Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotaki, received the women’s national water polo team at the Maximos Mansion on Friday. The team recently won the gold medal at the World Championships in Singapore.
Sources from the Maximos Mansion report that Mitsotakis and his wife congratulated the national team and coaching staff on their performance.
“You were amazing,” said Mitsotakis. “I remember not only the performances and the last-minute goal but also everything we saw in the pool. The image that will stay with me is how you sang the national anthem. That was the most beautiful image for me. That’s what stayed with me,” he continued.
The Greek premier discussed with the athletes and their coaches the prospects of Greek water polo and examined ways to support the sport and the national teams. They stressed the need to secure a swimming pool, gym, and guesthouse within the same sports centre, allowing the national water polo teams to train under optimal conditions for major events. In this context, the possible use of the upgraded OAKA, where athlete accommodation facilities are being built, was considered.
Views were also exhanged on raising the profile of women’s water polo and women’s sports more broadly. It was proposed to ensure equal television coverage of the women’s championship with that of the men’s by broadcasting at least one match per week on ERT channels.
The world champions presented Mitsotakis with a blue cap bearing the symbolic number 15—representing the 15 members of the national team—and a ball signed by all of them.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotaki thanked the “golden girls” and wished them success in their upcoming matches.
