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Greece Contemplates Dismantling of Olympic Stadium Roof
The iconic roof of the Olympic Stadium of Athens, once a symbol of triumph during the 2004 Olympic Games, now faces potential dismantling, The Guardian reported. This comes as the Greek government has indefinitely closed the 70,000-seat stadium due...
entertainment
Coldplay Athens Concert in Doubt After Closure of Olympic Stadium
The highly anticipated concert by Coldplay in Athens in the summer of 2024 is now in doubt after the closure of the Olympic Stadium for urgent repairs.
The concert announced recently with great fanfare would have been the first performance...
Greece
Greek National Basketball Team Beats Turkey in Second Day of ''Acropolis'' Tournament
The Greek national basketball team beat the team of Turkey on Saturday, during the second day of the ”Acropolis” basketball tournament that takes place in Athens' Olympic complex.
Only a fortnight before this year's World Basketball Cup in China, the...
Greece
Greece Beats Italy in ''Acropolis'' Basketball Tournament
The Greek national basketball team won the game against Italy on Friday, during the first day of the ''Acropolis'' basketball tournament that takes place in Athens.
With an amazing performance, the Greeks beat the Italians with a score 83-63 and...
Greece
Two Athens Stadiums Provided to Muslims for Religious Ceremony
Greece’s Ministry of Culture and Sports is granting two stadiums in Athens for Muslims to gather for Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, on Friday.
According to a Kathimerini newspaper report, the two spaces provided are the Peace and Friendship...
Basketball
Antetokounmpo Brothers to Participate with Greek National Team in FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Yannis Antetokounmpo will be among the Greek National Basketball Team's basic players, along with his borther Thanasis Antetokounmpo, for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Torino.
Fotus Katsikaris, the team's coach, announced the 16 players who will participate in the...
Crime
Marousi Perpetrator Arrested After Attempt to Assault Another Woman
The 30-year-old Greek man who has been spreading terror in Marousi over the past few days attempted to assault another woman for the fourth time in a row, ultimately leading to his arrest.
Marousi police authorities were on the hunt,...
Greece
OAKA Basketball Stadium to be Renamed After Retired Basketball Player Nikos Galis
Deputy Minister of Athletics, Stavros Kontonis, announced the renaming of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA) basketball stadium to "Nikos Galis" -- one of Greece's greatest retired basketball players.
"I would like to thank the State and its initiative. It's...
Greece
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...
Hollywood
VASSY Performs Live in Athens this Friday
EDM singing sensation VASSY is set to perform live this Friday in Athens at OAKA Stadium, and her hits "Bad" and "Secrets" will be the most anticipated songs of the set list.
The concert is sponsored by Amita Motion in order...