This vital pre-Olympic training takes place in Colorado Springs, less than two miles from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center (OPTC), a world-class facility that many sports’ officials rave about but still don’t have sufficient access to because of coronavirus restrictions. “We have 1,100 boxing gyms that are boxing […]
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Many victims do not speak out, Ms. Sakellaropoulou said on Monday after meeting Ms. Bekatorou, “because they know that in the best-case scenario they will face pity or mistrust and in the worst case contempt, derision, even social stigma.” While incidents are rarely reported, studies suggest that sexual harassment in […]
Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou has appeared before a public prosecutor in Greece in relation to sexual assault accusations she made that have ignited a nationwide debate on misconduct and encouraged multiple victims to make their claims public By DEREK GATOPOULOS and COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press January 20, 2021, 5:36 […]
Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou arrives at the prosecutor’s office in Athens, on Wednesday, Jan 20, 2021. Bekatorou, who won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, last week said the male official from the Hellenic Sailing Federation performed a “lewd act” after inviting her to his hotel room to discuss […]
Jan. 15, 2021Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 12:23 p.m. ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou of Greece has accused an unnamed sporting official of sexually assaulting her in 1998 during preparations for the Sydney Games. Bekatorou, who won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, said the male official from […]
Jan. 15, 2021Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 10:33 a.m. ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou of Greece has accused an unnamed sporting official of sexually assaulting her in 1998 during preparations for the Sydney Games. Bekatorou, who won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, said the male official from […]
Children wearing glasses featuring number ‘2021’ pose for a photo to welcome the New Year in Zaozhuang, Shandong Province of China (VCG via Getty Images) From a global pandemic to Brexit, 2020 has been a trying year wherever and however you have spent it. Lockdowns, job losses, isolation and the […]