[SpecialOFFER]

Thought you might like to see these Orthodox Christians at the Olympic games showing their faith:

This is about the Wrestling Bronze Medal winner from Greece:


http://summergames.ap.org/article/ol...actions-greece


"....Iliadis' bid to inspire and reward his countrymen will not stop at bronze. He plans on delivering his medal to the famed Mount Athos monastery in the northeast of the country, a site where he prayed, with London in mind, ahead of the games."



AND THEN THIS: (it seems to be her patron saint, St. Xenia Petersburg)






Russian gymnast Kseniia Afanaseva holds a portrait of an Orthodox Saint after her performance during the artistic gymnastics women's floor exercise final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday Aug. 7, 2012, in London. Afanaseva placed the portrait near the mat prior to her performance. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
— in London, England.

[Pjayjukr]

Today i went to the Russian Church in London and my spiritual father said the Russian priest looking after the Russian team came to serve the Divine Liturgy on Sundays. Also the entire Ukranian Team visited the Church along with their priest to have a moleben served and to have confession.

[iroxmxinau]

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Virgin Mary 'crosses the finish line' with Olympic gold runner


London, England, Aug 10, 2012 / 04:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Ethiopian athlete Meseret Defar provided one of the most emotional moments of the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games when she crossed the finish line in the 5000 meter race to win the gold.

She then pulled a picture of the Virgin Mary out from under her jersey, showed it to the cameras and held it up to her face in deep prayer.

An Orthodox Christian, Defar entrusted her race to God with the sign of the cross and reached the finish line in 15:04:24, beating her fellow Ethiopian rival Tirunesh Dibaba, who was the favorite to win.

A teary-eyed Defar proudly showed the picture of the Virgin Mary with the Baby Jesus that she carried with her for the entire race.

Throughout the event, Defar kept pace with three other Ethiopian runners and three from Kenya, until speeding past them on the homestretch to win gold.

The silver medal went to Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya and the bronze to Dibaba.

Defar is also a two-time world champion in the 3000 meters. In Athens in 2004 she won the gold in the 5000 meters and in Beijing in 2008 she won the bronze.

On June 3, 2006 she broke the world record for the 5000 meters set previously by Turkish runner Elvan Abeylegesse, with a time of 14:24:53.

[Pjayjukr]

Well Ethiopian Orthodox but not in communion with the rest of the Chalcedon churches. If you mentioned this, did anyone notice Usain Bolt crossing himself in the Ethiopian Orthodox way when he won his second medal?

[Suentiend]

This is a moving picture. Does anyone know what church Defar belongs to? I am guessing the is Coptic Orthodox.

[asSexate]

I think Defar is Ethopian Orthodox