round (Tennis) TBA Stefanos Tsitsipas - Men's Singles First Round (Tennis) TBA Sun, 25 July Anna Korakaki - 10m Air Pistol Women's Qualification (Shooting) 9:00 Nikolaos Mavrommatis - Skeet Men's Qualification (Shooting) 10:00 Fani Tzeli - Women's 57 km Round of 16 (Taekwondo) 10:56 Greece vs. Hungary - Men's Preliminary Round (Water Polo) 11:30 Dimitrios Markos - Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 1 (Swimming) 19:17 Apostolos Christou - Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 6 (Swimming) 20:03 Team Greece - Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Heat 1 (Swimming) 20:30

Last night Giannis Antetokounmpo and his Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA championship in 6 games over the Phoenix Suns. As expected, he was picked the NBA Finals MVP. First title for the franchise in 50 years. All three brothers have NBA rings (Kostas with the Lakers last year). Giannis joins a big list of NBA greats to score 50 points in NBA Finals history. Congrats and you have made Greece very proud!

This coming Tokyo Olympics looks to be more promising than Rio for our Greek athletes. It is possible we could see more than 6 medals (2 possibly in athletics).

The under 20 European Championship was pretty rough for Greece with the exception of a few positive results Orestias Ntousakis finishing 4th in the men's hammer throw at 76.76. Polyniki Emmanouilidou reached the 100 meter women's final finishing 6th. She produced a lifetime best of 11.55 in the semifinals. Elli-Efthia Delligianni missed out on a bronze medal at the 800 meters (which she should have won because of a clear interference from the Swiss girl, but didn't get DQ in the process) produced a Greek national U20 record of 2:04.11. Vasiliki Kallimogani got a Greek national U20 record in the women's 3000 meter steeplechase with 10:31.72. Finally, Elina Tzengko brought Greece it's only medal of the competition, won gold with an impressive throw of 61.18. She was trying to break the U20 European Championship record of 61.52 held by Nikoletta Szabo of Hungary.

This Houston doctor worked 267 straight days in the hospital fighting COVID, what a bravo man!

Any idea who in athletics have the virus? I can't find the names.

The under 23 European Championship has been a good one for Greece, with the exception of a couple of heartbreak moments where Greece could have gotten 2 additional medals. They finished with 4 medals (3 silver 1 bronze). Silver Christos Frantzeskakis - Men's hammer throw 75.23 Spyridoula Karydi - Women's triple jump 13.95 Emmanuel Karalis - Men's pole vault 5.65 Bronze Odysseas Mouzenidis - Men's shot put 19.41 Notables Dimitris Tsitsos - Men's javelin throw 78.22 personal best (just missed out on a bronze medal) Marios Anagnostou - Men's 5000 meters 14:06.94 personal best

Dimitris Tsiamis has been added to the Greek athletics team which brings the total to 20.

The under 20 Greek squad in Tallin, Estonia Άνδρες Κ20 100μ./4Χ100 μ.: Νίκος Παναγιωτόπουλος (Αθλος Κερατσινίου) 200μ./4Χ100 μ.: Γιάννης Καριοφύλλης (ΓΑΣ Σκάλας) 800 μ.: Σπύρος Ντουραχάνης (ΑΟ Κέρκυρας 2015) 3.000 μ.: Παναγιώτης Πετρουλάκης (ΓΑΣ Ιλισσός) 3.000 μ.: Νίκος Σταμούλης (ΓΕ Αγρινίου) Επί κοντώ: Σωτήρης Χύτας (Αμεινίας Μεσογείων) Μήκος: Θοδωρής Σκουρός (Αθηναϊκός Όμιλος) Μήκος: Ανδρέας Αντωνακόπουλος (ΟΦΚΑ Οδυσσέας) Τριπλούν: Γιώργος Βασιλογιαννακόπουλος (Μεσσηνιακός ΓΣ) Τριπλούν: Σπύρος Καραλής (ΟΣΦΠ) Σφαιροβολία/Δισκοβολία: Κωστας Γεννίκης (ΟΦΚΑ Σερρών) Σφαιροβολία: Αννίβας Οικονόμου (Αμεινίας Μεσογείων) Δισκοβολία: Κώστας Μπουζάκης (ΓΣ Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος) Δισκοβολία: Δημήτρης Παυλίδης (ΑΣ Αίας Κιλκίς) Σφυροβολία: Ορέστης Ντουσάκης (ΓΣ Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος) Σφυροβολία: Θοδωρής Ζιώγας (ΓΑΣ Νιγρίτας) Σφυροβολία: Νικόλας Πολυχρονίου (ΑΕΚ) 10.000 μ. βάδην: Ανδρέας Μπαχός (ΑΣ Αιγίου Αθηνόδωρος) 10.000 μ. βάδην: Αλέξανδρος Μορτζάκης (ΑΕ Ολυμπίας Πατρών) 4Χ100 μ.: Κώστας Μίλιος (Αθλος Άρτας) Γυναίκες Κ20 100 μ./200 μ.: Πολυνίκη Εμμανουηλίδου (ΑΣΣ Αλέξανδρος Μακεδονίας) 800 μ.: Ελλη - Ευτυχία Δεληγιάννη (ΣΑΚΑ) 1.500 μ.: Βασιλεία Σπύρου (Πανιώνιος) 5.000 μ.: Ιωάννα Πασπαλιάρη (Πανιώνιος) 3.000 μ. στιπλ: Βασιλική Καλιμογιάννη (ΓΣ Ηρακλής) 3.000 μ. στιπλ: Νικολέττα Ραφαϊλάκη (ΑΟ Λασιθίου) 400 μ. εμπ.: Άννα Χατζηπουργάνη (ΓΑΣ Αρχέλαος) Ύψος: Σάντυ Παπακώστας (ΟΦΚΑ Περιστερίου) Επί κοντώ: Ηλιάνα Τριανταφύλλου (ΓΣ Σέρρες 93) Επί κοντώ: Αναστασία Ρέτσα (Αμεινίας Μεσογείων) Τριπλούν: Σωτηρία Ράπτη (ΑΓΣΙ) Σφαιροβολία: Αναστασία Ντραγκομίροβα (ΑΣ Κένταυρος) Σφαιροβολία: Μαρία Σουγκλάκου (σφαιροβολία) Σφαιροβολία: Μαρία Ανδρεάδη (ΓΣ Ηλιούπολης) Δισκοβολία: Αρετή Φιλιππίδου (ΑΣΣ Αλέξανδρος Μακεδονίας) Δισκοβολία: Σοφία Κεσσίδη (ΑΣ Κένταυρος) Ακοντισμός: Ελίνα Τζένγκο (ΑΣ Κένταυρος) 10.000 μ. βάδην: Αναστασία Αντωνοπούλου (Ικαρος Ν. Ιωνίας) 4Χ100 μ.: Γεράσιμος Καμπίτσης (ΣΑΚΑ) 4Χ100 μ.: Γιάννης Γρανιτσιώτης (ΓΟ Γιάννης Παλάσκας)

Congrats to the Czech Republic for qualifying it's first ever men's basketball Olympic Games. They fully deserve it. At least I am very happy Turkey isn't going. lol

Forgive me Blackhawk, I realized you posted his name on the list.

Greece blitzed Turkey in the 2nd half and defeat them 81-63 to advance into the finals to play against Czech Republic.

Blackhawk, isn't Eleni Chatziliadou from women's karate going to Tokyo by any chance?

Three world records have been broken this year in track and field. Ryan Crouser USA 23.37 meters - Men's shot put (Previous record 23.12) Sydney McLaughlin USA 51.90 seconds - Women's 400 meter hurdles (Previous record 52.16) Karsten Warholm NOR 46.70 seconds - Men's 400 meter hurdles (Previous record 46.78)

Greece defeats China 105-80 and advanced into the semifinals to face Turkey.

Blackhawk, you were right about the basketball qualification. There is a semifinals after the group play. I thought it was just group winners only play in the finals.

It is officially confirmed from SEGAS that 18 Greek athletes in track and field will be heading to Tokyo. 9 of them are qualified thru world rankings Elisavet Pesiridou (35) Kostas Filippidis (23) Kostas Douvalidis (39) Emmanuel Karalis (26) Michalis Anastasakis (29) Christos Frantzeskakis (31) Stamatia Scarveli (30) Chrisoula Anagnostopoulou (32) Rafaela Spanoudaki (46 100 m/ 53 200 m) Dimitris Tsiamis (34), Elina Tzengko (36), and Tatiana Gusin (37) have missed out in qualifying for the Olympic Games. Also, I would like to confirm that the Greek National Basketball Team will likely miss out on qualifying after they lost to Canada (Host Nation) 97-91 in the opening game.

Sakkari made easy work on Rus 6-1, 6-1.

The under 23 Greek squad in Tallin, Estonia Άνδρες 400 μ.: Γιάννης Ντέτσικας (ΑΟ Ρόδου Σταματίου) 5.000μ./10.000 μ.: Μάριος Αναγνώστου (ΓΣ Αναγέννηση Λαμίας) 110 μ. εμπ.: Παύλος Μποΐτσιος (ΣΚΑ Δράμας) 110 μ. εμπ.: Ηλίας Τοτολίδης (ΑΓΕΣ Κάμειρος) 400 μ. εμ.: Άρης Δρίτσας (ΟΣΦΠ) Επί κοντώ: Εμμανουήλ Καραλής (ΑΣ Απόλλων Πύργου) Επί κοντώ: Γιάννης Ρίζος (ΑΣ Άρης) Επί κοντώ: Αντώνης Σάντας (ΑΟ Φιλοθέης) Τριπλούν: Ανδρέας Πανταζής (ΑΟ Μεγάρων) Σφαιροβολία: Οδυσσέας Μουζενίδης (ΑΣ Κένταυρος) Σφαιροβολία: Ιάσωνας Μαχαίρας (ΓΣ Ηλιούπολης) Σφυροβολία: Χρήστος Φραντζεσκάκης (ΓΣ Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος) Σφυροβολία: Κώστας Ζάλτος (ΓΣ Μανδρών) Σφυροβολία: Μαρκέλλο Μεμά (ΑΟ Ρόδου Σταματίου) Ακοντισμός:Δημήτρης Τσίτσος (ΓΣ Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος) 4Χ400 μ.: Ντέτσικας, Δρίτσας, Γιώργος Λαμπρόπουλος (ΑΣΣ Αλέξανδρος Μακεδονίας), Σπύρος Δουκατέλης (Κερκυραϊκός ΓΣ) Δέκαθλο: Άγγελος Ανδρέογλου (ΣΚΑ Δράμας) Δέκαθλο: Αντώνης Ανδρέογλου (ΣΚΑ Δράμας) Γυναίκες 100 μ.: Στέλλα Μιχαηλίδου (ΑΟ Ερμής) 200 μ.: Άρτεμις Αναστασίου (ΠΑΟΚ) 400 μ.: Νοράγια Τζόνσον (ΓΣ Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος) 10.000 μ.: Καλλιόπη Σκαρπέτη (ΠΓΣ) 20χλμ. βάδην: Κυριακή Φιλτισάκου (ΑΓΣ Ανατολή Νέας Ιωνίας) 20χλμ. βάδην: Όλγα Φιάσκα (Αθλοκίνηση Μυτιλήνης) 20χλμ. βάδην: Μαρία Σεφεριάδη (ΑΕ Ολυμπίας Πατρών) Ύψος: Παναγιώτα Δόση (ΓΣ Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος) Ύψος: Δέσποινα Μαλταμπέ (Αμεινίας Μεσογείων) Ύψος: Κωνσταντίνα Κουτσούκη (ΟΣΦΠ) Επί κοντώ: Αριάδνη Αδαμοπούλου (ΓΣ Κηφισιάς) Μήκος: Σπυριδούλα Καρύδη (Κερκυραϊκός ΓΣ) Μήκος: Βασιλική Χαϊτίδου (ΠΑΟΚ) Μήκος: Μαρία Στεφανοπούλου (ΑΣ Σίσυφος) Τριπλούν: Σπυριδούλα Καρύδη (Κερκυραϊκός ΓΣ) Σφαιροβολία: Μαρία Μαγκούλια (Ένωση Καζώνης Κάλυμνος) Ακοντισμός: Μελπομένη Γρηγοριάδου (ΣΚΑ Δράμας) Ακοντισμός: Ιωάννα Μάλλη (Παναξιακός ΑΟ) Σφυροβολία: Σταυρούλα Κοσμίδου (Αίολος Μακεδονίας) 4Χ100 μ.: Μιχαηλίδου, Αναστασίου, Δήμητρα Τσουκαλά (ΠΑΣ Πρωτέας Κομοτηνής), Παρασκευή Ανθή (ΑΟ Ερμής), Φωτεινή Ρουμελιώτη (ΑΟ Αρισβαίος)

Final results today from the Greek athletes in Belgrade Gold - Emmanuel Karalis 5.70 CR - Men's pole vault Gold - Stella Tzikanoula 5183 points - Women's heptathlon Gold - Rafaela Spanoudaki 23.16 SB - Women's 200 meters Gold - Nikos Andrikopoulos 16.74 PB - Men's triple jump Gold - Elisavet Pesiridou 13.06 SB - Women's 100 meter hurdles Silver - Anastasia Marinakou 16:09.05 PB - Women's 5000 meters Silver - Elpida Karakalatou, Korina Politi, Adrianna Ferra, Irini Vasiliou 3:34.87 - Women's 4 x 400 relay Bronze - Maria Magoulia 14.44 - Women's shot put Bronze - Christos Kotitsas 1:48.07 PB - Men's 800 meters 4th place - Panagiotis Trivizas 21.18 PB - Men's 200 meters 4th place - Stamatia Scarveli 66.58 - Women's hammer throw 5th place - Ioanna Zakka 1.86 - Women's high jump 5th place - Panagiotis Pitas 6398 points - Men's decathlon 6th place - Iliana Korosidou 62.44 - Women's hammer throw 6th place - Tatiana Gusin 1.86 - Women's high jump 6th place - Efi Kolokytha 6.28 - Women's long jump I have read that Karalis, Scarveli, Peseridou, and Spanoudaki have secured qualifications to Tokyo. Tzengko could also get in either moving up in the world rankings or wild card invite.