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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 08-08-10
CONTENTS
[01] HELIOS AIR CRASH - RELATIVES OF VICTIMS
[02] CYPRIOT ATHLETES - OLYMPICS
[01] HELIOS AIR CRASH - RELATIVES OF VICTIMS
Relatives of victims of an air crash, three years ago, continue to
demand justice and say that those responsible for the death of 121
people, on board an HELIOS airliner, must be punished. The relatives of
the victims, most whom were Cypriots, have held a candle lit vigil in
the central squares in Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaka, and Paralimni.
Speaking to CNA, the President of the Committee of Relatives of Victims
Nicolas Yiasoumis said that almost three years after the crash at
Grammatiko mountain, north of Athens, relatives and friends of the
victims are organising this event with candle lighting to keep alive
the memory of their loved ones. Unfortunately, three years after the
air crash there is still the same slogan: 121 dead asking for justice,
Yiasoumis said, adding that no more delays can be justified as time
will exonerate those who are guilty of any responsibility.
On 14 August 2005, an Helios Airways Boeing 737, on its way to Prague
via Athens, crashed into the mountain side north of the Greek capital,
killing all 121 passengers and crew on board, most of them Cypriot
holidaymakers. Two commissions of inquiry into the cause of the crash
have issued their reports one in Greece which was made public and one
in Cyprus whose findings are with the Attorney General. No charges have
been brought against anybody so far. Relatives of the victims have
however filed lawsuits against Helios, Boeing and the Civil Aviation
Authority of the Republic of Cyprus.
[02] CYPRIOT ATHLETES - OLYMPICS
Cypriot athletes are competing in various Olympic sports, setting
themselves different goals for greater achievements.
Haris Papadopoulos began in sailing (Finn). At the end of the first day
in Finn he finished at the 16th position in the overall ranking, and
aims to be among the first top 10 or 12 in the sport. Natalia
Hadjiloizou competed in swimming, 100m butterfly. Hadjiloizou finished
45th out of 49 athletes with 1.01.80, in the second preliminary
competition. On Saturday, Elena Mousikou finished at the 56th position
of a total of 64 athletes, in 70 m archery. She will continue to the
knock out round where she will contest Japanese Nami Hakayama, number 9
in the overall ranking.
Today two more Cypriot athletes will compete in sailing at Qingdao
Olympic Sailing center, Andreas Cariolou and Gabriela Chatzidamianou.
Both athletes participate for the second time at Olympic Games. The
first time was four years ago in Athens. Cariolou is number 30 in the
world ranking and 13th in the Athens Olympic Games. Chatzidamianou was
21st in Athens and number 59 this year in the world ranking. Cypriot
swimming champion Anna Stylianou has her debut on Sunday. She will
compete in 200 m freestyle at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing.
This is her first participation in Olympic Games at the age of 22.
The Cypriot Olympic team comprises 17 athletes, competing in various
sports such as skeet, mens high jump, track, javelin, pole vault,
windsurfing, sailing (laser) sailing (Finn), swimming, mens
weightlifting and archery.
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