{"id":20178,"date":"2026-08-25T01:33:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T01:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/greece-wins-seven-more-medals-at-mediterranean-games\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T01:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T01:33:37","slug":"greece-wins-seven-more-medals-at-mediterranean-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/greece-wins-seven-more-medals-at-mediterranean-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece Wins Seven More Medals at Mediterranean Games\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<h3>Greece enjoyed another highly productive day at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games, with Greek athletes winning seven medals across swimming, wrestling and fencing.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-598418 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7064174-684x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7064174-684x1024-1.jpg 684w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7064174-684x1024-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7064174-684x1024-1-450x674.jpg 450w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7064174-684x1024-1-225x337.jpg 225w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7064174-684x1024-1-20x30.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Greek team collected three gold, two silver and two bronze medals, taking its overall medal tally to 20, including eight gold, six silver and six bronze.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Three medals in swimming<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Artemis Vasilaki won the silver medal in the women\u2019s 800m freestyle after an impressive performance.<\/p>\n<p>Andreas Vazaios added a bronze medal in the 100m freestyle, while Daniel Giourtzidis claimed silver in the 400m individual medley.<\/p>\n<p>The three medals strengthened Greece\u2019s presence in the swimming competition.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_598419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-598419\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-598419 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7064185-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7064185-1024x682-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7064185-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7064185-1024x682-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7064185-1024x682-1-450x300.jpg 450w, 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style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Three medals in wrestling<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Greece also celebrated three medals in wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>George Kougioumtzidis and Dauren Kourougliev both won gold medals, reaching the top step of the podium.<\/p>\n<p>Azamat Khozhenov added a bronze medal, giving the Greek wrestling team another podium finish.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-598421 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HOZONOV-1-576x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HOZONOV-1-576x1024-1.jpg 576w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HOZONOV-1-576x1024-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HOZONOV-1-576x1024-1-450x800.jpg 450w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HOZONOV-1-576x1024-1-225x400.jpg 225w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HOZONOV-1-576x1024-1-20x36.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-598422 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KURIGLIEV.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KURIGLIEV.jpg 720w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KURIGLIEV-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KURIGLIEV-450x587.jpg 450w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KURIGLIEV-20x26.jpg 20w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KURIGLIEV-225x293.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Gold in fencing<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Katerina Kontochristopoulou completed Greece\u2019s successful day by winning gold in the women\u2019s foil.<\/p>\n<p>Her victory gave the Greek delegation its third gold medal of the day.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-598417 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260824_195647-edited-2048x1725-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260824_195647-edited-2048x1725-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260824_195647-edited-2048x1725-1-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260824_195647-edited-2048x1725-1-1024x863.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260824_195647-edited-2048x1725-1-768x647.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260824_195647-edited-2048x1725-1-1536x1294.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260824_195647-edited-2048x1725-1-450x379.jpg 450w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260824_195647-edited-2048x1725-1-225x190.jpg 225w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260824_195647-edited-2048x1725-1-900x758.jpg 900w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260824_195647-edited-2048x1725-1-1350x1137.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260824_195647-edited-2048x1725-1-20x17.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kouvelos attends medal ceremonies<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hellenic Olympic Committee President Isidoros Kouvelos continued to support the Greek athletes at the Mediterranean Games.<\/p>\n<p>Kouvelos attended the medal ceremonies and presented the gold medals to Dauren Kourougliev and George 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