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33rd Athens Authentic Marathon Attracts Record Number of Participants
On the occasion of the 33rd Athens Authentic Marathon, a big celebration took place in Athens. The event that took place in the Greek capital attracted a record number of participants.
The total number of entries this year reached 43,000 in...
Greece
Greek Man Achieves Diving World Record
Greek diver Stavros Kastrinakis broke the freediving with interchangeable weights world record on Sunday, November 1, going under at the deepest point of the Messinian Bay, Kalamata.
The athlete dived to 146 meters and emerged at 3.6 seconds breaking the...
Art
Olympic Marathon Runner Spyros Louis To Appear On New €2 Coin
The first modern-day Olympic Marathon winner at the 1896 Summer Olympics Spyros (Spyridon) Louis will be featured on around 750,000 new €2 coins that will be released later this fall issued by Greece. This marks the 75th anniversary of the athlete’s death, who...
Crime
Greek Athlete Involved with Drug Cartel
The investigation regarding a cocaine cartel that was dismantled last Friday by Greek police are still ongoing, while officers are looking through phone call transcripts to find the masterminds behind the criminal organization.
A famous Greek baseball player, who was...
Greece
Greek Pole Vault Athlete Wins Bronze Medal in Beijing
Greek athlete Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou won the bronze medal at the women's pole vault finals during the 15th IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, after clearing a 4.55 meter jump in the semis on Monday.
Greece's pole vault champion was rewarded with the bronze medal...
Greece
Greek Swim Team Wins 4 Metals in Glasgow Championship
The Greek swim team won four metals in the Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championship, one silver and three bronze. Antonis Tsapatakis won the silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke SB4 with time 1:36.75, while Giannis Kostakis came third...
Greece
Life Lesson From Greek Athlete with Artificial Limb
Greek athlete Michalis Seitis from the island of Rhodes lost his leg last year in a road accident but he is ready to compete again. Having an artificial limb, the so-called blade special for track and field athletes, he is going...
Greece
Was the Disqualification of Voula Papachristou from the Olympic Games Justified?
The incident of the disqualification of Greek champion Voula Papachristou form the Olympic Games of London due to a racist comment on twitter is part of a big conversation that has started in Greece after the recent national elections...