After 50 days from the great fire tragety with 98 death peorle in Mati, 50 km east from Athens, the 9th Athens race walking camp send a hope's message from there.
This was the 9th year that Napoleon Kefalopoulos, whith the cooperation of the Municipality of Athens and the Vice Mayor Mr. Vasiliou, organised for one more time the Athens race walking camp.
But this year the camp had a different flavor, that of a rebirth and a revenge against the great fire that had devastated Mati
The athletes, from 3 week, they were preparing themselfes for the end of season training, and the youngest athletes have the opportunity to understand the basic of race walk and finaly to compete ... here and for Mati.
The feelings were very strange, because all around the area is being burn, furtunately not the the camp area,
The color of the competition was the green, the color of hope, and with this competition the athletes, the coaches, the vice mayor, the staff, wanted to send the message that this area still alive !
5km uomini
Vittoria per Ioannis Vaitsis (GRE) in 20:52
Secondo posto per George Tzatzimakis (GRE) in 21:42
Terzo posto per Stlianos Vouyoukaas (GRE) in 26:26
5km donne
Vittoria per Dosica Topic (SRB) in 24:15
Secondo posto per Kiriaki Filtisakou (GRE) in 24:30
Terzo posto per Anastasia Vaitsi (GRE) in 26:14
(co-operation by Zoe Gkini - GRE)