Panathinaikos basketballers visit Greek Centre ahead of Melbourne clash

[Greek Community of Melbourne]

EuroLeague giants Panathinaikos Basketball Club visited the Greek Centre successful Melbourne connected Monday up of their highly anticipated crippled against Serbian broadside KK Partizan astatine John Cain Arena connected Wednesday.

The delegation included Pavlos D. Giannakopoulos Foundation committee subordinate Despoina Giannakopoulou, nine president Vassilis Parthenopoulos, and players Nikos Rogkavopoulos and Jeriant Grant. They were welcomed by Greek Community of Melbourne president Bill Papastergiadis, Greek Consul General Dimitra Georgantzoglou and assemblage officials.

The visitors toured the centre, learning astir its cultural, educational, and sporting projects. Papastergiadis described the visit arsenic “a solemnisation of hoops and the enduring transportation betwixt Greece and Melbourne’s vibrant community,” adding that sport tin unite generations and strengthen diaspora ties.

Giannakopoulou and Parthenopoulos some thanked the halfway for its warm reception, underlining the Panathinaikos’ household ethos and committedness to connecting with the Greek diaspora.