Navarino Challenge, returns with a new motto for 2022: “sports unites people”. The initiative, which has been named the best wellness event in Europe and second in the world, aims to bring all people together again after two long COVID-19 years, without discrimination while celebrating its 10th anniversary.
Navarino Challenge will take place under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Tourism, whose mission is the formulation of the tourism policy and the executive planning of the tourist development of Greece.
It is worth mentioning that last year, Navarino Challenge excelled for another year at the Sports Marketing Awards, the institution that highlights the “champions” of Sports Marketing in Greece, receiving a total of seven awards.
More specifically, the event received three Gold Awards in the “Most Innovative Use of Content Creators & Influencers”, “Running & Live Well” and “Best Native Advertising Campaign” categories; three Silver Awards in the “Sports Tourism”, “Best Strategy for Branding” and “Kids / Youth / Grassroots” categories; as well as one Bronze Award in the “Best New Sponsorship” category for the sponsorship of Nestle Fitness, proving its steady upward trend, credibility and innovation as an event in the field of sports and tourism.
The event organisers have promised to make this year’s event their best yet bringing Olympic athletes alongside amateur athletes of all ages and abilities from Greece and abroad to participate in the celebration of sports tourism. Held on 21-23 October 2022, at Costa Navarino and Pylos across over 30 sports activities, Navarino Challenge has several surprises in store.
One of this year’s honorees will be the European champion and 11-time triathlon champion in Greece Grigoris Souvatzoglou while Christina Flampouri, the only Greek woman who has conquered the seven highest peaks in the world, will be responsible for the indoor climbing activity. Georgia Kaltsi, the great wheelchair, basketball and fencing athlete will also be one of this year’s ambassadors alongside basketball legend Panagiotis Giannakis, Greek-American ultramarathon runner Konstantinos Dean Karnazes, Periklis Iakovakis, Alexandros Nikolaidis, Michalis Triantafyllidis and Dimitris Theodorakakos.
The participants will have the opportunity to run the dreamy picturesque beach of Voidokilia, with Karnazes as a guide.
