Emmanouil Karalis, 25, won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympic Games in pole vault on Monday night, after single tries of vaulting through 5.50 m to 5.90 m.
Karalis followed in third place after Sweden’s Armand Duplantis – with an astounding new world record of 6.25 m – and the USA’s Sam Kendricks with 5.95 m.
The bronze medal is the 31st by a Greek athlete in track and field during the Olympic Games and the 128th overall.
Congratulations from Greek MP, Greek President, and Opposition Leader
Congratulatory messages came from Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, main opposition SYRIZA-PA leader Stefanos Kasselakis, and PASOK-KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis, among others.
Source: ANA-MPA
