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Why Greece Always Leads the Athlete's Parade at the Olympics

The Olympic Games 2016 kicked off on Friday, August 5 with the opening ceremony that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Following the tradition of past years, the Greek athletes led the athletes’ parade, because of the country’s...

Refugee Team to Compete in Olympic Games for the First Time

Ten refugee athletes made history on Friday evening marching into Maracana Stadium in Brazil during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. For the first time in the history of the modern Olympics a team has been...

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...

Shocking Murder in Patras

A shocking murder has taken place in Patras, Greece. An Albanian, killed a 43-year-old woman, a mother of a ten-year-old boy and owner of a café in the region of Rio. The Albanian man  surrendered himself to the police early...