The Olympians of Handball George Chalkidis and the Rowing Nikos Skiathitis visited the 2nd high school of Galatsiou in the framework of the cultural program «In the space and time of the Summer Olympics».
The two Olympians in the ceremonial hall of the 2nd high school of Galatsiou tried in a simple and familiar way to pass on the knowledge, experiences and values of sport to all the students of the school. They stressed to them how important it is to set goals in life and try to achieve them despite the adversities we will encounter.
To the question from the high school leaders: ”When the lights of victory go out and you go back to everyday life and when your time in active sports ends due to age, what is left for you?” they replied: ”the greatest reward for our contribution to the sporting and social community at large is the opening of the door of a school that aims to provide education, through and by sporting standards, to its students”.
The event took place on Friday 26-1-2024 in the framework of the cooperation of the 2nd Gymnasium of Galatsiou with the National Olympic Academy (NOCA), which all the teachers of the 2nd Gymnasium of Galatsiou thank warmly.
George Chalkidis
Giorgos Chalkidis has been named the best player of the Greek League in 2001 and the best point guard in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. He was also captain of the National Team with which he made 220 appearances. At the 2004 Athens Olympics in 2004 with the National Handball Team they took 6th place.
Nikos Skiathitis
In 1999 Nikos Skiathitis began to take his first steps in the sport of rowing and in the Volos team, OEANAB. Since 2001 he has been working as a team with Vassilis Polymeros. Together they were the best duo in the sport of rowing. In 2004 the two of them made history by winning for Greece for the first time the bronze medal in the double skiff lightweight event, after an excellent race in front of the Greek audience at the Athens Olympics.
