Alkis Cabanos: The first road race in memory of Mars’ murdered fan – “Sport unites does not kill”

They honored his memory. With a central slogan “sport unites does not kill”, with jerseys of their favorite teams, side by side, people of all ages, athletes, students, people with disabilities, with smiles, ran in, in order to send a loud message against fan violence. Young and old wanted to honor the memory of Alkis Kampanos, the 19-year-old who was brutally murdered by a blind opal strike, on 1 February 2022 in the Harilau area. With red and yellow, blue, black and green jerseys, everyone brought the same number to their chest: 19, as many as the years of the wrongful student. CORVERSE It is the first road race of 10 and 5 km, organized by Structure 1 February 2022 “In the Name of ‘Alki’ in the context of the Panhellenic Fan Day, as defined by the state. Early on to the point of the murderous attack had arrived Alki’s parents, Aristides Cabanos and Melina Kakoulidos. PHOTO RAFAEL GEORGIADIS / EUROKINISSI PHOTO RAFAEL GEORGIADIS / EUROKINISSI Aristides Kampanos: I believe that Alkis has become the soul of all Greek society “The message is that sport unites and does not kill,” said Aristides Kampanos, “Old when Alkis lived he said he was the soul of the family, now I believe he has become the soul of all Greek society,” stressed the father of the 19-year-old Alki who thanked the organizer Structure, the District of Central Macedonia, the EAS SEGAS and the municipality of Thessaloniki, under whose auspices the struggle takes place. “The race gives a very strong message and you strengthen this message to be heard throughout Greece,” Alki’s dad quickly took a position behind the ribbon for his participation in the 5 km road. TRANSPARENCY PHOTO RAFAEL AGRICULTURE / EUROKINISSI The early morning estimate was that the runners were about two thousand “and the touching is there people outside Thessaloniki, from Athens, Thessaly, etc. There’s kids running from M.A.M. union. A – Merrimna persons with Autism, from the Sun KDAP from Karditsa, from the 2nd Special School of Thessaloniki”, as said the Initiator of the Structure, Lefteris Pappas. “To congratulate Structure 1 February In the name of Alki, because in the last three years he has taken too many initiatives and culminated in convincing the State to set 1 February as a Panhellenic Fan Day. We are all gathered, together, pure fans of the city but also of all Greek fans in order to declare in one voice that the murder of Alkis Kampanos cannot and must not be forgotten”, stressed Deputy Regional Commissioner of Thessaloniki, Kostas Yutikas. “It is our debt to this 19-year-old lad, but also to all children who have been victims of fan violence. It is our responsibility, of all bodies and of all citizens, not to accept and not to tolerate popular violence in Greek society,” said Mr. Flower at the point of his murder Participants in the 10 km race were starting from the statue of Alexander on the beach and through March 25 passed through the point of murder, at the confluence of Plastira and Kampanos streets leaving symbolically a flower. If you missed it 12:52 Sunday 02.02 22:00 Saturday 01.02 14:42 Friday 31.01 11:12 Friday 31.01 PHOTO RAFAEL GEORGIADIS / EUROKINISSI “We are organizing the first race for the Panhellenic Fan Day, not to forget Alkis Kampanos and to change the traditional – and not only – culture in Greece,” said Lefteris Pappas, the founder of the Foundation. “The struggle along with the actions of empathy and coexistence of the colors that take place in all schools in Greece, institutionally, allows us to declare proud, the seeds we have been sowing for three years have fruit and absolutely measurable results,” noted Mr.Pappas. “Sport is a celebration, joy and health, violence kills. Let’s remember our culture at the Olympics. We must all unite to deal with this phenomenon that offends the country and sport,” said Deputy Regional Leader of Culture and Sports, Christos Mittas.