Olympics
Greece
Greek Sailor Tsoulfa Qualifies for Olympics 17 Years After Gold Medal
Greek sailing champion Emilia Tsoulfa has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics seventeen years after winning gold at the Athens Olympics in 2004.
Greek News
World’s Oldest Person to Carry Olympic Torch for Tokyo 2021 Games
Kane Tanaka, at a spry 118 will carry the Olympic torch, beginning of the ceremonies leading up to this Summer's Olympics in Tokyo.
Greek News
Greece Triumphs Against Russia in Water Polo to Make it to Olympics
Greece's water polo team clinched a place in the Tokyo Olympics after beating Russia 13-10 in a nail-biting game on Saturday night.
Diaspora
Tokyo Olympics Should be Cancelled, London Organizer Says
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.
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Greece
Greek Olympic Athletes Salute Healthcare Workers Fighting Coronavirus
A host of Greek athletes, including Rio 2016 gold medalists Anna Korakaki, Eleftherios Petrounias and Katerina Stefanidi, joined the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) in praising healthcare workers who are helping to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Greece.
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events
New Dates for Tokyo Olympic Games 2021 Announced
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games' Organization Committee President Yoshiro Mori announced on Monday the new dates of the Olympic Games, which are now scheduled to take place in Japan next year.
According to the new program of the games, the...
Greece
Greece Regains Its Seat on International Olympic Committee
After four years of absence, Greece regained its representation on the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which appointed ten new members on Wednesday.
Among them is the head of Greece's Olympic body, Spyros Capralos, who was elected by 60 votes out...
Canada
Canadian National Rowing Team to Train in Ioannina, Greece
The Canadian National Rowing team will be returning to Lake Pamvotida in Ioannina on August 24, to begin training for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
More than 50 athletes of the national team chose Ioannina as their destination since, due to...
Greece
Meet the Greeks Fighting for Gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Greek athletes were in the spotlight on Friday as they took their traditional place in leading thousands of international competitors into a huge Olympic opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea.
The squad will represent Greece -- birthplace of the Olympics...
Education
Olympic Champion Pyrros Dimas Blasts Government on Flag-Bearers
Pyrros Dimas, Olympic gold medalist and one of the greatest weightlifting champions of all time, has launched a scathing attack on the Greek government for its decision to change the selection process for flag-bearers in Greek primary school parades.
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