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The President of the Hellenic Republic Mrs. Katerina Sakellaropoulou had a reception to honour the country’s Olympic delegation at the Presidential Mansion on Monday.
Mrs. Katerina Sakellaropoulou welcomed the delegation of the Hellenic Olympic Committee (EOE) headed by its President Spyros Capralos, as well as a delegation of the Greek Olympic Team that will take part in the Tokyo Olympic Games.
During the reception in the garden of the Presidential Mansion, Mrs. Sakellaropoulou made the following statement:
“With joy and emotion I welcome you to the Presidential Mansion ahead of your departure for the Tokyo Olympics. It is a great honor for you to represent our country in the leading world event that seeks to exalt the athletic spirit, as expressed by our ancient ancestors and as transformed in modern times. At the same time it is a great honor for all of us to be represented by athletes whose “whose strength disregards the great toil “, as Pindar, the great ancient ly