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
WOMEN
1st Amandine Chazot
2nd Marta Apanasewicz
3d Iosifina Evgenia Marinakou
Photo credit: August Studios
MEN
1st Γιώργος Φράγκος
2d Boris Jinvresse
3d Bruno Hasulyo
Photo credit: August Studios
WOMEN
1st Chazot Amandine
2nd Καραΐνδρου Νάνσυ
3rd Βάη Ελένη
4th Apanasewicz Marta
5th Marinakou Iosifina Evgenia
Photo by Alex Macheras
MEN
1st Hasulyo Bruno
2nd Tsouris Anastasios
3rd Machlev Liran
4th Φράγκος Γιώργος
5th Βάρλας Νικος
Photo by Alex Macheras
WOMEN
1st ΚΑΡΑΙΝΔΡΟΥ ΝΑΝΣΥ
2nd Apanasewicz Marta
3rd MARINAKOU IOSIFINA EVGENIA
MEN
1st Tsouris Anastasios
2nd Βαρλας Νικος
3rd Samniotis Vasilis
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