Having concluded day two of the Paris Olympics, here are some notable updates on Greece‘s progress in the 2024 Summer Games so far.
Rowing Single Sculls
Stefanos Ntouskos has qualified for the men’s single culls quarterfinals, after placing second in his preliminary heat. He covered the 2km course in seven minutes, 1.79 seconds.
The promising Ntouskos won a gold medal for Greece in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Artistic Gymnastics
Olympic gold medallist Lefteris Petrounias was the first member of the Greek team to compete in Paris over the weekend. His performance was witnessed by Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis (his first Olympic visit since 2004).
Petrounias’ score of 14.800 and difficulty rating of 6.300 saw him through to fourth place in the preliminaries, securing his spot for the gymnastics rings final on Sunday, August 4.
Basketball
Greece fell short of a win against pre-game favourite Canada, with a final score of 86-79 in the national basketball team’s opening Group A game.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 34 points for Greece, 18 in the second half, and Kostas Papanikolaou added 17, but none in the final period.
Canada had three players foul out, while Calathes’ foul out did the same for Greece.
Greece is set to face Spain and Australia this week.
Shooting
In the women’s 10-meter air pistol, Anna Korakaki and Christina Moschi failed to advance to the finals. Korakaki will however, have a second chance at a medal in the women’s 25-meter air pistol.
Swimming
Greece’s Katerina Dountounaki and Sofia Damasioti did not qualify for the semifinals of the women’s 100-meter butterfly.
🎾Ο Στέφανος Τσιτσιπάς δυσκολεύτηκε απέναντι στον Βέλγο Ζιζού Μπερχς, αλλά τελικά πήρε τη νίκη με 2-1 σετ και το «εισιτήριο» για την επόμενη φάση (7-6, 1-6, 6-1).
— Ηellenic Olympic Committee (@HellenicOlympic) July 28, 2024
👉Στην επόμενη φάση θα αντιμετωπίσει τον Βρετανό, Ντάνιελ Έβανς (νο 59 στον κόσμο). pic.twitter.com/RH8eNVhdsp
Tennis
Stefanos Tsitsipas has qualified for the second round of the Olympic tournament in a 2-1 set win over Zizou Bergs. The Greek champion recovered his lead after losing his footing in the second set, ending the gruelling match at 7-6(6), 1-6, 6-1.
Maria Sakkari prevailed against Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic in a delayed match due to poor weather conditions. In the second round of the tournament, Sakkari will face Yuan Yu.
Η Εθνική πόλο ανδρών κέρδισε την Ρουμανία 14-7 στην πρεμιέρα της στους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες του 2024, με την ελληνική ομάδα να μην αντιμετωπίζει το παραμικρό πρόβλημα, ξεκινώντας με τον καλύτερο τρόπο το τουρνουά.#TeamHellas🇬🇷 #waterpolo #paris2024🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/ob9R4HhooD
— Ηellenic Olympic Committee (@HellenicOlympic) July 28, 2024
Water Polo
Led by Thodoris Vlachos, Greece’s men’s water polo delegation claimed victory over Romania with a 14-7 win in Group A of the Olympic tournament in Paris.
This comes after Greece’s silver medal win in the event in Tokyo.
