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It is being reported that a female track and field athlete that is part of the Olympic team has tested positive for banned substance. It is believed that it is one of two athletes that will take part in the 20 km walk competition. We might be looking for a new flag bearer for the opening ceremonies.

Hellooooooooooo, there is still 1.5 month left until the transfer period ends. Martin Braithwaite is a free agent and apparently we made two separate offer to. One is 1+1 deal at 2mil and the other one 1.8 mil for 2 years. Also reports are that the player is talking with Everton.

Of course he is a professional athlete and when "money talks, bullshit walks" as we say here in Chicago. I am not really surprised that this happened. The only thing I would question PAE PAOK is why didn't they have him sign a clause when they sold that he can' re-sign with any Greek team.

Looks like have sold over 14,000 season tickets as of today.

Looks like Genoa has made an improved offer for Kotarski. Reports are that it is close to 8 mil, which is still short of the 9 to 10 mil that PAOK is asking for.

I am 99.9% sure that this punishment will be erased on appeal.

Banja Luka wins the game 1:0 with a goal 97th minute. Second red for Egnatia player in 102nd minute. Game finally ended in 116th minute.

We play 2 games on Saturday. First we play Saint-Gilloise and couple hours later Vitesse. I think the main team will dress up against Saint-Gilloise and this game will serve as the final test before our CL game. Second stringers will play against Vitesse.

BTW the teams in the 1-4 playoffs and 9-14 playouts keep the same points after the end of regular season. The 5-8 teams have their points divided in half going into the European spot tournament. It is also possible that the team that finishes in 5th place does not get the European spot if a team outside of the 1-4 playoffs wins the Greek Cup. It's my belief that these stupid playoffs/playouts should be abolished forever.

The Hellenic Olympic Committee has decided that the flag bearers during the opening ceremonies for Greece will be Giannis ANTETOKOUNMPO and Antigoni DRISBIOTI

The 101 Greek athletes going to the 2024 Olympics in Paris: Basketball (12) Men's National Team Giannis ANTETOKOUNMPO Kostas ANTETOKOUNMPO Nick CALATHES Vasilis CHARALAMPOPOULOS Michalis KALAITZAKIS Giannoulis LARENTZAKIS Dinos MITOGLOU Dimitris MORAITIS Kostas PAPANIKOLAOU Georgios PAPAGIANNIS Vasilis TOLIOPOULOS Thomas WALKUP Cycling (1) Georgios BOUGLAS -road race Equestrian (1) Ioli MYTILINAIOU - jumping Fencing (1) Dora GOUDOURA - Sabre Gymnastics (1) Lefteris PETROUNIAS (rings) Judo (2) MEN Theodoros TSELIDIS – 90 kg WOMEN Elizabeth TELTSIDOU – 70 kg Rowing (7) MEN Stefanos DOUSKOS - Single Scull Antonis PAPAKONSTANTINOU - Lightweight Double Scull Petros GADATZIS - Lightweight Double Scull WOMEN Zoe FITSIOU - Lightweight Double Scull Milena KONTOU - Lightweight Double Scull Christina BOURBOU - Coaxless Pair Evangelia ANASTASIADOU - Coaxless Pair Sailing (4) Vyronas KOKKALANIS - IQFoil Cameron MARAMENIDIS - Formula Kite Odysseas SPANAKIS - 470 Mixed Ariadne SPANAKI - 470 Mixed Shooting (5) MEN Makis MITAS - Skeet Babis CHALKIADAKIS – Skeet WOMEN Emmanouela KATSOURAKI - Skeet Anna KORAKAKI - 10 m Pistol, 25 m Pistol Christina MOSCHI - 10 m Pistol Swimming (17) MEN Stergios BILAS - 50 m Freestyle, 4x100 m Freestyle Apostolos CHRISTOU - 100 m Backstroke, 200 m Backstroke, 4x100 m Individual Medley Euaggelso DOUMAS - 4x100 m Individual Medley Panagiotis BOLANOS - 4x100 m Freesetyle Konstantinos EGGLEZAKIS - 4x 200 m Freestyle Christian Golomeev - 50 m Freestyle Alkis KINIGAKIS - 10 km Open Water Vaggelis MAKRYGIANNIS - 100 m Backstroke Dimitris MARKOS - 800 m Free Style, 1500 m Freestyle, 4x200 m Freestyle Odysseas MELANIDIS - 4x 100 m Freestyle Apostolos PAPASTAMOS - 200 m Individual Medley, 400 m Individual Medley Apostolos SISKOS - 200 m Backstroke Konstantinos STAMOU - 4x200 m Freestyle Andreas VAZAIOS - 4x100 m Freestyle, 4x200 m Freestyle WOMEN Georgia DAMASIOTI - 100 m Butterfly, 200 m Butterfly Theodora DRAKOU - 50 m Freestyle, 4x100 m Individual Medley Anna DOUNDOUNAKI - 100 m Butterfly, 4x100 m Mixed Individual Medley Synchronized Swimming (2) Euaggelia PLATANIOTI - Duet Sofia MALKOGEORGOU - Duet Table Tennis (1) Panagiotis GIONIS - singles Tennis (4) MEN Stefanos TSITSIPAS - Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles Petros TSITSIPAS - Doubles WOMEN Despina PAPAMICHAIL – Doubles Maria SAKKARI - Singles, Mixed Doubles Track & Field (14) MEN Michalis ANASTASAKIS – Hammer Throw Christos FRANTZESKAKIS – Hammer Throw Emmanouil KARALIS - Pole Vault Miltos TENTOGLOU - Long Jump WOMEN Ariadni ADAMOPOULOU – Pole Vault Panagiota DOSI – High Jump Antigoni DRISBIOTI - 20 km Walk Polyniki EMMANOULIDOU – 100 m, 200 m Kyriaki FILTISAKOU – 20 km Walk Tatiana GOUSIN – High Jump Eleni POLAK – Pole Vault Stamatia SCARVELI – Hammer Throw Katerina STEFANIDI - Pole Valt Elina TZENGO – Javelin Throw Water Polo (26) Men's National Team (13 athletes) Stelios ARGYROPOULOS KANAKAKIS Giannis FOUNTOULIS Dinos GENIDOUNIAS Nikos GILLAS Kostas KAKARIS Stathis KALOGEROPOULOS Dimitris NIKOLAIDIS Alexandros PAPANASTASIOU Nikos PAPANIKOLAOU Dimitris SKOUMBAKIS Panagiotis TZORTZATOS Aggelos VLACHOPOULOS Manos ZERVEDAS Women's National Team (13 athletes) Alexandra ASIMAKI Ioanna CHYDIRIOTI Chysoula DIAMANTOPOULOU Nikoleta ELEFTHERIADOU Athina GIANNOPOULOU Maria MYRIOKEFALITAKI Eirini NINOU Maria PATRA Eleftheria PLEVRITOU Margarita PLEVRITOU Vasiliki PLEVRITOU Ioanna STAMATOPOULOU Eleni XENAKI Wrestling (3) MEN Georgios KOUGIOUMTSIDIS - 74 kg Freestyle Dauren KOUROUGLIEV - 86 kg Freestyle WOMEN Maria PREVOLARAKI - 53 kg Freestyle

I thought we gave up on him about a month ago. We were going for him as a replacement after we sold Konstantelias.

I doubt they will offer 10 mil, and if they do, I would wait until end of August to sell him after we qualify for the League Stage of CL. In other new we are apparently letting Tzimas go for free to Asteras Tripoli, but will keep a small resale percentage. He had a decent loan season at PAS Giannina.

We are playing Dominican Republic and Egypt in the group stage. We should easily finish first in the group and will play the second team from the other group (most likely Croatia). If we qualify we will play for the one Olympic spot which most likely be Slovenia. Somewhere I read that Doncic announced that he will play in the tournament.

Greek athletes that have secured participation in the 2024 Olympics: Cycling (1) Georgios Bouglas -road race Equestrian (1) Ioli Mytilinaiou - jumping Equestrian (1) Dora Goudoura - Sabre Gymnastics (1) Lefteris Petrounias (rings) Rowing (7) Stefanos Douskos - Single Scull Antonis Papakonstantinou - Lightweight Double Scull Petros Gadatzis - Lightweight Double Scull Zoe Fitsiou - Lightweight Double Scull Milena Kontou - Lightweight Double Scull Christina Bourbou - Coaxless Pair Evangelia Anastasiadou - Coaxless Pair Sailing (3) Vyronas Kokkalanis - IQFoil Cameron Maramenidis - Formula Kite Odysseas Spanakis - 470 Mixed Ariadne Spanaki - 470 Mixed Shooting (5) Emmanouela Katsouraki - Skeet Anna Korakaki - 10 m Pistol Christina Moschi - 10 m Pistol Makis Mitas - Skeet Babis Chalkiadakis - Skeet Swimming (17) Alkis Kinigakis - 10 km Open Water Stergios Bilas - 50 m Freestyle, 4x100 m Freestyle Apostolos Christou - 100 m Backstroke, 200 m Backstroke, 4x100 m Individual Medley Christian Golomeev - 50 m Freestyle Apostolos Siskos - 200 m Backstroke Vaggelis Makrygiannis - 100 m Backstroke Dimitris Markos - 800 m Free Style, 1500 m Freestyle, 4x200 m Freestyle Apostolos Papastamos - 200 m Individual Medley, 400 m Individual Medley Andreas Vazaios - 4x100 m Freestyle, 4x200 m Freestyle Konstantinos Egglezakis - 4x 200 m Freestyle Konstantinos Stamou - 4x200 m Freestyle Euaggelso Doumas - 4x100 m Individual Medley Odysseas Melanidis - 4x 100 m Freestyle Panagiiotis Bolanos - 4x100 m Freesetyle Georgia Damasioti - 100 m Butterfly, 200 m Butterfly Theodora Drakou - 50 m Freestyle, 4x100 m Individual Medley Anna Doundounaki - 100 m Butterfly, 4x100 m Individual Medley Synchronized Swimming (2) Euaggelia Platanioti - Duet Sofia Malkogeorgou - Duet Table Tennis (1) Panagiotis Giunis - singles Tennis (3) Stefanos Tsitsipas - Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles Petros Tsitsipas - Doubles Maria Sakkari - Singles, Mixed Doubles Track & Field (4) Emmanouil Karalis - Pole Vault Miltos Tentoglou - Long Jump Antigoni Drisbioti - 20 km Walk Katerina Stefanidi - Pole Valt Water Polo (26) Men's National Team (13 athletes) Women's National Team (13 athletes) Wrestling (3) Georgios Kougioumtsidis - 74 kg Freestyle Dauren Kourougliev - 86 kg Freestyle Maria Prevolaraki - 53 kg Freestyle

One season in Germany will do Tzimas a lot of good. Example Konstantelias after he was loaned to Eupen. Came back with much improvement.

NAME: Antonis TSIFTSIS POSITION: Goalkeeper JERSEY NUMBER: 99 BIRTHDAY: 21-July-1999 BIRTH PLACE: Giannitsa, Greece HEIGHT 1.91 m PAOK DEBUT: NT DEBUT: PREVIOUS TEAMS: Asteras Tripolis, Rakow, Asteras Tripolis CONTRACT ENDS: 30-Jun-2028 SALARY: € 200,000 per season

It's official: We paid Tripoli 400K and they have 20% resale option. He will be paid 200K per season.

Hopefully he stays in this good form until the Olympics. I am sure if he jumps 5.92 m in Paris he will be in the medal hunt.

Another loan

NAME: Mohamed Madi CAMARA POSITION: Midfield JERSEY NUMBER: 2 BIRTHDAY: 28-February-1997 BIRTH PLACE: Matam, Guinea HEIGHT 1.82 m PAOK DEBUT: NT DEBUT: 09-September-2018 (Guinea – Central African Republic 1:0 – Africa Cup) PREVIOUS TEAMS: AS Roma, Olympiakos Piraeus, Ajaccio, Santoba FC, AS Kaloum CONTRACT ENDS: 30-Jun-2027 SALARY: € 1,200,000 per season (plus € 1,200,000 signing bonus)

First training session for the champions today. Taking part were our new signings Thymianis and Camara. Also present were our last season's loaners Lyratzis and Tsaousis. Several players from the 'B' team were present as well: Darelas, Smyrlis, Goumas, Tsopouroglou and Quagliata. From the existing roster the players that got an extra vacation are Rafa Soares, Taison, Koulierakis, Tsiggaras, Despodov and Zivkovic.

Emanouil Karalis broke the Greek national record in Pole Vault by jumping 5.92 meters in an international meeting in Poland. He broke the record (5.91 m) held by Filippidis since 2015.

With that goal Serbia still has a chance to finish 2nd in their group and qualify. Ideally though we want Serbia to be eliminated so Zivkovic can join PAOK as soon as possible.

It's official. Camara signs with PAOK for 3 years.