 Giannis Granitsas, Mutungamiri weAEK panguva iyoyo, akasarudza kuputsa nhandare munaJune 2003, kuvaka nhandare itsva kuNea Filadelfeia, sezvo akataura kuti nhandare yakakuvadzwa zvakanyanya kubva kudengenyeka kwenyika kweAthens muna 1999. Urongwa hwake hwaiva hwokuvaka nhandare itsva panzvimbo imwe cheteyo, iyo yaizobatanidzawo horo yebhasikiti yomukati nenzvimbo yokutengesera. Chinangwa chaiva chokuti nhandare yacho igadzirire Mitambo yeOlympic yeZhizha ya2004. 