And medals for Patras got here and Panhellenic information had been set and the group of the Panhellenic K18 athletics championship proved as soon as once more that our metropolis has each the power (Pampeloponnisiaco Stadium) and the know-how and human assets to get the gold medal! So subsequent yr, the common Panhellenic, Males’s-Ladies’s can also be welcome following a 3-year absence from us.
Undoubtedly, the face of the video games was Myrto Valaha of Pelopas, who additionally swept the 1,500m yesterday. (1st place with 4:35.38) and right now at 3,000m. (2nd place with 9:52.55), making her staff and all her mother and father proud. “I’m very glad to have introduced victories to my metropolis, particularly with a fairly good efficiency within the 1,500m, very near the restrict of the European championship, which following all I’ve already caught.
I dedicate my successes to my coach, my household, my fellow athletes and typically to everybody who helps me”, was the assertion of the younger champion in “P”.
We additionally quote the related SEGAS report:
A formidable finale within the women’ third with two winners of the primary day, Myrto Valaha of AO Pelops (1,500m) and Ioanna Stamatopoulou of Panioni (2,000m steeplechase) falling virtually collectively on the end. The winner is the second with 9.52.05, half a second forward of the native athlete.
“I’m very glad to have received the 1,500m in my hometown. I believed I might win within the 3,000 m as properly, however Ioanna was superb ultimately. I did not anticipate it’s the reality, it got here out of nowhere. I used to be stunned as a result of I noticed on the stadium display screen that there was nobody behind me and I heard my individuals shouting that I’ve a distinction and I believed that I did. I hope to proceed higher within the European U18 and the Panhellenic U20”, stated Myrto Valaha.
Shut by, nonetheless, is Filippos Christopoulos of Arion with the bronze medal he received right now within the 800m. with a time of 1:57.04 and with the nationwide champion declaring the next to “P”: “I’m very glad with the third place. My first participation within the Panhellenic U18 championship is accompanied by a medal. It is a vindication of onerous coaching. We proceed…”.
On the similar time, Nikos Bilianos of Pelopa took third place within the 3,000m closing. with a time of 9:04.34, impressing everybody along with his aggressive rise, but additionally Yiannis-Marios Mitropoulos of Arion received the third place within the lengthy bounce with a efficiency of seven.03m.
The president of SEGAS Sofia Sakorafa congratulated all of the contributors to the success, whereas the president of EAS SEGAS Northern Peloponnese Nikos Balasis congratulated all of the contributors to the success and naturally the athletes and particularly the youngsters of our area who distinguished themselves, setting information and climbing to the pedestal. The subsequent large objective is to implement the commitments of the organizations to alter the tartan within the Stadium, in order that the power may host worldwide conferences.
Many congratulations to all!
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