Rio Olympic Games
Greece
How Greek Athletes Fared on the 3rd Day of Rio Olympics
The third day of the Greek athletes in the Rio Olympics started with a great performance of the men's water polo team that ended with a 9-9 draw against world champions Serbia.
Despite a great start that found the Greeks...
Greece
Greek Athletes Find Rio Olympic Village 'Tragic'
The Greek athletes who have arrived at the Olympic village in Rio have complained that the accommodation conditions are "tragic."
Specifically, the athletes and officials had to move to a higher floor because the original rooms allocated to them were...
Greece
Another Rio Olympics Mix-up: Greek Swimmer Invited to Rio, then Uninvited
It must have been a celebratory occasion when Greek swimmer Kristel Vourna received a formal invitation to the Rio Olympic Games on July 6.
According to Kathimerini, Vourna was surprised as she had only achieved a B-standard time.
The 24-year-old swimmer had...
Greece
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...