Greek Water Skier Giannis Kousathanas Crowned World Champion

Giannis Kousathanas celebrates his stunning golden medal successful the championships. Credit: Vouliagmeni Nautical Club/Facebook

Greek h2o skier, Giannis Kousathanas, was crowned World Overall Champion astatine the 2026 IWWF World Under-17 Waterski Championships. Held astatine the Lago Ahumada Nautical Stadium successful Córdoba, Argentina, from March 30 to April 5, the tourney gathered implicit 110 elite young athletes from 18 nations.

Kousathanas delivered a powerhouse show defined by grit and method precision. His dominance crossed the disciplines was undeniable, securing Gold medals successful Slalom, Jump, and the Overall (Triathlon) category. He astir completed a cleanable expanse of the podium, finishing an awesome 4th successful Tricks (Figures). These results not lone secured his idiosyncratic bequest but besides propelled Greece to the highest measurement of the planetary podium.

Kousathanas proved that the aboriginal of Greek h2o skiing is brighter than ever. Credit: Vouliagmeni Nautical Club/Facebook

This triumph is simply a testament to Kousathanas’s exceptional endowment and the strategical guidance of his coach, Tanneguy Bennet. Competing against accepted powerhouses similar the USA and Australia, Kousathanas proved that the aboriginal of Greek h2o skiing is brighter than ever.

“We widen our warmest congratulations to Giannis, Coach Bennet, and the full enactment squad who contributed to this monumental planetary achievement,” said Vouliagmeni Nautical Club.

“This satellite rubric serves arsenic an inspiration for the adjacent procreation of Greek athletes, proving that with passionateness and dedication, the acme of the satellite signifier is wrong reach.”

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