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Olympic Gold Medalist Tori Bowie Dies at 32

Tori Bowie, the celebrated sprinter who won gold at the Olympics and World Championships, has died at the age of 32. Her management company confirmed the news. Bowie was discovered dead at her home in Orlando, Florida, where the local...

The Highest Paid Athletes of 2022

The year 2022 has been fantastic for sports. The greatest stars in the world have returned to entertain their fans while they themselves are also well-compensated. The list of the highest-paid athletes of 2022 by Forbes might contain names...

Greece’s Ntrismpioti Wins Second Gold at European Championships

Greek track athlete Antigoni Ntrismpioti won her second gold medal in race walking at the European Championships in Munich on Saturday. Ntrismpioti (pronounced "Drisbioti"), 38, had already won a gold in the women's 35km race walk on Tuesday and clinched her...

13-Year-Old Nishiya Momiji Among Youngest Ever Olympic Gold Medalists

Momiji Nishiya made history on Monday by winning the first-ever gold Olympic medal for the women's category of street skateboarding.

Nine-Year-Old Greek Girl is the Gymnastics Sensation of Egypt

A 9-year-old Greek girl born in Cairo is the undisputed champion of gymnastics in Egypt, as for the second year round, she won gold

Greek Athlete Breaks Guinness World Record

Greek athlete George Kotsimpos broke the Guinness World Record for the most hand-release pushups in one minute by completing an outstanding 64 pushups in one minute in December. He beat the previous record of 58 hand-release pushups in one minute...

Greek Man Completes Dubai Desert Ultramarathon

Marios Giannakou is a young runner from the city of Drama in Macedonia, Greece. His extraordinary story of perseverance, as he transformed himself from a smoker into an ultra-fit runner, can serve as an inspiration to all. He was the...

Thanasis Kalogiannis, Former Greek Track Champion, Dies at 52

Thanasis Kalogiannis, one of the greatest Greek athletes of the 80’s has passed away at the age of 52. In a statement, the Hellenic Federation of Athletics (SEGAS) said that the sporting world in Greece is in shock and mourning...

Swimmer Aris Grigoriadis Wins Gold Medal in Debrecen

Aris Grigoriadis excels in swimming. His career includes many medals and distinctions but every gold medal makes his compatriots proud. He managed to make an entire country smile, when they heard that the young athlete won the Gold Medal at the European...