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Vassiliki Millousi Wins Silver Medal at Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Baku
Vassiliki Millousi won the silver medal in the balance beam event on Sunday at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup “AGF Trophy 2017” held at the Milli Gimnastika Arenasi in Baku, Azerbaijan. Romanian Katalina Ponor was first with 13.833 pts,...
Greece
Lefteris Petrounias wins gold medal at Gymnastics World Cup AGF Trophy 2017 in Baku
Olympic champion in gymnastics Lefteris Petrounias was the winner of the rings final at the Gymnastics World Cup AGF Trophy 2017 adding another gold medal to his collection.
In his first international outing of the year, Rio rings champion made...
Greek News
Greek Choreographer Dimitris Papaioannou and Team Nominated for Six Emmys
Renowned Greek choreographer and performer Dimitris Papaioannou and his talented team have been nominated for six Emmys for the opening ceremony they created for the 2015 European Games in Baku.
The ceremony, titled “Origins,” has been nominated in the categories...
Art
‘Hellas’ Exhibition at Baku Features Children’s Art Inspired by Ancient Greece
An art exhibition entitled “Hellas” in the Centro Italiano Baku has opened its doors for little art lovers until March 11, featuring art by children inspired by Ancient Greece, according to a Azernews report.
The theme of the exhibition is...
Greece
Petrounias Wins First Gold for Greece in European Games
Gymnast Lefteris Petrounias was the first Greek to win a gold medal in the inaugural European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, by placing first in the men's rings on Saturday.
The 24-year-old world champion managed to edge out Russia's Nikita Ignatyev, who was...
Economy
Greek Sports Minister: Athens Olympic Games Were a Catastrophe for the Greek Economy
Greek Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis characterized the Athens Olympic Games "a bad example" in an interview to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency on the occasion of the European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Kontonis said that the way the Olympic Games were organized and the...
Energy
Samaras Meets With Azeri President in Baku
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met on Friday night with BP Group Chief Executive Robert Dudley during his visit to Baku as one of several country leaders attending events related to the natural gas pipeline in Azerbaijan.
Earlier, Samaras attended a...
Greece
Greek PM's Plane Forced to Land
The Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras along with his associates, were expected to fly to Baku, Azerbaijan, this evening. However his plane showed mechanical problems and was forced to land at the Elefsina airport.
After engineers performed a check on...
Europe
Terrorist Attempted Thwarted During Eurovision Song Contest
By Danai Kanella
Azerbaijan authorities announced today that they succeeded in preventing a terrorist attack during the grand finale of the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. Police arrested 40 people who had already bought tickets to enter the Crystal Hall,...
Europe
Azerbaijan Chooses Hellenic Studies Despite the Crisis
At the current time, Greece's image around the world is rather negative but young Azeris don't forget the country's perennial cultural offer and have decided to study Greek culture and history at the Baku Slavic University.
Azeris first discover references...