Skidtävling på Kreta! ☼ Ski mountaineering race on Crete!

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"Pierra Creta 2014" är den första terrängskidåkningstävlingen som arrangeras på Kreta. Tävlingen går av stapeln den 16 mars kl 10.00.

Kreta är ett paradis för terrängskidåkning, något som många säkert inte känner till...!
Det gäller skidåkning utan spår, så man måste ha skidutrustning för randonné.

Där finns 3 bergskedjor med toppar över 2000 m: Lefka Ori (Vita bergen)med högsta toppen Pahnes 2453 m.ö.h, Psiloritis (Idabergen) med högsta toppen Timios Stavros 2456 m.ö.h (Kretas högsta berg) samt Dikti (Lassithibergen) med högsta toppen Spathi 2147 m.ö.h.

På de här bergen finns det massor av snö varje vinter. Den sista snön smälter bort först i juni!

Tävlingen hålls på Psiloritis. Läs mer om tävlingen här: www.pierracreta.gr
Gilla Pierra Creta på facebook: Pierra Creta

The photographer of these wonderful photos is Thanos Giannakakis.

"Pierra Creta 2014" is the first ski mountaineering race arranged on Crete. It is set on March 16 at 10 a.m.

Crete is a real paradise for ski mountaineering, something that most people don't know!

There are three mountain ranges with peaks over 2000 m: Lefka Ori with the highest peak Pahnes 2453 m.a.s.l, Psiloritis with the highest peak Timios Stavros 2456 m.a.s.l (Crete's highest mountain)and Dikti mountains with the highest peak Spathi 2147 m.a.s.l.

On these mountains you find lots of snow every winter and the last snow doesn't melt until June!

Read more about the Pierra Creta race, which is held on Psiloritis, here:www.pierracreta.gr
Like Pierra Creta at facebook: Pierra Creta

Have a nice day! ☼ Ha en fin dag!

Murthel Groenhart K-1 World Champion here in Athens, Greece

At the kickboxing, or actually the K-1(In K-1 also knees are allowed) World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final here in Athens the winner was 26 year old Murthel "The Predator" Groenhart from Holland.

Happy after his victory in Greece Groenhart was posing with the Greek flag! 

 

Murthel won the Championships by Knockout in the final at O.A.C.A vs Artur Kyshenko from Ukraine late last night. Except for the great title Groenhart also won 300.000 dollars. Congratulations Murtel!

The Greek Michalis "Iron Mike" Zambidis lost in his second fight in the tournament meeting Groenhart.

Mike Zambidis put the Champion olive branch wreath on Groenhart's head. In a short announcement to the Greek people afterwards he said sorry for not winning...! Zambidis has won so many fights and titles, so he really doesn't need to win anything more... The Greek people are very proud of him already!

The other five K-1 top fighters taking part in the World MAX tournament here in Athens was Chris Ngimbi(Congo), Andy Ristie(Surinam), Andy Souwer(Holland), Reece McAllister(UK) and Yasuhiro Kido(Japan).

This picture of Groenhart found at Armageddon Combat Sport Portal.
Photo of Murthel Groenhart with the Greek flag found at RealCombatMedia.com

Dimitris Chondrokoukis took Gold in High Jump!

Read in Swedish: Dimitris Chondrokoukis VM-Guld i höjdhopp!

The Greek athlete Dimitris Chondrokoukis (Δημήτρης Χονδροκούκης) came home from Athletics World Championships (March 9-11th) in Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey the other day. In his luggage he had the Gold medal in High jump, after jumping 2,33 m. Another Greek, Konstantinos Baniotis, was sharing the 4th place after jumping 2,31. Well done, guys!

Next: the Olympic games in London this summer!

IAAF profile for Dimitris Chondrokoukis
Results IAAF Istanbul 2012
Program, Olympic games, London 2012

Dimitris Chondrokoukis at facebook


Other posts might of interest:
European Championships: Greece, Silver Medal in Water Polo! (Team & biographies)
The Greek women World Champions in water polo!
Parkour and Free Running at Santorini
Special Olympics 2011 in Athens, Greece

European Championships: Greece, Silver Medal in Water Polo! (Team & biographies)

Read in Swedish: EM: Grekland, Silvermedalj i vattenpolo!

The Greek female water polo team, the current gold medalists from the World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai 2011, won the silver medal in the European Championships in Holland on friday. They lost with 13-10 against Italy. Congratulations Italy and Congratulations to our talented Greece women's national water polo team!

Alexandra Asimaki, 23, got the amazing award "Best World female Water Polo player for the year 2011" after her appearances in Shanghai in July. Congratulations Alexandra!


More results: European Water Polo Championships,  Eindhoven 2012 (16-29 January)
Found biographies in English of three players only: Alexandra Asimaki, Giouli Lara and Angeliki Gerolimou, biographies

The women in the team with links to their biographies in Greek:
Asimáki, Alexandra -  Ασημάκη, Αλεξάνδρα
Chidirióti, Joanna -  Χυδηριώτη, Ιωάννα
Chidirióti, Stavroula - Χυδηριώτη, Σταυρούλα Μαρία
Gerolimou, Angeliki - Γερολύμου, Αγγελική
Kalogeráko, Michaela - Καλογεράκο, Μιχαέλα
Koutéli, Konstantina - Κουτέλη, Κωνσταντίνα
Koúvdou, Elena - Κούβδου, Έλενα
Koúvdou, Nikoletta - Κούβδου, Νικολέτα
Ksenáki, Elena - Ξενάκη, Έλενα
Lará, Georgia - Λαρά, Γεωργία
Lavi, Federica - Λαβη, Φεδερίκα
Liósi, Kiriaki - Λιόση, Κυριακή
Melidóni, Andi - Μελιδώνη, Άντυ
Pantelidi, Markela - Παντελίδη, Μαρκέλα
Petri, Heather - Πετρη, Χέδερ
Roubési, Antigoni - Ρουμπέση, Αντιγόνη
Tsoukalá, Christina - Τσουκαλά, Χριστίνα


Other posts might of interest:
The Greek women World Champions in water polo!
Dimitris Chondrokoukis took Gold in High Jump
Parkour and Free Running at Santorini
Special Olympics 2011 in Athens, Greece

About Alexandra Asimaki at Greek Reporter

Parkour and Free Running at Santorini

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This saturday it was a competition in parkour and free running at Santorini. 15 top practitioners from all over the world took part. The Greek volcanic island Santorini is probably the best "natural" place for this impressing sport, with the white houses built on the caldera and the completely stunning view.

The athletes got a track of about 250 m to make in 90 sec, as impressive as possible.
Red Bull are arranging the competitions, "Red Bull Art of Motion".


Awesome, isn't it? (All pictures from Red Bull.)

This time the competition was won by Pavels Petkuns from Latvia, 2nd Yoann Leroux, France and 3rd place Gaetan Bouillet, Belgium. Congratulations!
A Greek took part as well; the 19 year old Zaza Markoulia, and like a gentleman he took the last place...(Never mind - better luck next time!).


It seems kind of easy when you see these well-trained athletes...

bits and bytes (Greek)
Complete result list
Interview with Zaza Markoulia


Other posts might of interest:
European Championships: Greece, Silver Medal in Water Polo! (Team & biographies)
The Greek women World Champions in water polo!
Dimitris Chondrokoukis took Gold in High Jump
Special Olympics 2011 in Athens, Greece

The Greek women World Champions in water polo!

Oh yes! Yesterday the Greek women's team in water polo won the final with China in Shanghai, where the 14th FINA World Championships are held 15th-31st of July 2011. Congratulations Greece!

Other posts might of interest:
European Championships: Greece, Silver Medal in Water Polo! (Team & biographies)
Dimitris Chondrokoukis took Gold in High Jump
Parkour and Free Running at Santorini
Special Olympics 2011 in Athens, Greece

Special Olympics 2011 in Athens, Greece

Read this in Swedish: Special Olympics i Aten 2011

This video with the singers Alkistis Protopsalti and Vittorio Grigolo is from the opening ceremony:


Do you know that we have had Special Olympics here in Athens this summer? From the 25th of June until the 4th of July many competitions have been held in 22 different sports for athletes with intellectual disabilities. This is a great event every second year (summer/winter) since 1968 with about 7.500 participants from 185 countries.

Unfortunately I wasn't there myself. I usually prefer to watch big events at TV, but this time I have regretted not being there. Everybody who has been there are like blessed! Love and happiness! You get touched to see these people struggle and how happy they are to take part. We have a lot to learn there! Like they said in TV here; "We need them more than they need us!"

Both the opening and the closing ceremony were very beautiful and well done, with many famous artists participating. (These games has been planned for a long time, long before the Greek crise became official...)


Natassa Bofiliou was singing at both the opening and closing ceremony.

Websight for the Special Olympics 2011, with results and more.

The Special Olympics Wintergames 2013 will be held in South Korea.
Special Olympics 2013 at Facebook


Other posts might of interest:
European Championships: Greece, Silver Medal in Water Polo! (Team & biographies)
The Greek women World Champions in water polo!
Dimitris Chondrokoukis took Gold in High Jump
Parkour and Free Running at Santorini