As Greece's flagbearer, he had the honour of being the first athlete to march into the Bird's Nest Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Como portador da bandeira de Grecia, tivo a honra de ser o primeiro atleta en desfilar no estadio Niño do Paxaro durante a cerimonia de apertura das Xogos Olímpicos de 2008 en Pequín.