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Olympic Stadium of Athens Shuts Down for Safety Reasons

The management of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA) announced on Friday that all activities at the Olympic Stadium and the Velodrome will be suspended for safety reasons. All activities at the central circulation spine for the complex that connects...

Olympic Flame Begins Journey from Ancient Olympia to the Beijing Winter Games

The Olympic flame lighting ceremony took place in ancient Olympia on Monday ahead of the Beijing Winter Games, which will run from Feb. 4-20. At the ancient Temple of Hera, up to 30 priestesses or ‘Caryatids Kores’ performed a series...

On This Day in 2004: The Opening Ceremony of the Athens Olympics

On this day in 2004, the Athens Olympics held its historic opening ceremony celebration. Athens had been chosen as the host site for the XXVIII Olympiad at the 106th IOC session in Lausanne, Switzerland on September 5, 1997. The games...

Tokyo Olympics: Greece Breezes Through Water Polo Semi-Finals

Greece beat Montenegro on Wednesday and qualified for the semi-finals of the water polo tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. The Greek squad crushed the Balkan nation with a score of 10-4, after an amazing performance in the pool. This is the...

Member of Greek Olympic Artistic Swimming Team Has Coronavirus

A member of the Greek artistic swimming team at the Tokyo Olympics tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday. The finals of the team artistic swimming event will take place on Friday, August 6. The Greek team will likely participate,...

Tokyo Olympics: Greek Athletes Make it to Long Jump, Pole Vault Finals

Greek athletes Miltos Tentoglou and Manolis Karalis have made it to the final round of the long jump and pole vault events, respectively, at the Tokyo Olympics. Tentoglou qualified for the finals in the long jump event on Saturday. The...