Η National Sports Federation for People with Disabilities said in a statement:
"The Greek Paralympic Movement mourns the untimely loss of Nikos Kaplanis. The athlete of swimming, table tennis and in recent years and bochia, with many and important distinctions at national and international level, left his last breath at the age of 48, defeated by the crown. Nikos Kaplanis was originally from Metsovo and had studied psychology at Panteion University, while for the last 16 years he worked at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. of him and his relatives. Rest in peace".