Today marks the first day of the Olympic Games competitions following the official opening ceremony, and the Greek flag will be represented in both individual and team sports.
Greece will participate in seven different sports on this first day of competition, Saturday, July 27.
The first Greek athlete to compete was Stefanos Ntouskos at 10:00 AM. The gold medalist in single sculls advanced to the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games, finishing second in the first heat of the preliminaries with a time of 7:01.55.
Next, the swimmers will compete at La Défense Arena, followed by Lefteris Petrounias in the rings preliminaries at Bercy Arena.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Zizou Bergs in the first round of men’s singles, while Anna Korakaki and Christina Moschi will participate in the women’s 10m air pistol preliminaries.
Greece will have two entries in team sports: the women’s national water polo team against the USA and the men’s national basketball team against Canada.
Detailed Schedule for July 27
Swimming – La Défense Arena – ERT2 12:00 PM
- 12:02 PM: Women’s 100m butterfly preliminaries
- Georgia Damasioti
- 12:05 PM: Women’s 100m butterfly preliminaries
- Anna Ntountounaki
- 1:31 PM: Men’s 4x100m freestyle preliminaries
- Stergios Bilas
- Andreas Vazaios
- Odysseas Meladinis
- Panagiotis Bolanos
Artistic Gymnastics – Bercy Arena – ERT3 12:00 PM
- 1:20 PM: Rings preliminaries
- Lefteris Petrounias
Tennis – Roland Garros – ERT1 2:10 PM
- 1:00 PM: Men’s and Women’s singles first round
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Zizou Bergs (Belgium)
Shooting – Châteauroux
- 1:30 PM: Women’s 10m air pistol preliminaries
- Anna Korakaki
- Christina Moschi
Water Polo – Aquatics Centre – ERT2 4:30 PM
- 4:35 PM: Women’s Group B, 1st match
- Greece vs. USA
Basketball – Pierre Mauroy Stadium – ERT1 10:00 PM
- 10:00 PM: Men’s Group A, 1st match
- Greece vs. Canada
