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Recently, in some countries around the world, there has been an undertone that the #Metoo movement should come to an end; however, here in Greece, the movement appears to be just an age of social media, it is easy to brand a movement as a “fad” because it garners so much attention from media and news attention and focus on people’s personal #MeToo stories become the basis of movies, documentaries, and podcasts. The stakes are often high for people sharing their personal stakes include but are not limited to, Olympic Gold Medals, academic degrees, and various ’s personal #MeToo stories allow us to see the truth about abuse of power, sexual, verbal, and physical abuse that occurs often in our society.

A few months ago, “Athlete A” named after the first anonymous gymnast to report the abuse she had endured at the hands of the USA team medical doctor debuted on documentary revealed a toxic culture behind the USA Gymnastics Organization, which included selection and training techniques that produced champions but made these athletes vulnerable to abuse ranged from verbal, mental, physical, and sexual the victims’ testimony indicated, this type of environment allowed for someone that was “nice” to the vulnerable athletes, to abuse them in various ways by first gaining their trust. The documentary exposes decades of cover-ups by the organization in order to protect the “brand name” of the federation and to retain sponsors. However, when the team doctor, Larry Nassar, was convicted of sexual crimes in , pandora&#;s box was opened. With his conviction came the resignation of many high-ranking federation executives which caused a ripple effect on the entire sports we understood from this high-profile case was how the fine-line between “tough coaching” and physical and mental abuse can be blurred when families and athletes have poured their heart, soul, and inv

A few months ago, two-time sailing Olympic medallist Sofia Bekatorou was the first to break her silence and publicly reveal that she had been sexually assaulted by a high-ranking Hellenic Sailing Federation (HSF) official in , when she was 21 years old. In January , speaking at an online event aiming to raise awareness on the prevention of sexual child abuse in the sports industry, Bekatorou openly described in full detail her experience, highlighting the fact that the assailant was a man in a position of power, an HSF senior executive who she later identified as Aristides Adamopoulos.

In response to the allegations, the HSF published a written statement claiming that “there should not be any shadow hanging over anyone, we urge the complainant, since she took the initiative even after so many years, to talk about this unpleasant incident, to be specific”. Despite what can only be described as an apathetic and doubtful attitude on the part of the Federation, the enormous wave of solidarity for Bekatorou prompted other female athletes to speak out about their own traumatic experiences, including incidents of verbal abuse and sexual remarks and gestures from coaches, team doctors, and federation representatives.

#MeTiSofia

At the time, few people grasped the true significance of the situation. The Greek #MeToo movement, which manifested in the form of #MeTiSofia (#WithSofia), was born.

As expected, Sofia’s courage and the unconditional support she received, primarily through social media, laid the groundwork for a movement far greater than any one person. After those allegations of sexual and verbal harassment had shocked the sports industry, the steadfast solidarity flooding all Greek social media caused a domino effect that emboldened more women and men to share their stories of sexual abuse, physical and mental harm, and rape.

The Greek #MeToo movement gained significant momentum when ac