WATER POLO
Opening ceremony in the "Pythia Cup" in Itea - The Netherlands first opponent of Greece
With a beautiful, and at the same time simple event that was completed a while ago, the green light was given for the start of the "Pythia Cup" international water polo tournament in Itea with the participation of our U19 women's national team.
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A lot of people attended the Opening Ceremony and warmly applauded all the contributors.
On behalf of the Greek Swimming Federation, the General Secretary, Stefanos Avgouleas, addressed a greeting.
Present, the Deputy Governor of Fokida, Giorgos Delmouzos, and the Mayor of Delphi, Panagiotis Tagalis.
The presentation was made by the Second Vice-President of KOE, Eleftheria Sarantidou.
The music-dance and folklore group of Itea, "Horostasi", presented traditional dances.
KOE awarded honorary plaques to the Mayor of Delphi and to the president of the Itea Nautical Club, Georgia Tripsana.
The racing schedule starts tomorrow Friday 19/7 with the schedule:
10:00 Holland-Greece
11:45 Hungary-Italy
13:30 Israel-Croatia
17:45 USA-Netherlands
19:30 Israel-Italy
21:15 Hungary-Croatia
The coach, Eftychia Karagianni, has 19 players at her disposal for this event, the following:
1. Konstantopoulou Eftychia
- Nicoleta Kyriakopoulou
3. Tsiara Vasiliki
4. Denia curette
5. Tricha Fotini
6.Zortzakaki Zoi
7. Greek Friday
8. Klapsianou Mina
9.Drakotou Despina
10.Fouraki Aspa
11. Kovacevich Nefeli
12. Piovan Niki
13. Beta Eleni
14. Papadopoulou Maro
15. Tsiougri Niki
16.Margariti Kassiana
17. Galanopoulou Theofania
18. Kanellopoulou Ioanna
19. Economou Olia
The National team is preparing for its presence in two very important competitions that follow, the European U19 Championship in Zagreb (24-31/8) and the World U18 Championship in China (15-22/9).
Earlier today, the Technical Meeting took place with the presence of the General Secretary of the KOE, Stefanos Avgouleas.
KOE Press Office: Thodoris Davelos