In the best way, the curtain opened for the Greek mission to the 24ear Olympic Games for the Deaf in Brazil.
In a race that lasted almost a day, which for the most part was held under torrential rain, with constant objections from the Poles and the mistakes of the organizers, the Greek champion Panagiotis Chionis, managed to win the silver medal, in the first event of cycling in the 100ari, in his first participation in the Olympic Games.