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(November 3, 2022) - A Court of First Instance in Athens sided with Olympic sailing gold medalist Nikos Kaklamanakis today in a lawsuit filed against him ....
Philip Barker: When the first Olympic Stadium came alive again Thursday, 8 April 2021 Just over a week ago, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach took part in a socially distanced ceremony to inaugurate the new lights at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. Bach said Greece gave birth to the Olympic Games twice, once in Ancient Olympia and once here in 1896 . Greeks gave to humanity the gift of the Olympic Games and also the gift of democracy, he added. With the new lighting of the Panathenaic Stadium, this heritage will become even more brilliant and enlighten the entire world. It brought back memories of a very different floodlit celebration in the same stadium 25 years ago this week, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Modern Games. ....
Greek Sport Faces More Scrutiny 01/27/21 (ATR) The spotlight put on Greek sailing by Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou’s sexual abuse claims is helping to uncover more cases. A Greek sailing coach accused of raping an 11-year-old athlete was arrested on Sunday, according to the Athens News Agency. The 38-year-old unidentified man is believed to have committed the offense nine years ago. Bekatorou had given evidence to prosecutors on this case last week. Unlike her own case, this one is still within the statute of limitations allowed by Greek law. Bekatorou turned the world of Greek sports upside down by revealing during a virtual conference called “Speak Up” that she had been raped by the Vice-President of the Hellenic Sailing Federation (HSF) in 1998. The incident occurred in Spain, where Bekatorou had just qualified for the Sydney 2000 Olympics. ....
Story highlights Several other women from the field of sports and beyond have now also spoken out about alleged harassment, and the Greek Supreme Court has urged prosecutors to make responding to such claims a priority. An Olympic sailing champion has accused a top sporting official in Greece of sexual abuse, the countryâs first high-profile accusation of sexual assault and abuse of power since the #MeToo movement swept the world in recent years, bringing down powerful figures in the media, politics and sports. Claims by Sofia Bekatorou, a Greek Olympic sailing champion, that she was sexually assaulted by the official 23 years ago, when she was 21, have prompted a wave of support and an unusually open debate in a country where studies suggest sexual harassment is prevalent. ....