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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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Greek Journalist Fired for Racist Remark on Asians During Tokyo Olympics
Dimosthenis Karmoiris, a veteran Greek journalist who specializes in sports, was fired earlier this week by ERT.
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Greek Athlete Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Out of Tokyo Olympics
Greek athlete Evangelia Platanioti has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Tokyo Olympics: Greece Beats Hungary in Water Polo
Greece beat the European water polo champion team of Hungary on Sunday in their first match for the Tokyo Olympics in Japan.
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Greece’s Petrounias Breezes to Tokyo Olympics Rings Finals
Eleftherios Petrounias qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games finals on Saturday after a majestic performance in the qualifying round.
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Korakaki, Petrounias to be Greek Flag Bearers in Tokyo Olympics
The Greek flag bearers for the Tokyo Olympics were announced on Wednesday, with Anna Korakaki and Lefteris Petrounias being chosen.
Basketball
Greece Loses to Canada in Basketball Olympics Qualifier
Greece basketball team lost the FIBA Olympic qualifier to Canada 91-97 and must now win the second game against China to qualify for Tokyo