Alexandri sisters come back to Greece after years abroad

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 12, 2026 · 1798 words · By Foteini Doulgkeri

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From Austria, where they lived and excelled for 14 years, to their comeback for Greece and two Paris golds.

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Techniques found 3

Topics 3

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What happened

From Austria, where they lived and excelled for 14 years, to their comeback for Greece and two Paris golds.

Why it matters

Anna Maria, Irini Marina and Vasiliki Alexandri discuss their decision to return and their plans for the future.

Common ground

There are sporting triumphs that show up on results sheets, and there are triumphs that carry an entire story with them.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Flag-Waving, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/golden-homecoming-for-alexandri-sisters-to-g…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Olympic Games in 2028 in Los Angeles”

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Multiple independent cross-references (Flipboard, NBC Washington, NY Post) confirm the 2028 Summer Olympic Games will be held in Los Angeles.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Olympic and Paralympic Games returning to Los Angeles in 2028
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/wpp-top-line-decline-eases-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — He noted that the 2034 Winter Olympics will be held in Salt Lake City and that Los Angeles is hosting the 2028 Summer Games.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/tr…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — the 2028 Olympics are on their way
https://nypost.com/2026/06/01/opinion/las-real-estate-declin…

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Claim 2: “Behind them lies a journey of fourteen years, a childhood spent far from Greece, major successes with Austria”

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Euronews explicitly mentions the sisters returned to Greece after 14 years in Austria. Wikipedia confirms they are triplets who moved to Austria, and other sources mention their success representing Austria.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anna-Maria Alexandri (Greek: Άννα-Μαρία Αλεξανδρή; born 15 September 1997) is a Greek-Austrian artistic swimmer. She competed in the women's duet at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Olympics. She co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna-Maria_Alexandri

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eirini-Marina Alexandri (Greek: Ειρήνη-Μαρίνα Αλεξανδρή; born 15 September 1997) is a Greek-Austrian artistic swimmer. She competed in the women's duet at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Olympics. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eirini-Marina_Alexandri

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vasiliki Alexandri (born 15 September 1997) is a Greek-Austrian artistic swimmer. She is a triplet. Her sisters, Anna-Maria Alexandri and Eirini-Marina Alexandri, are also artistic swimmers. The three…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasiliki_Alexandri

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Claim 3: “the president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, Isidoros Kouvelos, the president of the Hellenic Swimming Federation, Kyriakos Giannopoulos, as well as team manager Despina Karampela”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated US general election results from 2016 and 2020. There is no evidence provided to verify the roles of Isidoros Kouvelos, Kyriakos Giannopoulos, or Despina Karampela.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 8, 2016 · November 8, 2016 General Election Click on the tabs above to navigate the results. To view local election results select your county. Quick links: Sound Transit (A Regional Transit Autho…
https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20161108/

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 8, 2016 · Washington state has 49 Legislative Districts. District boundaries are outlined in white. Districts colored green are part of this election and can be clicked on to view results.Three me…
https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20161108/legislative.htm…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 3, 2020 · President/Vice President - County Results Last updated on 11/24/2020 4:00 PM Joseph R. Biden / Kamala D. Harris (Democratic Party Nominees)
https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20201103/president-vice-…

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Claim 4: “They had only five months of preparation [for the European Championships]”

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The specific detail that they had 'five months of training' is only mentioned in the Euronews article as a quote from Vasiliki. No other independent source corroborates this specific training duration.

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Claim 5: “at just 14 they found themselves in a foreign country”

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The claim states they moved to Austria at age 14. However, Wikipedia evidence for Anna-Maria Alexandri states she moved to Austria in 2012. Since she was born in September 1997, she would have been approximately 14 or 15 in 2012. However, the claim 'at just 14 they found themselves in a foreign country' is contradicted by the specific timeline in Wikipedia which says they moved in 2012 (age 14/15) but the '14 years' mentioned in other sources refers to the total duration of their stay in Austria, not the age they moved. More importantly, the evidence provided in the 'Golden homecoming' article says 'After 14 years, the three sisters returned to Greece', referring to the duration of residency, not the age of migration.

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Claim 6: “Vasiliki Alexandri in the free and technical solo... finished fifth in the technical and seventh in the free programme [at the European Championships in Paris]”

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Euronews and a specific report on Vasiliki Alexandri's finish confirm she finished fifth in the technical solo and seventh in the free solo at the European Championships in Paris.

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Claim 7: “World Championships in Budapest in the summer of 2027”

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Multiple sources, including World Aquatics and news reports on rule changes, confirm that Budapest will host the World Aquatics Championships in 2027.

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web search NEUTRAL — ARTISTIC SWIMMING.Budapest is set to reaffirm its status as one of the world’s premier hosts of major aquatic events as it prepares to welcome both the World Aquatics Championships and World Aquatics …
https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/5546/world-aquati…

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web search NEUTRAL — See how World Aquatics is reshaping artistic swimming before LA28: free routines are set for a new duration, scoring continues to evolve, and Budapest 2027 opens the Olympic qualification path. The ch…
https://karlobag.eu/en/sports/artistic-swimming-before-la28-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Budapest will host the World Aquatics Championships again in 2027, with qualification spots for the Los Angeles Olympics at stake.Looking beyond Budapest to the 2027 World Championships and LA28, Scho…
https://ianslive.in/artistic-swimming-set-for-further-rule-c…

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Claim 8: “the three sisters claiming important international titles and establishing themselves at the top of European and world artistic swimming with Austria”

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Multiple sources confirm the sisters won international titles for Austria, specifically citing the first artistic swimming World Championship title in Austria's history in Fukuoka 2023.

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web search NEUTRAL — From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Greek-Austrian synchronized swimmer. Anna-Maria Alexandri. Alexandri in 2016. Personal information.She competed for Austria at the 2024 Summer Olympics in artist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna-Maria_Alexandri

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web search NEUTRAL — The Alexandri sisters are coming back to Greece after years in Austria.Alexandri sisters performing in Fukuoka claiming the first artistic swimming World Championship title in their nation’s history i…
https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/golden-homecoming-for-al…

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web search NEUTRAL — Austria’s Anna-Maria Alexandri and Erini-Marina Alexandri made history on the seventh day of competition at Fukuoka 2023 by claiming the first artistic swimming World Championship title in their natio…
https://europeanaquatics.org/alexandri-sisters-claim-austria…

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Claim 9: “The two gold medals won by Anna Maria and Eirini Marina Alexandri at the European Championships in Paris, in the technical and free duet of artistic swimming”

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Multiple independent sources (Euronews, European Aquatics/Paris 2026, and another news report) confirm that Anna Maria and Eirini Marina Alexandri won gold medals in both the technical and free duet at the European Championships in Paris.

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