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ATHENS, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Greece government will look thoroughly into allegations by Greek athletes of sexual harassment and clean up the country sports commu

Sofia Bekatorou, one of Greece's most successful Olympians and a two-time medalist at the Summer Games, reaped praise this weekend for coming forward with

Greek Olympic sailor praised for breaking sex assault taboo Sports January 17, 2021 ATHENS: One of Greece’s most successful Olympians and a two-time Games medallist, Sofia Bekatorou, reaped praise this weekend for coming forward with a taboo-breaking sex assault revelation. Bekatorou, a sailing gold medallist, revealed she had suffered sexual assault at the hands of a Greek sailing federation executive shortly after t...

Greek official axed after Olympian's sex abuse claim

A senior official at the Greek sailing federation has been axed in the wake of sex abuse allegations by one of the country's top Olympians, the federation said.

Sunday, 17 January 2021 Greek Olympic sailing gold medallist Sofia Bekatorou has alleged she was sexually abused in 1998 by a high-ranking member of the Hellenic Sailing Federation. Bekatorou, who won gold in the 470 class at her home Olympic Games in Athens, made the allegation during an online conference organised by Greece’s Sports Ministry. The now 43-year-old said a male official performed a "lewd act" after inviting her to his hotel room to discuss preparations for the Sydney 2000 Olym...

Greek Olympian Sofia BekatorouGreek Olympian Sofia Bekatorou opened Pandora’s Box with her rape allegations against the Vice-President of the Hellenic Sailing Federation (EIO) as more athletes spoke out about sexual harassment. The news came as a shock, as Bekatorou’s allegations brought to the surface a taboo issue that plagues not only the sports world but…

Bekatorou opens the bag of Aeolus on sexual abuse and harassment in Greek sports January 17, 2021 907 Views Resignations and public outcry and prosecutor’s investigation as other athletes come out and speak up. With her revelations about being sexually abused by a high-ranking official of the Hellenic Sailing Federation, Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou opened the bag of Aeolus about what is going on in the Greek sports world. The office of the public prosecutor in Athens is to investigate ...

Aristeidis Adamopoulos quits but denies wrongdoing after allegations from a sailing gold medallist.

Greek official axed after Olympians sex abuse claim Sun 17th January 2021 | 05:00 PM Athens, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Jan, 2021 ) :A senior official at the Greek sailing federation has been forced to resign in the wake of sexual abuse allegations by one of the countrys top Olympians, the governing body said. The federation said Saturday it was "shocked" by the claim made by former Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou, which has sparked a flurry of revelations by other athletes. B...