PARIS 2024: Ntouskos advances to single sculls quarterfinals; Petrounias heads to final with best wishes from PM Mitsotakis

Paris.- Stefanos Ntouskos has secured a spot in the quarterfinals of the men’s single sculls at the Paris Olympics. The Greek rowing champion finished second in his preliminary heat, covering the 2,000-meter course in 7 minutes, 1.79 seconds. Ntouskos, who won gold in Tokyo three years ago, is aiming for another podium finish in Paris.

Lefteris Petrounias has qualified for the gymnastics rings final, scheduled for Sunday, August 4, at 16:00. With a score of 14.800 and a difficulty rating of 6.300, Petrounias led the preliminaries in his event. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis, attended the performance at the Bercy Arena and wished Petrounias “good luck” for the final. Petrounias expressed his gratitude stating, “Thank you to everyone, all the Greeks for their support. I believe we will do well and leave with a smile next week.”

In women’s 10m air pistol, Greek athletes Anna Korakaki and Christina Moschi did not advance to the final. Korakaki, a double Olympic gold medalist and Moschi failed to secure a top-eight spot in the qualifiers. Moschi placed 29th with 569 points while Korakaki, who had 304 points by the start of the fourth shooting round, withdrew and finished 44th.

In swimming, both Katerina Dountounaki and Sofia Damasioti did not progress to the semifinals of the 100m butterfly.

source:amna.gr