The time for the biggest celebration of classical sports in Crete, the "Venizelia - Chania 2022" track and field meeting, has arrived.
Next to the organizing clubs and SEGAS, is the EAK of Chania.
In fact, in his greeting, the Deputy Minister of Sports, Lefteris Avgenakis, referred to both the issue of electric lighting, but also to the warm-up area, as well as to the issue of the hammer throwers' training area in the swimming pool area in Akrotiri.
On Saturday afternoon, a press conference was given by the presidents of the organizing associations, Mr. Kouvatsos (A.O. KYDON) and Giatroudakis (S.G. SEGAS / G.S. ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOS), as well as the representatives of the co-organizing bodies, Mr. Kalogeri (Chania Sub-region) and Michaelakis (Chania Municipality).
On behalf of the athletes, statements were made by Dimitra Gnafaki, Yiannis Nyfantopoulos and Kostas Douvalidis.
Over 230 athletes from 26 countries from around the world will participate in the games.
Mr. Avgenakis' greeting:
For his part, the president of the Board of Directors of the Chania Regional Cultural Center, Takis Svourakis, noted that…
It is very important for Chania to host this particular track and field meeting every year. A meeting that has even set world records in the past.
A sports meeting that has been further upgraded in the last three years after the merger of "Kydon" and "Eleftherios Venizelos", in terms of the organization of the meeting. And the result is tangible.
When athletes from 30 countries participate in the event in a total of 12 events, one can easily understand the size of this particular meeting that is on the European Federation's calendar.
Let's not forget, for example, the hammer throw event, where world-class athletes will participate, with Greece and our Chania represented by Fratzeskakis, Anastasakis and Ntousakis. Kids who still don't have a place to train, but you can see the result of their work.
However, the meeting is not just for the so-called big athletes. On Saturday and Sunday, there will be events in which younger ages will also participate, so that we can see the children's athletic progress.
We therefore invite the sports fans of our city to come to the National Stadium and watch the track and field meeting. From our side, as EAK, we are fully prepared to support yet another demanding event.