Greece secured its first gold medal in the 2012 Paralympic Games as the national boccia team in the BC3 category beat Portugal in the final with a 4-1 score.
The Greek team consisted of experienced Grigoris Polychronidis as well as Nikos Pananos and Eleni Kordali.
Also on Tuesday Pavlos Mamalos earned bronze in powerlifting after finishing third in the -90 kilogram category with 232 kilos.
This was Greece’s fourth bronze in the London Paralympics.
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Boccia brings first gold in Paralympics
Greece secured its first gold medal in the 2012 Paralympic Games as the national boccia team in the BC3 category beat Portugal in the final with a 4-1 score
Greece's Maria-Eleni Kordali, left, Nikolaos Pananos, center, and Grigorios Polychronidis, right, pose for a picture after winning gold in the Mixed Pairs BC3 Boccia final against Greece at the 2012 Paralympics, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in London. (Photo: AAP via AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
