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On This Day in 1896 the First Modern Olympic Games Began in Athens
On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium, the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble.
Athens was chosen to honor the birthplace of the...
Greek News
Greek Olympian Alexandros Nikolaidis Dies at 42
Greek Olympian and taekwondo champion Alexandros Nikolaidis has died at 42 after fighting a rare form of cancer for more than two years.
In a moving message he wrote before he died that was released on Friday he explained how...
Greece
On This Day in 2004: The Opening Ceremony of the Athens Olympics
On this day in 2004, the Athens Olympics held its historic opening ceremony celebration. Athens had been chosen as the host site for the XXVIII Olympiad at the 106th IOC session in Lausanne, Switzerland on September 5, 1997.
The games...
entertainment
The Greek Girl who Won Fame at Athens Olympics 16 Years Later
One of the most enduring memories of the Athens Olympic Games in 2004 was the young girl who blew out the Olympic Flame in the closing ceremony.
Fotini Papaleonidopoulou, the little girl with the green eyes and slightly sad look...
Greece
13 Years Later: The Greek Girl who Won Fame at Athens 2004 (photos)
One of the most enduring memories of the Athens Olympic Games in 2004 was the young girl who blew out the Olympic Flame in the closing ceremony.
The little girl with the green eyes and slightly sad look was engraved...
Economy
Greece Nears Deal to End Siemens Scandal
ATHENS – After four years in delays and a scandal in which $1.8 billion in bribes was reportedly paid to top government officials to secure lucrative contracts, Greece is reportedly set to receive $269 million in cash and in-kind...