The 7th edition of the Agios Nikolaos on SUP 2022 event held in Agios Nikolaos, a coastal town on the Greek island of Crete, brought the world’s top athletes and local SUP community together to celebrate the sport of stand-up paddleboarding.
This year’s event was dedicated to Thanos Karaiskos, the father of SUP in Crete, a pioneer, who had contributed significantly to the development of the sport in Greece.
Photo by Alex Macheras
SPRINT WINNERS
WOMEN
1st Amandine Chazot
2nd Marta Apanasewicz
3d Iosifina Evgenia Marinakou
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