European Week of Sport 2024 Ambassador
Sailor, Double Olympic Silver Medalist
Pavlos Kontides is the only Cypriot Olympic medalist, winning a Silver in Sailing (Laser Class) at both the recent Paris 2024 and at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
He is a back-to-back World Champion in both the Men's category (2017, 2018) and the Youth category (2007, 2008), as well as a two-time European Champion (2018, 2022). In 2018, he was named the Rolex World Sailor of the Year.
He is considered one of the best sailors of his generation worldwide, and he uses his experiences and successes to inspire the new generation of Cyprus and to help young athletes in his country.