Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A Wasannin Olympics na bazara na 2008 a Beijing, Pastras ya sake cancanci shiga gasar maza na mita 100 na malam buɗe ido
ta hanyar haskaka lokacin shigarwa na FINA B na 53.45 daga Nioveia Grand Prix a Thessaloniki. Ya kalubalanci wasu 'yan wasa bakwai a daidai wannan zafin kamar Athens, gami da tsoffin' yan wasan Olympics Juan Veloz na Mexico da Michal Rubáček na Jamhuriyar Czech. Pastras ya tashi zuwa matsayi na biyu ta hanyar 0.17 na biyu a bayan Danish Jakob Andkjær, ya karya duka bayanansa na sirri da Girka na 52.41 seconds. Pastras ya kasa ci gaba zuwa wasan kusa da na karshe, yayin da ya sanya na ashirin da biyar daga cikin masu iyo 66 a cikin wasan farko.