Greece Nationals: Fighting for Medals and for Peace

Two weeks after the world cup in Thessaloniki took place also the Greece National Championships of artistic gymnastics there.
Two-time world high bar champion Vlasios Maras defended his all-around title. However, Maras and the other top names did not participate in the event finals, choosing to travel instead to Athens to take part in a world peace demonstration.
The 22 years old Vassiliki Tsavdaridou swept all five gold medals in women's category, five years after her last national title. The Olympian (1996) Tsavaridou is the most successful Greece gymnast...