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Greek Panhellenic Athletics Championships to be held in Volos July 25‑26, 2026
The premier national track‑and‑field meet, the Panhellenic Athletics Championships, will take place at the Panthessaliko Stadium in Volos on Saturday and Sunday, 25‑26 July 2026. Top athletes expected include Miltiadis Tendoğlu (men’s 1500 m), Emmanouil Karalis (men’s pole‑vault), Kateryna Stefaniidi (returning after childbirth), 44‑year‑old Dimitris Tsiamis (triple‑jump) and the women’s distance stars Maria Papadopoulou and Georgía Despolari, all aiming to meet qualifying standards or improve rankings for the European Championships in Birmingham.
The programme features preliminaries in the morning (110 m hurdles, 100 m, triple‑jump, 400 m, hammer‑throw) and finals throughout the day for throws, jumps, sprints and distance events. Weather forecasts predict rain on 24 July but improving conditions on the competition days.
Other Greek national championships scheduled for the same weekend include the Panhellenic Beach Soccer tournament in Patras (24‑26 July) and the European Techno 293 sailing championship in Poland, where Greek sailors such as Panagiotis Ioannou lead the men’s rankings. These events collectively serve as qualification pathways for upcoming European and world championships.