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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 Olympics. She said the act was not consensual. "I said no, I repeated that I didn't want to go on and he...

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 into public revelations by Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou that a high-ranking official of ...

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

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...