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Olympic gold medalist Sofia Bekatorou testifies in landmark sex abuse case in Greece Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou leaves the prosecutor's office in Athens on Wednesday after testifying she was sexually assaulted by a sports official in 1998. | REUTERS AFP-JIJI Jan 21, 2021 Athens – An Olympian credited with launching a belated #MeToo awakening in Greece testified on Wednesday in a sex abuse trial that has e...

#MeToo movement takes off in Greece In November, Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou revealed that she had been the victim of sexual assault. A senior Hellenic Sailing Foundation executive has stepped down. Greek Olympian Sofia Bekatorou's accusations have pierced the wall of silence surrounding sexual assault in Greece In ancient Greece, walls would be erected around the city so that Olympic champions could enter in great pomp. No honor was too great for these men. Women were not allowed to compete in the Games. They had few rights compared to men and their main task was the rearing of ...

Olympic champion's abuse claim ignites debate in Greece In Greece, an Olympic sailor's testimony has forced people to confront issues of sexual abuse. Sofia Bekatorou has accused a senior sports official of sexually assaulting her. Her testimony has sparked shock and anger — and helped others to speak out. Watch video 01:41

BBC News By Kostas Kallergis image copyrightEPA image captionSofia Bekatorou met the Greek president (R) on Monday night and was praised for speaking out When former Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou revealed she had been sexually assaulted by an unnamed Hellenic Sailing Federation (HSF) executive, few realised her powerful testimony would prompt a #Metoo movement in Greek sport. She was addressing a little-advertised online conference after all. But when the sailing federation hit back at her allegations the following day, the whole story exploded. It said it had never received any complaint...