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Athens Half Marathon Returns; Dedicated to Mikis Theodorakis

The Athens Half Marathon returned to the city on Sunday after a two-year pause because of the pandemic, dedicated to the memory of Mikis Theodorakis

Giannis Antetokounmpo Meets Greek Basketball Legend Nick Galis

Giannis Antetokounbo met Nick Galis in Athens and their picture together can be characterized as the history of Greek basketball

Acropolis Rally Dazzles Moto Racing Fans at Athens Special Stage

The historic Acropolis Rally, part of the World Rally Championship, has returned to Greece on Thursday after an eight-year absence with a crowd-pleasing special stage around Athens’ main Syntagma Square. Defending champion and standings leader Sebastien Ogier completed the circuit...

Maria Sakkari Beats Pliskova and Advances to the US Open Semifinal

Greek tennis star Maria Sakkari has defeated world No. 4 Karolina Pliskova today in the US Open quarter finals. Sakkari will move on to her first ever US Open semifinal against Emma Raducanu. Sakkari, who is currently ranked No. 18...

Greece Gears Up for the Return of Historic Rally Acropolis

Greece is gearing up for Rally Acropolis, part of the World Rally Championship (WRC), which begins on Thursday, eight years after it was last held in the country. Greece discontinued the rally due to financial problems, caused by the decade-long...

Maria Sakkari Fights Back to Book Quarterfinal Spot at US Open

Maria Sakkari came from behind to win a thriller of a game against Canada's Bianca Andreescu by 2-1 sets in Round 16 of the US Open on Monday evening. In a thrilling game that lasted 3 1/2 hours, the Greek...

Giannis Antetokounmpo “Can’t Wait” to Play for Greece in 2022 EuroBasket

Giannis Antetokounmpo said last week he can't wait to play for Greece at the EuroBasket next September. "Taking it day by day. But, I can't wait," he said in his Twitter account. https://twitter.com/Giannis_An34/status/1433734427755098139 Greece ended up one game short of qualifying...

Greek Silver Medalist Becomes Example of Sportsmanship at Paralympics

Greek athlete Athanasios Prodromou was heralded not only for his silver medal in the men's long jump event at the Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday, but also for his sportsmanship and fair play in helping an injured competitor. Prodomou's jump of...

Tsitsipas Out of US Open: “I Don’t Know Why Everyone is Against Me”

Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas is out of the US Open after a loss to Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz, in what was a major upset and possibly the greatest win of Alcaraz's career so far. The five-round match at the...

Greek Boccia Team Wins Bronze at Tokyo Paralympics

The Greek boccia team won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday in what is the tenth medal for the country during the Games in Japan. Boccia is a precision ball sport similar to bocce, and related to...

Greek Swimmer Takes Home Bronze Medal at Tokyo Paralympics

Greek swimmer Alexandra Stamatopoulou took home the bronze medal at the Tokyo Paralympics on Friday in the women's 50m backstroke swimming S4 event. Stamatopoulou, who has a rare neurological disorder called Stiff Person Syndrome, finished the race with a time...

Paralympic Sprinter Becomes Engaged on Track Minutes After Race

She missed the semifinals of her 200-meter race, but the day was a memorable one anyway for Paralympic sprinter Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo of Cape Verde as she got engaged just minutes after she stopped running. After the women's 200-meter...

Desperate Effort to Rescue Afghan Girls Soccer Team from Country

Desperate international efforts to get the Afghan girls' soccer team out of the country continue after the ISIS-K bombing last week cut off their route to the airport, temporarily stopping their bid to get themselves and their families out...

Greece’s Ghavelas Breaks World Record; Wins 100 Meter Gold at Tokyo Paralympics

Greek sprinter Thanasis Ghavelas won the gold medal for Greece in the 100 meter sprint  final on Thursday at the Paralympic Games held in Tokyo. The 22-year-old athlete, together with his sighted companion Sotiris Garaganis, won the category T11 with...

Stefanos Tsitsipas Irks US Open Players and Crowd with Long Breaks

Stefanos Tsitsipas has been irking his opponents and the crowd with his long bathroom breaks this week at the US Open. The Greek tennis champion took another trademark long break then credited it for him being able to advance to...