14 days to go until London 2012 - Introducing Byron Kokkalanis (GRE)

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14 days to go until London 2012 - Introducing Byron Kokkalanis (GRE)

by ISAF 14 Jul 2012 00:55 BST 13 July 2012

Byron Kokkalanis describes his first experience of sailing as the best feeling ever. His participation at his first Olympic Games might eclipse that...

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