A Greek taxi driver was hailed as a hero in Athens on Wednesday after returning an Olympic silver medal left in the back of his cab by a Dutch rower.
The driver is to be honoured by Athens Olympic Games organisers for swiftly handing back the medal after it was mislaid by Diederik Simon, a member of The Netherlands’ men’s eight rowing team.
Marton Simitsek, executive director of the Athens Olympics Committee, said the fact that the driver had given the medal back was testimony ”to the hospitality and the sense of honour of the Greek people”.
A government spokesperson also offered congratulations to the driver who handed the medal back to his bosses after Simon left it in the taxi on Monday night. — Sapa-AFP