With the honors of the head of state and special emotion, Alexandroupoli and the whole of Evros welcomed the Olympic Flame, which will spend the night in the city tonight to continue its journey to Paris tomorrow, for this year’s Olympic Games.
Her route in Alexandroupolis started from the beginning of Ioakeim Kaviris and towards the beach, with Evritissaa Olympic Taekwondo champion as the first torchbearer. Morpho Drosidou from Orestiada.
Followed by basketball player Giorgos Valavanidis European Cup winner in 1991 for the next run with the flame.
He gave way to Gyula Georgia, Biopathologist, Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology, Medical Department, A.P.Th.
Followed by Marina Tsomou, athlete and an active member of the association for the disabled Kotinos), a student of the Special School of Alexandroupolis (ENEEGYL) with down syndrome.
The last torchbearer was the Olympic and World javelin champion Kostas Gatsioudis from Didymoteicho.
He reached the Lighthouse where the reception ceremony of the Olympic Flame had been organized and lit the altar where it will burn tonight.
All this amid applause from the people who had gathered both on the route and at the Lighthouse to watch and honor the Olympic Flame.
The French Consul in Thessaloniki was there, the mayors of Alexandroupolis, Diamantis Papadopoulos, Soufliou Panagiotis Kalakikos, the Deputy Governors Stelios Katsogridakis, Vangelis Poulilios, Deputy Mayors, the Commander of the XII Division Lieutenant General Korres, the police officer Director Lambros Tsiaras, the Commander of the Evros Fire Brigade Paschalis Khourteroudis and other representatives of local authorities.
This was followed by the anthem of the Olympic Games and the raising of the Olympic flag., the National Anthem of this year’s host France and the raising of the French flag. and the Greek National Anthem and the raising of the Greek flag.
In his greeting, the mayor of Alexandroupoli, Yiannis Zamboukis, emphasized, among other things: “It is our great honor and joy to welcome the Olympic Flame to Alexandroupolis and Evros. Here on the border of Greece which is also the border of Europe with Turkey and Asia The flame which is a symbol of peace, solidarity and sport. Good luck Paris”.
This was followed by a greeting from the Consul of France in Thessaloniki who greeted the attendees in Greek with a “Good evening Alexandroupoli”.
The greetings were closed by the president of the Olympic Torch Relay, Athanasios Vasiliadis.
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