Piraeus Container Terminal helps Greek Paralympic athlete achieve his dream
STORY: Piraeus Container Terminal helps Greek Paralympic athlete achieve his dream
DATELINE: June 25, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:15
LOCATION: Athens
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Greek Paralympic athlete training
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): GEORGE SFALTOS, Greek Paralympic athlete
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): GEORGE SFALTOS, Greek Paralympic athlete
4. various of the NGO
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): OURANIA ATHANASOPOULOU, President of the NGO "Love Care for Life"
STORYLINE:
Racing down the slope of Parnassos ski center in central Greece, alpine skier George Sfaltos is dreaming about winning the ticket to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games.
The 40-year-old Greek Paralympic athlete is training hard using a custom sit-ski wheelchair, donated to him last summer by Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT), a subsidiary of China's COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited.
Until last year, Sfaltos had been training using an old, borrowed sit-ski wheelchair.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): GEORGE SFALTOS, Greek Paralympic a
- Product Code
- ILEA001465505
- Registered date
- 2023/6/25 00:00:00
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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