The youngest Greek athlete, 12-year-old Areti Aravela Spyridou, will be the first among the 8 to compete in this year’s events. She will participate in the the 100m backstroke S2 at 11:20 am Greek time, aiming to qualify for the final at 7:10 pm Thursday evening.
Maria Fanouria Tziveleki, 14 years old, will compete in the 200m freestyle S5 at 12:38 pm. Should she qualify, her final is scheduled for 9:46 pm.
In the men’s 100m backstroke S1 final at 8:22 pm, Dimitris Karypidis and Nikolaos Kontou will both race for a chance at Greece’s first medal in these Paralympics.
Boccia events also begin today, with Chrysi Morfi-Metzou competing in the BC4 category against Croatia and Spain, while Grigoris Polychronidis and Anna Denta participating in the BC3 category.
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Finally, Dorothea Poimenidou will be representing Greece in archery, the even of which will commence at 6pm.