{"id":155870,"date":"2026-02-05T14:53:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/?p=155870"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:56:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:56:58","slug":"educational-program-from-sports-to-a-sport-for-the-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/educational-program-from-sports-to-a-sport-for-the-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Program \u201cFrom Sports\u00a0To\u00a0A\u00a0Sport\u00a0For\u00a0The\u00a0Mind!\u201d\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students G.\u00a0Papapostolou\u00a0and M. 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