The Hellenic Army General Staff, within the framework of the constant effort to upgrade the National Guard, organised the 3rd Panhellenic National Guard Marksmanship Games, which have been upgraded with new events. The goal of the games is to upgrade the operational capabilities of National Guard Units through the improvement of the fighting capability of National Guardsmen.

The 3rd Panhellenic National Guard Marksmanship Games took place in four stages. Stage A took place in February – May – June with the participation of all National Guard Battalions for the formation of shooting teams of ten National Guardsmen. Stage B took place in June with the winners of stage A for the best National Guard Battalions and individual Nation al Guardsmen at Formation level. Stage C took place in September – October with the winners of stage B. Stage D took place on 14 November 2021 in the Ranges of C Army Corps, D Army Corps, and Higher Military Command of Interior and Islands ranges. The results are as follows:

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Teams

1st place: National Guard Battalion of Igoumenitsa

2nd place: National Guard Battalion of Kalymnos

3rd place: National Guard Battalion of Didymotiho

Singles

1st place: National Guardsman Dionysios Sotiriou of the National Guard Battalion of Igoumenitsa

2nd place: National Guardsman Vasilios Dimou of the National Guard Battalion of Igoumenitsa and National Guardsman Nomikos Vazanelis of the National Guard Battalion of Kalymnos

3rd place: National Guardsman Andreas Hoikas of the National Guard Battalion of Igoumenitsa, National Guardsman Emmanouil Hourdas of the National Guard Battalion of Kalymnos, and National Guardsman Christos Polychronopoulos of the National Guard Battalion of Didymotiho

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Singles

1st place: National Guardsman Leonidas Syrris of the National Guard Battalion of Vrontado

2nd place: National Guardsman Georgios Archavlis of the National Guard Battalion of Ag. Nikolaos and National Guardsman Ioannis Lemonias of the National Guard Battalion of Vrontado

3rd place: National Guardsman Ioannis Tsortsoris of the National Guard Battalion of Didymotiho

Doubles

1st place: National Guardsman Georgios Archavlis with National Guardsman Ioannis Petrakis of the National Guard Battalion of Ag. Nikolaos

2nd place: National Guardsman Dimitrios Stoikos with National Guardsman Konstantinos Anagnostou of the National Guard Battalion of Sidirokastro and National Guardsman Stefanos Fragakis with National Guardsman Ioannis Tsortsoris of the National Guard Battalion of Didymotiho

3rd place: National Guardsman Fotios Stefanidis with National Guardsman Nikolaos Krimtsialis of the National Guard Battalion of Kozani

The winning National Guard Battalions and National Guardsmen will receive awards and all participants will receive commemorative diplomas. The Hellenic Army General Staff congratulated both the winners, as well as all National Guardsmen for their voluntary participation, which proves their interest for the National Guard institution.

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