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New Gymnastics Competition To Premier in Athens Next July

A new gymnastics competition called the ''World Outdoor Gymnastic Gala'' (WOGG), will premiere in Athens in the summer of 2019 at the Panathinaic Stadium. The iconic stadium, the venue of the first modern Olympic Games, will host the event starting on...

"A Touch of Spice" Filmmaker Directs Movie About 1968 AEK Basketball European Triumph

Acclaimed director of "A Touch of Spice" (Politiki Kouzina) Tasos Boulmetis, has completed the filming of his new movie about the legendary victory of AEK basketball team over Slavia Prague on April 4, 1968, that earned the Athens club...

Full Video: Magical Mikis Theodorakis Concert Makes History in Athens

An one-thousand-member choir directed by Panagis Barbatis and 50.000 spectators paid tribute to Greek legendary composer Mikis Theodorakis in Athens on Monday, June 19. It was already a magical summer night at the Panathinaic stadium before the largest ever assembled choir...

Journey of the Olympic Flame Comes to an End in Greece [video]

Several minutes after 5 pm, the ceremony of the Greek leg of the Relay ended at the Panathinaic stadium in Athens, where the Hellenic Olympic Committee passed over the Flame to the Rio Games organizers. The ceremony took place in...

Rio Olympic Flame Arrives in Alexandroupolis

The Olympic Flame for the "RIO 2016" Summer Olympic Games arrived on Sunday evening at the city port of Alexandroupolis. A local children's choir sang anti-war songs such as John Lennon's "Imagine" as the Sacred Light was carried by...

New Record Time Set at 32nd Classic Marathon Race in Athens

The 32nd Classical Marathon Race took place this morning November 9, in Athens, Greece. Kenyan marathon runner Felix Kandie, was the big winner of this year’s race, covering 42 kilometers -- from Marathon to the Panathinaic Stadium (downtown Athens)...

The 32nd Classic Marathon, Sunday in Athens

We are just hours away from this year’s 32nd Classic Marathon Race taking place in Greece. The historic race begins from Marathon, the site where in ancient times, the Great Marathon battle took place that resulted in a great...

Olympic Flame for 2014 Winter Olympics Shines on Acropolis Hill

The Olympic Flame for the 2014 Winter Olympics has shone on the Acropolis hill since Friday afternoon when the torch relay across Greece ended. On Saturday, the sacred flame which was lit last Sunday at Olympia, the birthplace of the...

'Green Light' for Private Events on Archaeological Sites

Greece's Central Archaeological Council (KAS) has given the “green light” to events being organized by individuals on the premises of the Panathenaic Stadium and the Stoa of Attalos archaeological sites in Athens.  KAS decided in favor of granting the permission to two private operators...