The Deree Track & Field Academy was represented by 14 athletes at the 4th event of the U14 Championship, that took place on Saturday, October 5, at the Keratea Municipal Stadium.

Although our athletes are still in the preparation phase for the upcoming competitions of the year, they managed to achieve personal records and strong performances.

A notable performance came from our athlete, Filippos Agalos, who secured 1st place in the high jump, with a new personal record of 1.45 meters.

Warm congratulations to all athletes for their efforts, and our best wishes for a successful and rewarding athletic year!

With the participation of a male and a female athlete from the Deree Track & Field Academy, the 4th European U18 Championship, held in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, from July 18-21, has concluded.

Our athlete, Filippos Georgantas, competed in the 100m preliminary round with a time of 10.92, close to his personal best of 10.87. However, he narrowly missed qualifying for the semifinals and finished 27th overall. Filippos also participated as the first runner in the mixed relay team (100-200-300-400m) with the National Team, alongside Lazakis, Krizeas, and Katselis, achieving a time of 1:56.27 and securing 12th place in a commendable effort.

Additionally, Evelin Mitropoulou competed in the long jump during the Saturday morning preliminary round, chasing a spot in the final until the last jump. Unfortunately, she couldn’t achieve a performance that would have advanced her to the final. Evelin started with a jump of 5.65m, continued with 5.67m, and finished with 5.72m, securing the 16th position and showing great promise for the next year.

Congratulations to the athletes and their coaches!

The Deree Track & Field Academy participated in the National Championship U16 (Southern Division) on July 13-14, held in Chalkida, winning 1 silver medal and qualifying for finals with many personal records.

More specifically:

On Saturday, July 13, the participants were:

• Katerina Nikolopoulou – 2nd place in the tetrathlon with a significant personal record and club record of 14.41m.
• Olga Foundoulaki – 4th place in the 300m, tying her personal record of 42.78.
• Katerina Drakopoulou – 6th place in the 300m with 43.37.
• Katerina Foka – 6th place in the 300m hurdles with a personal record and club record of 47.82.
• Eleftheria Zolota, Eleni Tzamakou, Eleni Dragou, and Olga Foundoulaki (girls’ 4x80m relay team) – 9th place among 48 teams with a record for this particular composition of 41.85.

On Sunday, July 14, the participants were:

• Katerina Nikolopoulou – 7th place in the long jump final, achieving a significant personal record of 5.32m in the morning preliminaries.
• Marialena Kalampogia in the long jump, achieving a personal record of 5.00m in the preliminaries, which qualified her for the final where she ultimately placed 12th with 4.69m.
• Eleni Kouta – 11th place in the 600m, close to her personal record with a time of 1:46.52.
• Eva-Elena Zafeiriou – performance of 1:53.87 in the 600m.
• Eleftheria Zolota – performance of 11.55 in the 80m.
• Lena Dragiou – performance of 14.98 in the 80m hurdles.

With the end of the National Championship U16, the season for the Deree Track & Field Academy ended-up very successfully.

Congratulations to the athletes and their coaches!

We wish everyone a great summer and look forward to seeing you again in September!

A total of 10 athletes will represent the Deree Track & Field Academy at the Panhellenic South Division U16 Championship, which will take place in Chalkida on July 13-14.

The goal of our athletes is to achieve personal records and enjoy the competition, after the excellent effort they have put in throughout the year on the field.

Good luck to all the girls!

Two athletes from the Deree Track & Field Academy, who departed with the National team for Maribor, Slovenia last week, managed to make it to the top-8 at the U18 Balkan Championship in which they participated!

Specifically, Filippos Georgantas had an amazing race in the 100m qualifying event with a time of 10.68 (+3.3), earning a spot in the final where he finished 5th with a time of 10.88. This confirmed the qualification standard (10.90), and he will also compete in the U18 European Championship.

Evelyn Mitropoulou, although she did not perform at a high level, secured 7th place with a jump of 5.61m in the long jump, gaining valuable experience for her category’s European Championship.

Both of our athletes will represent the DCAC at the U18 European Championship, which will take place in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, July 18-21, marking a significant moment for the Deree Track & Field Academy.

Congratulations and best of luck to our athletes!

Tomorrow, Friday, July 5, the athletes of τthe Deree Track & Field Academy, Evelyn Mitropoulou and Filippos Georgantas, will depart for Maribor, Slovenia, with the National team delegation, to participate in the Balkan U18 Championship, which will take place on Saturday, July 6.

Evelyn will compete in the long jump final at 12:00 PM (Greek time) to confirm her good form before the European Championship in her category. Our athlete holds the third-best performance among the participants.

Philip will compete in the first qualifying heat of the 100m at 1:30 PM (Greek time), aiming for a spot in the final and a time under 10.90 (the European U18 Championship standard) to qualify for the European Championship in his category.

You can watch the live broadcast of the events at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/live/YsOTTwnFlwU?feature=shared

Good luck to our athletes!

On the June 15-16, the Deree Track & Field Academy participated in the Panhellenic U18 Championship in Patras with 4 female and 3 male athletes. The results were excellent, as our athletes met expectations with personal records, two silver medals, and a qualification for the European U18 Championship, which will take place in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, from July 18-21.

Specifically, in Saturday’s preliminaries, Filippos Georgantas achieved the best time in the 100m with a performance of 10.79, which would have qualified him for the European U18 Championship, but the wind (+2.4m) exceeded the allowable limit. In the final, however, he set a personal record of 10.94, securing 2nd place in a very close race decided at the finish line.

Also competing in Saturday’s preliminaries were Aria Sarigiannidi with 15.98 (personal record) in the 100m hurdles, Sotiris Stathakos with 15.67 in the 110m hurdles, Eleni Stathopoulou with 1.50 in the high jump, and the youngest athlete of the team, Katerina Nikolopoulou, who belongs to the U16 category, with 10.98 (personal record) in the triple jump (4,94m).

On Sunday afternoon, in the long jump final, our athlete Evelin Mitropoulou achieved a jump of 6.02m, earning her 2nd place and a qualification for the European U18 Championship, as she confirmed the standard for the second time. It is worth noting that our athlete’s performance (6.08m in a previous competition) is the 13th best in Europe this year and the 11th best in Greece of all time, while she has another year in this age category!

Finally, in the long jump preliminaries, Aria Sarigiannidi with 4.90m and Katerina Nikolopoulou with 5.09m (personal record) also participated, while in the 400m hurdles preliminaries, Apostolos Kontarinis set a personal record with 60.04, but missed the final by one position. In the 200m final in the afternoon, Filippos Georgantas achieved 22.52, finishing in 9th place.

Congratulations to all the athletes and their coaches for their excellent performances!

For the first time, one female and one male athlete from the Deree Track & Field Academy will represent our club at the Balkan U18 Championship, which will take place on July 6, in Maribor, Slovenia.

Specifically, our athlete Evelin Mitropoulou will compete in the long jump, aiming to prepare for the European Championship in her category, which follows in mid-July.

Meanwhile, Filippos Georgantas will strive to secure a spot in the European U18 Championship with a good performance in his race. Notably, on Saturday, June 22, Filippos participated in the “Christos Voudouris 2024” games in Thiva, securing 2nd place with a time of 10.87 in the 100m. Apostolos Kontarinis also took part in the games, achieving a personal record of 55.82 in the 400m, while Aria Sarigiannidi recorded a performance of 5.19 in the long jump.

Congratulations to all the athletes and good luck in their efforts!

The first weekend of June was demanding for the Deree Track and Field Academy in pursue of the limits for the Panhellenic Championships coming up. The athletes competed in the season’s last championship, and the throws triathlon for the U14 category.

In the one-day meeting “Ameinias Pallinefs 2024” of Saturday, June 1, held in Pallini we had the most important performance with 6,08m. in the Long Jump by Evelyn Mitropoulou. Evelyn achieved the limit (5,80m) for the European Championships U18.

All the rest of the participating athletes brought wonderful results and even some personal records.

• Filippos Georgantas 1^st place, 100m, 11.07
• Aria Sarigiannidi 2^nd place, Long Jump, 5.28 (P.B.)
• Olga Fountoulaki 3^rd place, 300m., 42,78 (limit for the Panhellenic Championships U16)
• Eleftheria Zolota, Eleni Tzamakou, Lena Dragiou, Olga Fountoulaki
• 2^nd place, 4x80m. Girls U16, 42.13

In the “Vraimakeia 2024” day-event, Sunday, June 2, held in Chalkida, the DTFA achieved one more limit for the Panhellenic Championships U18.

• Apostolos Kontarinis, 1^st place, 400m. Hurdles, 60:41 – limit for the Panhellenic Championships K18
• Filippos Georgantas, 2^nd place, 110m. Hurdles, 14:95 (P.B.)
• Katerina Nikolopoulou, 2^nd place, Quadruple Jump, 13,99m.

At the U14 Championships, on Sunday, June 2, that held in Doukas’ School, participated 11 DTFA athletes.

Filippos Agalos won Vortex 1^st place, while Nancy Vlachou won 2^nd place at 50m.

Our U10 and U12 athletes also gave their best in dashes, Vortex, and Long Jump winning warm applauds.

Congratulations to all athletes for the participation, effort and achievements!

On Friday, May 24th, the Deree Track & Field Academy participated in the “Panionia 2024” meet, held at the Panionios stadium in Nea Smyrni.

One male and two female athletes from our Club took part in the meet, breaking 3 personal records, winning 4 medals, and securing 1 qualification for the National Championship.

The performances in detail:

• Filippos Georgantas
  • 1st place in the 100m (already qualified for the U18 National Championship)
  • 1st place and personal record in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15’04
• Eleni Kouta
  • 2nd place in the 600m race with a personal record and a time of 1:45″40 (already qualified for the U16 National Championship)
• Eva-Elena Zafeiriou
  • 3rd place in the 1000m race with a personal record, a time of 3’23″02, and qualification for the U16 National Championship

With the completion of the meet, the DTFA team participating in the National Championship increased, with 5 female athletes already qualified in the U16 category and 3 female athletes and 2 male athletes qualified in the U18 category.

In the upcoming period of intense competitive action, other athletes of the Deree Track & Field Academy will have the opportunity to compete for their spot in the National Championship in their category and improve their performances.

Good luck!