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Greek-American skier Alexandros (AJ) Ginnis recently became the first alpine skier to register World Cup points for Greece at the 2021 Alpine Skiing FIS World Cup in Flachau, Austria. The former U.S. Ski Team athlete is now the newest member...

A Greek sailing coach admitted on Friday that he had had what he called a "relationship" with an 11-year-old athlete in the latest twist in sexual abuse in sport. Speaking anonymously to MEGA's LiveNews show, the coach -- who now lives...

The long-awaited Tokyo Olympics, which were supposed to have taken place in the Summer of 2020 but were postponed to July and August of 2021, shouldn't go on this year, according to an official of the London Olympic Games. Sir...

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Monday praised the courage of Olympian Sophia Bekatorou for speaking out against sexual abuse in sport. Sakellaropoulou said that her meeting with Bekatorou at the Presidential Mansion in Athens was "a minimal recognition of the...

The news came as a shock, as Bekatorou's allegations brought to the surface a taboo issue that plagues not only the sports world but Greek society in general.

More Greek athletes spoke out on sexual harassment after Olympic athlete and sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou opened up recently. The athlete said that when she was 21 she suffered a horrific assault by a much older person involved with her...

Greek sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou recently opened up about experiencing sexual assault as a young athlete while training in the hopes of competing in the Olympic Games. Known as an extremely skilled sailor, Bekatorou has dominated her peers in the...

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 Olympic sailing champion Leonidas Pelekanakis died of Covid-19 on Thursday, aged 58, after an almost two-month battle with the illness. The athlete did not have any underlying health issues and had been taking part in open sea sailing events...

Greece is in the Water Polo World League Super Final after notching a 12-7 win against Montenegro on Sunday. It will get to the finals along with Montenegro and Italy  after they finished at the top of the standings in the...

Trump supporters breached the Capitol on Wednesday as Congress was meeting to certify the Electoral College results for President-elect Joe Biden. There was confusion in the House chamber as the Capitol doors were locked and the debate over the electoral...

The historic ''Acropolis Rally,'' Greece's most important rally competition, will very soon return to the World Rally Championship (WRC), after years of absence. The details of the Greek return were determined in a memorandum signed by Lefteris Avgenakis, Greece's Minister...

Giannis Antetokounmpo has ended any speculation about his future after agreeing to a supermax extension with the Milwaukee Bucks. Antetokounmpo's agent, Alex Saratsis, told ESPN that it will be for the full five-year, $228 million supermax, including an opt-out after...

Mariah Riddlesprigger, a stunning athlete in her own right and the girlfriend of Milwaukee Bucks player Giannis Antetokounmpo, sent a moving goodbye to Greece, her boyfriend's birthplace, in an Instagram post on Wednesday. The young mother posted a picture with...

A Greek artist and football fan in the Kalamaria neighborhood of Thessaloniki has created a magnificent work of art in honor of the late Diego Maradona. The realistic mural, created on the wall of the local football ground, is another...