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Title:
The sports policy in Greece: The case of e-Kouros

Authors:
Sotirios Triantafyllou and Panagiotis Apostolopoulos

Journal: International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research (IJSSER)
ISSN: 2455-8834
Volume: 11
Issue: 6
Publication Date: June 2026
DOI: 10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i06.003

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Sotirios Triantafyllou1 and Panagiotis Apostolopoulos2
1. University of Peloponnese
2. University of Peloponnese

MLA 8
Triantafyllou, Sotirios, and Panagiotis Apostolopoulos. "The sports policy in Greece: The case of e-Kouros." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 11, no. 6, June 2026, pp. 2501-2516, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i06.003. Accessed June 2026.
APA 6
Triantafyllou, S., & Apostolopoulos, P. (2026, June). The sports policy in Greece: The case of e-Kouros. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 11(6), 2501-2516. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i06.003
Chicago
Triantafyllou, Sotirios, and Panagiotis Apostolopoulos. "The sports policy in Greece: The case of e-Kouros." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 11, no. 6 (June 2026), 2501-2516. Accessed June, 2026. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i06.003.

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ABSTRACT:
Sport has evolved from a personal leisure activity into a complex social institution heavily tied to public policy and state intervention. Operating within the European Model of Sport, the Greek state serves as the primary regulator and financial guarantor of its athletic ecosystem, a mandate rooted in Article 16 of the Greek Constitution and operationalized by Law 2725/1999. To record the entirety of Greek sports (sports, federations, athletes e.t.c.) and to avoid issues of political favoritism, lack of data, and fiscal opacity, the Greek Ministry of Sports recently introduced the "e-Kouros" digital platform, an innovative system which is based on "Chilon" evaluation system. This paper demonstrates how this transition to an algorithmic, data-driven matrix and a mandatory Register of Sports Clubs represents a major paradigm shift, professionalizing grassroots sport governance and enforcing unprecedented transparency within the contemporary Greek sports ecosystem.

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