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Greek Mountain Climbers Summit Mt. Chimborazo
Greek mountain climbers Fotis Theocharis and Dimitris Petrakis recently reached the summit of Mt. Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest mountain, which is considered one of the most difficult to climb in the world.
Chimborazo's peak is 6,263 meters (20,548 feet) high, and...
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Greek-American Skier Makes Comeback; Wins Historic Points for Greece
Greek-American skier Alexandros (AJ) Ginnis recently became the first alpine skier to register World Cup points for Greece at the 2021 Alpine Skiing FIS World Cup in Flachau, Austria.
The former U.S. Ski Team athlete is now the newest member...
Greek News
Greek-American Skier Makes Comeback; Wins Historic Points for Greece
Greek-American skier Alexandros (AJ) Ginnis recently became the first alpine skier to register World Cup points for Greece at the 2021 Alpine Skiing FIS World Cup in Flachau, Austria.
The former U.S. Ski Team athlete is now the newest member...
Crime
Greek Abuse Scandal: Sailing Coach Admits Relationship with 11-Year-Old Athlete
A Greek sailing coach admitted on Friday that he had had what he called a "relationship" with an 11-year-old athlete in the latest twist in sexual abuse in sport.
Speaking anonymously to MEGA's LiveNews show, the coach -- who now lives...
Diaspora
Tokyo Olympics Should be Cancelled, London Organizer Says
The long-awaited Tokyo Olympics, which were supposed to have taken place in the Summer of 2020 but were postponed to July and August of 2021, shouldn't go on this year, according to an official of the London Olympic Games.
Sir...
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Greek President Praises Olympic Medalist for Revealing Abuse
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Monday praised the courage of Olympian Sophia Bekatorou for speaking out against sexual abuse in sport.
Sakellaropoulou said that her meeting with Bekatorou at the Presidential Mansion in Athens was "a minimal recognition of the...
Crime
Greek Olympian Opens Pandora’s Box with Rape Allegations Against Federation
The news came as a shock, as Bekatorou's allegations brought to the surface a taboo issue that plagues not only the sports world but Greek society in general.
Crime
Greek Athletes Speak Out after Bekatorou Rape Allegation
More Greek athletes spoke out on sexual harassment after Olympic athlete and sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou opened up recently.
The athlete said that when she was 21 she suffered a horrific assault by a much older person involved with her...
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Greek Sailing Champion Shares Story About Sexual Assault
Greek sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou recently opened up about experiencing sexual assault as a young athlete while training in the hopes of competing in the Olympic Games.
Known as an extremely skilled sailor, Bekatorou has dominated her peers in the...
Greek News
Greek Athlete Breaks Guinness World Record
Greek athlete George Kotsimpos broke the Guinness World Record for the most hand-release pushups in one minute by completing an outstanding 64 pushups in one minute in December.
He beat the previous record of 58 hand-release pushups in one minute...
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Greek Olympic Sailing Champion Dies of Covid-19
Greek Olympic sailing champion Leonidas Pelekanakis died of Covid-19 on Thursday, aged 58, after an almost two-month battle with the illness.
The athlete did not have any underlying health issues and had been taking part in open sea sailing events...
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Greece in Water Polo Super Final
Greece is in the Water Polo World League Super Final after notching a 12-7 win against Montenegro on Sunday.
It will get to the finals along with Montenegro and Italy after they finished at the top of the standings in the...
Greek News
Trump Supporters Breach U.S. Capitol Building
Trump supporters breached the Capitol on Wednesday as Congress was meeting to certify the Electoral College results for President-elect Joe Biden.
There was confusion in the House chamber as the Capitol doors were locked and the debate over the electoral...
Greece
Greece's Acropolis Rally Returns to the World Rally Championship
The historic ''Acropolis Rally,'' Greece's most important rally competition, will very soon return to the World Rally Championship (WRC), after years of absence.
The details of the Greek return were determined in a memorandum signed by Lefteris Avgenakis, Greece's Minister...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Signs Record 5-Year, $228M Bucks Contract
Giannis Antetokounmpo has ended any speculation about his future after agreeing to a supermax extension with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Antetokounmpo's agent, Alex Saratsis, told ESPN that it will be for the full five-year, $228 million supermax, including an opt-out after...