Sunday 15 September 2024

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Poppi news!
Poppi and her rowing team won the silver medal in the Balkan Rowing Championship's in Adrianopouli in Turkey. (know as Adirne in Turkish)

She was rowing this time in a four woman skiff






Rowing for Greece 
Poppi is 2nd on the left

She was honoured with a write-up in our local Saronic Magazine

'Lydia B brought great joy and pride to all of Poros, the Rowing Club and her family.
She is a shining example of a young athlete and shows the determination and hard work she has put in to achieve her goal. 
With athletes like Lydia the Poros Rowing Club can ensure that the name of Poros will be known all over Greece and the rest of the world. '

Or words to that effect. It's a very rough translation.

Poppi you are my shining star

Along with my other 4 grandchildren 




 

32 comments:

  1. Brilliant news. Such a talented girl. Wonder who she gets that from?
    (Do I need to spit???)

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    1. Definitely a spot. 3 of them in fact. Don't want any evil eyes on this girl

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  2. Well done Poppi...

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  3. Great news. May there be many more races and success stories for the Poros rowers.

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    1. Thanks Rachel . Poros has some fine athletes

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  4. Onwards and upwords. Poros must be so pround of Poppi? I bet her grandparents are. Shout it from the roof tops.

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    1. Oh boy do they!! Telephone wires went mad, messages went out all over the world 😁

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  5. Well done Poppi and team, Spit, spit,spit! I´ll bet you´re one proud grandma.

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  6. Oh wow, what a thrill, that is awesome news :)

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  7. Biggest congratulations to everyone involved in getting them there and to them for bringing it all together on the day.

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    1. The rowing organisation pays for everything but it's her coach Christos that has trained and encouraged her for many years that deserves congratulations yoo

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  8. Wow, amazing!! Congratulations to Poppi and her team!

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    1. Team Poppi lol. It's a lot of hard work over the years

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  9. Awesome result! Congratulations Poppi from the Cambridge rowing contingent!

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    1. Well Hullo Cambridge!!! You deserve a load of thanks too for your encouragement and support

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  10. That's great well done Poppi and her team.

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  11. Poppi you are a star! All your Perth rellies salute you

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    1. Hullo Perth! Thanks to all of you. She has a worldwide fanclub 😀

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  12. Poppi truly is a star. I only ever raced in eights (not very successfully; the other seven were hopeless). I know the work that goes into rowing.

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    1. They train daily, many hours. It's amazing she has time for anything else....like helping her grandparents.
      If the other 7 were slackers you had no hope. Good fun yhough

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  13. Well done poppi! Great work girls

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  14. Congratulations to your talented granddaughter.

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  15. well done to her, what a clever girl.

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  16. Congratulations to Poppi! And what a glowing write-up in the magazine - you are going to have to keep a scrap book to record all the triumphs.

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  17. Congratulations Poppi and your team mates !!
    Jo

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