European Team Championships

[Antaeus7]

It turns out he felt a discomfort in his leg while he was in training during the run up and was forced to withdraw from the competition. He will need to rest more so he doesn't make the injury worse. 

[Antaeus7]

Canadian born Melissa Anastasakis got a personal best today at the women's 5000 meters with a time of 16:21.01. Finished 7th place and grabbed 10 valuable points for Greece!!! BRAVO!!!!! 

[Blackhawk]

Unfortunately she is the only one so far that over-performed. Korakidis barely threw over 70 meters. Rafailidou about one meter behind her best so far this year.  Papavasiliou finished last in 400 meters.  Franks ran 45.46 in 400 meters and finished 9th.

Right now we are in 15th place leaving only Lithuania behind.

[Antaeus7]

The 100 meters Greek sprinters did quiet well 
Emmanouilidou finished 7th place overall 11.26 SB (10 points) 
Sotirios Garagiannis finished 9th place overall 10.26 PB (8 points)

[Antaeus7]

Greece are currently at 14th place with 77.5 points, 14.5 behind Switzerland
Had Karalis given Greece the 16 points needed, Greece would be 1.5 points ahead of Switzerland. 

Edited June 27 by Antaeus7

[Antaeus7]

Tentoglou broke the European Athletics Team Championship record by jumping 8.46. 

[Blackhawk]

Great day for Greece.  After 3 days we are above the relegation zone. I think we erased the 16 points we lost from Karalis with some great efforts by our athletes today. 

Tomorrow if our athletes can stay close to their seasons best we should be able to stay in the top division.

 

[Antaeus7]

Well done Greece!!! 12th place finish at 253 points
Beat four opponents (Finland, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Hungary) in the 1st division. 
The whole team really picked it up after Karalis absence and responded well. 
There are still a few question marks of the selections, in 2027 we believe they will get better.