Dimitrios Loundras was a Greekgymnast who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings and handstands. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ...
Loundras competed in the team parallel bars event. In that competition, Loundras was a member of the Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos team that placed third of the three teams in the event, giving him a bronze medal. Two parallel bars form an artistic gymnastics apparatus only used by male gymnasts. ... The Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos had a team of gymnasts compete at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. ... A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. ...
THE ambassador of Greece, Dimitrios Michail Loundras, who was scheduled to leave Pakistan in autumn, after the completion of his tenure, is finally on his way back home.
He must be relieved, as his family went back in summer and he has been living alone, the reason of his extended stay being the events that took place after the September 11 attacks in the United States.
Some residents of the capital had the opportunity to meet him at the residence of senior politician, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi and found him a pleasant, soft-spoken person who was looking forward to his tenure in Pakistan.