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Greece's Andreas Vazaios Wins Gold in 200m IM Swimming

Greece’s Andreas Vazaios picked up the men’s 200-meter Individual Medley title at he 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London. Vazaios turned in a top time of 1:58.18 for the win, moving up to ninth place in the world rankings. Israel’s Gal...

UEFA to Host Presidential Elections in Athens

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has made it publicly known that the elections which will appoint the new president of the federation will take place on September 14 in Athens, in a conference where all its 55...

AEK Beats Olympiacos 1-2; Wins Greek Cup Title (video)

AEK Athens beat Olympiacos 1-2 to win the Greek cup title in Greece's Olympic stadium on Tuesday, May 17. The match was initially postponed last Saturday. AEK emerged triumphant from the match scoring 2 goals, in a match held behind closed doors...

Greek National Football Team Announces Extended Squad for Friendly Games With Socceroos

The Greek National Team has announced its extended squad to face the Socceroos in the two international friendly matches in June 4 and June 7 in Australia. Head coach Michael Skibbe will be bringing a 31-man squad, including some of...

Spetsathlon 2016: Participation Is Victory

The 4th year of the Spetsathlon athletic event promised an even more integrated experience for both the participants and the spectators. On the weekend of May 13-15 2016, the island of Spetses welcomed for another year the elite of...

Delayed Greek Football Cup Final Scheduled for Tuesday, May 17

Although it looked like there was going to be yet another delay, fans of the Greek Football Cup will finally be able to see the much-awaited and much-delayed final between Olympiacos and AEK. It has been reported that in order to...

Greek Cup: EPO Replaces Sidiropoulos' Assistants

The Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) has proceeded with an important move in order to carry out next Tuesday's final game for the Greek Cup, as it has replaced the assistants of referee Tasos Sidiropoulos. The replacement of the referee's assistants...

Olympic Grexit: Greece Without an IOC Representative in Rio for First Time

Greece will be without a representative at the International Olympics Committee (IOC) -- the governing body of the games -- for at least a year, reports Greece's daily newspaper Kathimerini. This will be the first time that the birthplace...

Greek Sports Dep Min Postpones Cup Final, Again

The decision by the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) to hold the postponed Greek Cup final on May 15 was rejected by Deputy Minister of Sports Stavros Kontonis. According to Kontonis, EPO doesn't have the right to override his original decision...

Sirmacis is Youngest Winner in Acropolis Rally History, Athanassoulas Wins 2nd Place

21-year-old Latvian driver Ralfs Sirmacis, secured a sensational win at the SEAJETS Acropolis Rally of Greece held at the dirt tracks of Lamia for the first time since 2005. The victory marks the young driver's debut at the top...

SEAJETS Acropolis Rally 2016: A Weekend of Action Begins!

Spectators and local authorities gathered at the monument of ancient Spartan warrior king Leonidas at Thermopylae on Friday for the ceremonial start of the SEAJETS Acropolis Rally of Greece. A whopping 81 crews entered this year's rally made all-the-more...

Greek Football Cup Final Postponed After Police Request

Saturday's Greek Cup final between Super League champions Olympiacos and AEK has been postponed at the request of the police. The match was due to be held behind closed doors because of crowd violence in previous games, after a joint decision...

Journey of the Olympic Flame Comes to an End in Greece [video]

Several minutes after 5 pm, the ceremony of the Greek leg of the Relay ended at the Panathinaic stadium in Athens, where the Hellenic Olympic Committee passed over the Flame to the Rio Games organizers. The ceremony took place in...

Disabled Syrian Refugee Carries Olympic Torch in Greece

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...

Olympic Flame for the Rio Games has been Lit in Olympia, Greece

The Olympic flame for the 2016 Rio Games has been lit in ancient Olympia in Greece on Thursday, launching the torch relay for the first-ever South American Games. In a bright ceremony, the flame was lit by the sun in...