Liolios: “Sport Greece is again the protagonist at major sporting events”

Greece will fight at home to qualify for the Paris Olympics and EEC President Vangelis Liolios spoke from Geneva on the federation’s official website about our country’s takeover of the pre-Olympic Games.

The President of the EEC is in Geneva because the draw for the pre-Olympic FIBA ​​Games is scheduled for 8 p.m., where Greece will know the opponents with whom it will qualify.

In detail what the President of the EEC said:

“It is a great honor that FIBA ​​entrusts us with the organization of the pre-Olympic tournament, but at the same time it is also a great responsibility that we take on as the Greek Basketball Federation.”

After 16 years, an event of global interest is once again taking place in Greece. The last major event was the 2008 pre-Olympic tournament in Athens and now another pre-Olympic tournament that will be held in Piraeus in 2024.

This event is much more than just a simple event. The Basketball Greece of 2024 is a Greece that stands proudly on the world stage and shows the way for the whole of society by making Greece once again the protagonist of major sporting events. A path based on extroversion and the principles and values ​​of Olympism.

From July 2nd to 7th, Greece will be in the global sports spotlight. We will have the opportunity to show the whole world that Greece is present, strong and united. Greece will return in 2024.

He’s coming back athletically, he’s coming back socially, he’s coming back strong. This Pre-Olympics concerns us all and must leave its mark and legacy throughout Greek society.”