Did Alexi Pappas Qualify for the Olympics?
You Might Know the Greek American Runner from Her Performance in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games When She Set a National Record for Greece in the 10,000-Meter...
You might know the Greek American runner from her performance in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games when she set a national record for Greece in the 10,000-meter race. But, as if her athletic triumphs weren't impressive enough, the 31-year-old is also an accomplished writer and actress.
Did Alexi Pappas qualify for the 2020 Olympics?
Runner Alexi Pappas is aiming to run the marathon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021 for Greece. Just as she was supposed to be peaking for her qualification event – everything was cancelled due to the pandemic. Even now, it's not totally clear when elite races will start up again.
Why does Alexi Pappas compete for Greece?
Pappas, a California native who is a dual Greek-American citizen, competed for Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro to honor her yia yia, her father's mother, and the most significant female figure in her life. ... “As an athlete, being Greek is about relentlessly paving paths,” Pappas said.
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