Olympiacos organized an impressive event on Wednesday (26/9) and sent a double message for the social integration of refugees through sport and the encouragement of the participation in sport activities. Our club, which coordinates the ‘’You’re Hope’’ project and participates in the #BeActive action, had an active role in the European week of sport.

Read what the coaches and the Managers of Olympiacos Academies stated about the actions:

Olympiacos was defeated by Perfumerias Avenida with 68-69 for the seventh game of Euroleague. Elonu scored in the last attack and gave the victory to her team. Spyridopoulou was the top scorer with 16 points. 

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The women’s basketball team was defeated by Carolo with 73-68 in the sixth game of Euroleague. Olympiacos was better in the first half but Carolo pressed and took the lead before the end of the third period. The “Reds’’ fought in the last ten minutes but didn’t achieve to overturn the game. Spyridopoulou was the top scorer with 15 points and Pavlopoulou added 12 ones. 

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The men’s water polo team got an important victory on the way to Final 8 against Mladost (13-8) in Papastrateio in the Champions League fourth matchday. The European champions continued the good performances, doubled the victories in the second group and promoted to the third position. The ‘’Reds’’ kept the game under control from the beginning and never lost the lead. 

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Olympiacos continues the intense participation in the European Erasmus+ sport projects having a leading role. 

Olympiacos celebrated the qualification in the 16 best teams of the CEV Cup after winning the Shakhtior Soligorsk with 3-2 in Belarus. After the comfortable win with 3-0 in Renti sporting hall, the last year’s Challenge Cup finalists doubled the victories against the Belarusians and secured the qualification. The ‘’Reds’’ needed two sets and although they lost the first one, got the next two ones and finally, won with 3-2. The Greek champions will face the Turkish Istanbul BBSK, which won the golden set against Ajaccio.

The women’s basketball team was defeated by TTT Riga with 51-70 in the fifth Euroleague match. Although the ‘’Reds’’ were ahead with 19-14 in the first period, they weren’t so good offensively in the rest of the game. Johnson was the top scorer with 13 points and Stamati added 8. 

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Olympiacos didn’t achieve to win the final of European Super Cup held in Budapest and was defeated by Ferencvaros (9-11). The European champions claimed the 4th European title of their history in the 8th appearance at European Final but the match ended 7-7 and the Hungarians beat on penalties. The ‘’Reds’’ had the chance to conquest the 2nd Super Cup of their history and the 5th title in a year, as they were ahead during the game but a bad third quarter gave the chance to the Hungarian team to overturn the score.

Having performed very well, the men's volleyball team made an ideal start at this year's European journey, winning Shakhtior Soligorsk with 3-0 for the ‘’32’’ of the CEV Cup. The ‘’Reds’’ were better in the whole game making the first step for the qualification to the next round as need just two sets in the rematch in Belarus on Wednesday (5/12). 

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