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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Paralimni, CYP |
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| Injuries | In July 2014 she injured her foot at a meet in Argos Orestiko, Greece, and missed the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (24sports.com.cy, 10 Jul 2014; onsports.gr, 10 Jul 2014) |
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| Why this sport? | Athletics coaches came to her school to look for students with potential as part of a sports development programme run by the Cyprus Sports Organisation. |
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| Awards and honours | In November 2019 she was presented with the 'Silver' Honorary Distinction by the Amateur Athletic Association of Cyprus. (stivoz.gr, 07 Nov 2019) She was named the 2012 Sportswoman of the Year by the Cyprus Sports Writers' Association. (famagusta-gazette.com, 09 Jan 2013) |
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| Name of coach | Antonis Giannoulakis [personal] |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up athletics at age 10. |
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| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English, Greek |
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| Club / Team | GSE: Cyprus |
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| Higher education | Pedagogy, Physical Education - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: Greece |
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| Other information | FURTHER EDUCATION She has studied pedagogy of physical education at the University of Cyprus in Nicosia. (Facebook profile, 18 Jun 2020) |
| Hobbies | Doing puzzles, reading. (Athlete, 28 Jul 2021) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing eighth in the 200m at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany. (Athlete, 28 Jul 2021) |
| Famous relatives | Her cousin Konstantinos Laifis is a Cypriot professional football player. (Athlete, 28 Jul 2021) |
| Nicknames | Arty (Athlete, 28 Jul 2021) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "You want it, you get it." (Athlete, 28 Jul 2021) |