Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A shekara ta 2001, Kenteris ya lashe lambar zinare ta farko a tseren mita 100 (10.21) a gasar zakarun Turai ta 2001 a Athens. Nasarar ta ci gaba, kamar yadda Kenteris ya lashe lambar zinare ta farko a mita 200 (20.31) da lambar azurfa a mita 100 (10.15 PB) a gasar cin kofin Turai ta 2001
a Bremen, da zinare na 200 m a 2001 Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria tare da aikin 20.10. Ya kuma lashe lambar yabo ta mita 200 (20.04) a Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta 2001 a Edmonton bayan kakar da ya fi zama daga gasar kasa da kasa. A shekara mai zuwa, ya lashe lambobin zinare na mita 200 (20.18) da 4 × 400 m relay (3:14.48) a Gasar Wasannin Wasannin Girka ta 2002 a Trikala. Kenteris ya kammala aikinsa ta hanyar lashe gasar zakarun Turai a gasar zakarun Turai ta 2002 a Munich tare da lokacin 19.85, mafi kyawunsa. Wannan aikin har yanzu yana matsayin rikodin ƙasa a cikin mita 200. A shekara mai zuwa, Kenteris ya shiga gasar cin kofin Turai ta 2003 a Florence inda ya lashe zinare a mita 200 (20.37) da azurfa 4 × 400 m relay (3:02.69). Bayan ya dawo Athens, ya ci zinare a tseren mita 200 (20.30) a gasar Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria ta 2003.