Speaking up: Greek Olympic sailor praised for breaking sex assault taboo

In this file photo taken on August 19, 2004 Bekatorou waves as she crosses the finish line at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Photo: AFP

One of Greece's most successful Olympians and a two-time Games medallist, Sofia Bekatorou, reaped praise this weekend for coming forward with a taboo-breaking sex assault revelation.

Bekatorou, a sailing gold medallist, revealed she had suffered sexual assault at the hands of a Greek sailing federation executive shortly after trials for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.