Greek Para-athletes have been honoured at the Panhellenic Association of Sports Press annual awards ©Hellenic Paralympic Committee

Greek athletes Manolis Stefanoudakis and Dimitra Korokida, as well as boccia trio Grigorios Polychronidis, Nikolaos Pananos and Anna Ntenta, have been recognised for their efforts during 2015 as they scooped the disability prizes at the Panhellenic Association of Sports Press annual awards.

Stefanoudakis, winner of the gold medal in the T54 javelin event at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in Doha, was given the Male Athlete of the Year with a Disability Award.

He beat off competition from swimmer Christos Tampaxis, Paralympic gold medallist in the S1 50 metres backstroke race at Athens 2004and Beijing 2008, and shot put competitor Che Jon Fernandes.

Manolis Stefanoudakis claimed Greece's Male Athlete of the Year with a Disability Award after winning a gold medal at the IPC Athletics World Championships gold in Doha ©Getty Images
Manolis Stefanoudakis claimed Greece's Male Athlete of the Year with a Disability Award after winning a gold medal at the IPC Athletics World Championships gold in Doha ©Getty Images

Korokida won the Female Athlete of the Year with a Disability Award following her performance at the IPC Athletics World Championships in the Qatari capital as she clinched the gold medal in the F53 shot put.

Her display in Doha saw her chosen for the award ahead of swimmer Maria Tsakona and Anthi Liagos, who also competes in shot put.

Polychronidis, Pananos and Ntenta, meanwhile, were handed the team award after they enjoyed a successful year, which yielded BC3 classification victories at April’s European Continental Cup in Spain and July’s European Team and Pairs Championships in Britain.

The other nominees for the team prize were wheelchair fencing duo Basil Ntounis and Gerasimos Pilarinos and cycling pair Adamantia Chalkiadaki and Argiro Milaki.

The award winners received their honours at a ceremony attended by Hellenic Paralympic Committee President Georgios Fountoulakis.