Olympic Week in Schools - First Modern Olympic Games: 130 years later | 25 - 29 May 2026

Meeting of the students of the 8th Primary School of Ioannina at the Naval Club of Ioannina with the Olympic champion Yannis Tsilis

The students of the 8th Primary School of Ioannina, and specifically 210 children from all classes, visited the facilities of the Ioannina Yacht Club, where they had the opportunity to meet the Olympic rowing champion, Yannis Tsilis. During the visit, the children chatted with the champion, learned about the sport of rowing and heard interesting stories from his career at the London (2012) and Rio de Janeiro (2016) Olympics.

The students were informed about the core Olympic values, such as Excellence, Friendship and Respect, and enthusiastically participated in sport-related activities.


The action took place in the context of the celebrations of the Panhellenic Day of School Sports.

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
HELLENIC OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
EUROPEAN OLYMPIC ACADEMIES
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