Once more to the motherland
“Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.”
Oprah Winfrey
The „Stambοul” newspaper briefly reports that Coutalianos is performing in Istanbul at the Melissa theatre. Following his visit to Athens, the athlete travelled to Istanbul.
Coutalianos’ trip in the Greek capital was a great disappointment for him, as his propositions and ideas for the Summer Olympics in 1896 (the first modern Olympic Games) were rejected. He returned back to the capital of the Ottoman Empire, where he gave a series public performances. Once again, no Turkish wrestler dared to face him.
