Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ọ bụ na 1998 ka Kenteris sonyere na asọmpi mba ụwa mbụ ya, mgbe ọ were 9th ebe (ọkara ikpeazụ) na 400 m (45.74) na 4 × 400 m relay (3:06.48) na 1998 European Championship na Budapest. O weghaara ebe nke asaa na 1998 IAAF World Cup na Johannesburg, na 4 × 400 m relay race (3:03.95), na-anọchite anya ndị otu Europe. N'afọ 1999, ọ gara n'ihu site na mmeri ọla edo na 200 m (20.60) na 400 m (45.82) na 1999 Greek Athletics Championship na Atens. Ihe ịga nke ọma mbụ ya na Europe bụ mgbe o meriri ọla nchara na 400 m na
1999 European Cup na Paris na oge nke 45.66. Ọ bụ ezie na ewepụrụ Kenteris na 400 m nke asọmpi ụwa n'ime ụlọ, ọ laghachiri n'oge ọkọchị ahụ dị ka onye na-agba ọsọ 200 m na asọmpi ụwa n'èzí na Seville. Kenteris meriri okpomọkụ ya # 5, na-emeri mgbe ahụ 100 m ụwa ndekọ njide Maurice Greene, mana amaliteghị quarter-finals n'ihi mmerụ ahụ. N'afọ sochirinụ, Kenteris meriri ọla edo 4 × 100 m na asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi asọmpi