Sports
Ancient Greece
When Doping in Sport Wasn’t Considered Cheating
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In sports, what's considered fair play has changed throughout history. At one point, even looking 'too poor' was grounds for exclusion.
Greece
Greece’s Karalis Comes in Fourth in Pole Vault in Tokyo
Greece's champion Emmanuel Karalis came in fourth in the pole vault at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, topping a height of 5.8 meters.
Greek News
Coronavirus-Hit Greece Withdraws from Artistic Swimming in Tokyo
Greece will miss the artistic swimming team competition at the Tokyo Olympics due to a new outbreak of coronavirus cases in the squad.
Greece
Member of Greek Olympic Artistic Swimming Team Has Coronavirus
A member of the Greek artistic swimming team at the Tokyo Olympics tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday.
The finals of the team artistic swimming event will take place on Friday, August 6. The Greek team will likely participate,...
Sports
Jade Carey Wins Gymnastic Gold for US in Floor Exercise
Jade Carey, coached by her father, won gold for the United States in a beautiful and powerful floor exercise at the Tokyo Games on Monday.
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo: “I Don’t Want to Be the Face of the NBA”
Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brother Thanasis returned to Greece on Sunday, where they said a lot about their plans and feelings.
Greece
Greece Crushes the US in Water Polo, Qualifies to Quarter-finals
The water polo team of Greece crushed that of the US on Monday with a score of 14-5, finishing first in Group A for the Tokyo Olympics.
Greece
Tokyo Olympics: Greece’s Petrounias Wins Bronze in Rings Finals
Eleftherios Petrounias won a bronze medal for Greece on Monday after a great performance in the men's finals of rings for the Tokyo Olympics.
Sports
Greece’s Tentoglou Wins Men’s Long Jump Gold at Tokyo Olympics
Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece, competing in the men's long jump, won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. The long jumper from the Greek Olympic Team stunned Cuba's Juan Miguel Echevarria during the final, held in the Olympic...
Greece
Weightlifter Iakovidis Breaks Down at Olympics; Exposes Lack of Support by Greek State
Greek weightlifter Theodoros Iakovidis announced his retirement on Saturday after failing to qualify for the finals at the Tokyo Olympics.
Basketball
Antetokounmpo Brothers Return to Greece with NBA Finals Trophy
Greek NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brother Thanasis returned to their native Greece on Sunday.
Greece
Tokyo Olympics: Greek Athletes Make it to Long Jump, Pole Vault Finals
Greek athletes Miltos Tentoglou and Manolis Karalis have made it to the final round of the long jump and pole vault events, respectively, at the Tokyo Olympics.
Tentoglou qualified for the finals in the long jump event on Saturday. The...
Society
When Sportsmanship Became More Important Than Winning
As the 2020 Tokyo Olympics progress and many athletes experience the emotional triumphs of career defining wins, other athletes, like US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles, have had their mental health suffer due to the high stress environment created by...
Basketball
Milwaukee Bucks Draft Greek Player Georgios Kalaitzakis
Georgios Kalaitzakis has been drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in a draft trade with the Indiana Pacers. The Bucks selected the 22 year-old Kalaitzakis, who currently plays professionally in Greece with Panathinaikos. His contract with Panathinaikos is set to...
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo on His Way to Greece “With the Trophy”
Giannis Antetokounmpo informed his millions of fans in Greece that he's coming to the country, bringing with him the NBA trophy.