Greece

The Hellenic Olympic Committee on Friday decided to suspend the Olympic Torch relay in Greece for the protection of public health from the further spread of the coronavirus. The Olympic Flame began its journey through Greece on March 12 after...

The Olympic torch was formally handed over from Greece to Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games organizers on Tuesday, in a simple ceremony. Under overcast skies at the Panathenaic Stadium that hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896, the torch was...

A 27-year-old disabled Syrian refugee received the Olympic flame on Tuesday at the Elaionas refugee camp in Athens. Ibrahim Al-Hussein received the torch by head of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Spyros Kapralos, thus representing tens of thousands of refugees in...

The torch relay for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will include a stop at a refugee camp in Athens, where a refugee will carry the torch. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was in Athens on Thursday...

Well-known Scottish actor Gerard Butler, who played the role of King Leonidas of Sparta in the movie "300," will return to Sparta, Greece for a series of events to celebrate the 2,500-year anniversary of the Battle of Thermopylae. Among the other...

For the very first time, a woman has been chosen to launch the torch relay for the 2020 Tokyo Games at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics in Greece. Greece's Olympic committee said Thursday it had chosen Rio de Janeiro...

The Hellenic Olympic Committee announced that first Torchbearer in the Torch lighting ceremony for the "Rio 2016" Olympic Games will be World Champion Lefteris Petrounias. The World Champion in Men's Rings will receive the Olympic Light from the High Priestess,...

The Olympic Flame which was ignited on Sunday for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics continued its journey across Greece on Thursday and is due to reach Athens on Friday afternoon. On the fifth day of the Greek leg of the...

The London 2012 Olympics torch was kindled by the sun's rays in ancient Olympia on Thursday, sparking a relay that will culminate with the lighting of the Olympic stadium's cauldron at the Games opening ceremony on July 27. On a...

The ancient Greek fret ornament Meandrous, is a symbol of victory and unity, eternal life, and emblem of the impossible according to the Greek mythology. With this symbol, the sacred flame of hope will cross the five continents, carrying a...

The Special Olympics' torch which will be held in Athens in 2011, was received today. It was transferred to the President of the Greek Republic Karolos Papoulias from the Chair of the Special Olympic Hellas Joanna Despotopoulous.  They were...

The Olympic Torch relay got underway Friday on a five-continent [...]

Dimosthenis Karmoiris, a veteran Greek journalist who specializes in sports, was fired earlier this week by ERT.

Eleftherios Petrounias qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games finals on Saturday after a majestic performance in the qualifying round.

The Greek flag bearers for the Tokyo Olympics were announced on Wednesday, with Anna Korakaki and Lefteris Petrounias being chosen.