{"id":20526,"date":"2026-08-30T04:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T04:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/panagiotis-bitados-wins-triathlon-gold-for-greece-video\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T04:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T04:05:44","slug":"panagiotis-bitados-wins-triathlon-gold-for-greece-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/panagiotis-bitados-wins-triathlon-gold-for-greece-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Panagiotis Bitados Wins Triathlon Gold for Greece (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<h3>Greek triathlete Panagiotis Bitados won the gold medal in the men\u2019s triathlon at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games, adding another major success to Greece\u2019s medal campaign.<\/h3>\n<p>The Greek champion produced an outstanding performance to finish first in 53:47, beating Italy\u2019s Yuan De Nigro by eight seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Spain\u2019s Eduardo Blanco Moya took bronze in 54:13, finishing 26 seconds behind the winner.<\/p>\n<p>After completing the race, Bitados celebrated his victory alongside fellow Greek athlete Panagiotis Polyzos and Christos Geitonas, president of the Triathlon Federation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very happy that I won,\u201d Bitados said after claiming first place in the Mediterranean Games triathlon.<\/p>\n<p>His victory adds another gold medal to Greece\u2019s strong showing at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0395\u03b8\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c5\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b7\u03c6\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ce\u03c4\u03b7 \u039c\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03ac\u03b4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u039c\u03b5\u03c3\u03bf\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u0391\u03b3\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/33Um66pEbz4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tGold medal, Greece, Greek athletes, Greek sports, Italy, Mediterranean Games, Panagiotis Bitados, Spain, Taranto 2026, Team Hellas, triathlon\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a7af42a3ee68b1eb9b880b91e3e713144e269e50db87b04a35501c8e1351f8?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a7af42a3ee68b1eb9b880b91e3e713144e269e50db87b04a35501c8e1351f8?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Kosta Papadopoulos<\/h5>\n<p>Kosta Papadopoulos is an editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, travel, sport, and entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/08\/30\/panagiotis-bitados-wins-triathlon-gold-for-greece-video\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greek triathlete Panagiotis Bitados won the gold medal in the men\u2019s triathlon at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games, adding another major success to Greece\u2019s medal campaign. The Greek champion produced an outstanding performance to finish first in 53:47, beating Italy\u2019s Yuan De Nigro by eight seconds. 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