Sunday, 17 January 2021
Greek Olympic sailing gold medallist Sofia Bekatorou has alleged she was sexually abused in 1998 by a high-ranking member of the Hellenic Sailing Federation.
Bekatorou, who won gold in the 470 class at her home Olympic Games in Athens, made the allegation during an online conference organised by Greece’s Sports Ministry.
The now 43-year-old said a male official performed a lewd act after inviting her to his hotel room to discuss preparations for the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
She said the act was not consensual. I said no, I repeated that I didn t want to go on and he used fake sweet talk and said it is nothing and trying to be funny, said Bekatorou, according to
Bekatorou opens the bag of Aeolus on sexual abuse and harassment in Greek sports
January 17, 2021
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Resignations and public outcry and prosecutor’s investigation as other athletes come out and speak up. With her revelations about being sexually abused by a high-ranking official of the Hellenic Sailing Federation, Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou opened the bag of Aeolus about what is going on in the Greek sports world. The office of the public prosecutor in Athens is to investigate into public revelations by Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou that a high-ranking official of the Greek Sailing Federation sexually assaulted her 23 years ago. Bekatorou’s revelations sparked a public outcry, other athletes spoke out too, two Federation members resigned, and some first consequences for the man she named as her assaulter during preparations for the Sydney Olympics.