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Story highlights Several other women from the field of sports and beyond have now also spoken out about alleged harassment, and the Greek Supreme Court has urged prosecutors to make responding to such claims a priority. An Olympic sailing champion has accused a top sporting official in Greece of sexual abuse, the country’s first high-profile accusation of sexual assault and abuse of power since the #MeToo movement swept the world in recent years, bringing down powerful figures in the media, politics and sports. Claims by Sofia Bekatorou, a Greek Olympic sailing champion, that she was sex...

Olympic Athlete Speaks of Assault and Breaks a Bigger Silence in Greece Sofia Bekatorou, a sailing champion, said she was sexually assaulted by a top sports official, prompting an outpouring of support in a country where the issue has long been ignored. Sofia Bekatorou in Athens on Wednesday. She won a gold medal in her discipline at the 2004 Athens Olympics and bronze four years later in Beijing.Credit...Angelos Tzortzinis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Niki Kitsantonis Published Jan. 23, 2021Updated Feb. 16, 2021 ATHENS — An Olympic sailing champion has accused a top sporting of...

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.

Greek official axed after Olympian's 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 country's 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. Bekatorou, now 43, said she was 21 when she was subjected to "sexual harassment and abuse" by the s...