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Climate Crisis Forces the IOC to Rethink Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is mulling over a possible fragmentation of the Winter Olympics citing the climate crisis. “We need to address very quickly this dramatic impact of climate change on winter sport," IOC President Thomas Bach said at...

Only Japan Could Host the Winter Olympics by 2100

A new study suggests that only one city in Japan in the entire world will be able to host the Winter Olympics in the future. The study, which was published in Current Issues in Tourism, looked at the effect of...

Will Climate Change Spell the End of the Winter Olympics?

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will officially kick off on Friday, but climate change has thrown the future of the event into jeopardy. The climate conditions that are essential for sports like skiing, snowboarding, and bobsledding are rapidly disappearing, causing...

Greece to Participate in the Beijing Olympic Games with Five Athletes

Five athletes who will represent Greece in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games scheduled to take place from February 4 to 20, 2022 departed from Athens on Sunday. There will be two athletes carrying the Greek national flag during the opening...

Activists Opposing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Arrested on Acropolis

Greek police detained on Sunday two activists who attempted to hang a banner against Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics from the scaffolding on the Acropolis. The women, 18-year-old Tibetan student Tsela Zoksang and 22-year-old exiled Hong Kong activist Joey Siu, both...

Greece Embraces China’s Belt and Road Initiative Despite EU Scepticism

China is trying to rekindle Greece's interest in the Belt and Road Initiative, a Beijing-led global infrastructure development strategy.

Greek-French Skater Gabriella Papadakis Bags Olympic Silver Despite Malfunction

Greek-French ice skater Gabriella Papadakis returned to the rink after a wardrobe malfunction to break her own world record at the Winter Olympics. The 22-year-old figure skater took silver medal with partner Guillaume Cizeron, 23, after a slick performance at...

Olympic Torch Handed Over to Pyoengchang for Winter Games

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...

Bob Costas to Host Olympics on NBC for Record Tenth Time

Bob Costas is sitting in the hosting chair once again for NBC's coverage of the Olympic Games. The network announced Costas will serve as prime-time and late night anchor for the 2014 Winter Olympics, which take place in Sochi,...

Russia: Greece’s Consulate General, Torchbearer of Sochi 2014

Greece’s Consulate General, Yiannis Plotas, participated in a unique and impressive ceremony of Sochi Winter Games Torch Relay that took place in Russia. He received an invitation from the Russian Olympic Committee, which was an honor for Greek Consulate...