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Fashion
The Olympic Airways Uniform Design That Made Fashion History
Pierre Cardin, who passed away in late December, designed the Olympic Airways flight attendant uniforms in the glory days of the airline.
Greece
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...
Greece
The Olympic Airways Plane That Almost Crashed Into Athens
It was August 9, 1978 when an Olympic Airways Boeing 747 almost crashed into central Athens, with the pilot avoiding the disaster in the last second
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Athletes Who Defined the Olympic Games
Ancient Greek Olympians left their mark on history, with many of their accomplishments recorded by the greatest historians of the times.
Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Greece
Stephania Haralabidis’ Road to Gold at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Stephania Haralabidis, who hails from Athens, Greece, has won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with the United States' women's water polo team.
Greece
Tokyo Olympics: Greece Wins Silver in Water Polo Final Against Serbia
Greece made history on Sunday during the water polo final, and despite losing 10-13 to Serbia, won its first silver Olympic medal in history.
Greece
Greece Makes History, Qualifies for Water Polo Final at Tokyo Olympics
Greece made history on Friday after an epic win against the water polo team of Hungary.
Greece
Greece’s Kynigakis Comes in Fifth in Tokyo Olympics Marathon Swim
Twenty-two year old Greek swimmer Athanasios Kynigakis came in fifth in the exceptionally grueling 10K marathon swim at the Tokyo Olympics.
Greece
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...
Greece
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,...
Greece
Tokyo Olympics: Greece’s Petrounias Wins Bronze in Rings Finals
Eleftherios Petrounias won a bronze medal for Greece on Monday after a great performance in the men's finals of rings for the Tokyo Olympics.
Greece
Weightlifter Iakovidis Breaks Down at Olympics; Exposes Lack of Support by Greek State
Greek weightlifter Theodoros Iakovidis announced his retirement on Saturday after failing to qualify for the finals at the Tokyo Olympics.
Greece
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...