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Greek News
Olympic Flame-Lighting and Torch Relay in Greece: Full Program
Greece is preparing for the Olympic flame-lighting ceremony and the Olympic torch relay that will officially kick off the 2024 Paris Olympic Games countdown.
The Olympic Flame-lighting ceremony will take place on April 16, with High Priestess Mary Mina using...
Culture
Greece Gears Up for Revamped Olympic Flame-Lighting Ceremony
The Olympic flame-lighting ceremony at Ancient Olympia next month, starting the Olympic Torch Relay that will usher in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, is to feature several changes, including a new High Priestess, redesigned costumes and a new composer.
The...
Greek News
Greece Seeks to Permanently Host the IOC Presidential Vote
Greece wants to permanently host the election of new International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidents in ancient Olympia, the Greek Olympics chief said in an interview Monday.
“My dream is to have this election in ancient Olympia, to remind everybody where...
Art
Paris 2024 Olympic Medals Feature the Parthenon and Eiffel Tower
The new Olympic medals for Paris 2024 are made of metal removed from the Eiffel Tower during renovation work in the twentieth century and feature, alongside an image of the historic French monument, a depiction of the Parthenon of...
Greek News
Greek Champion Ntouskos Named First Torchbearer for Paris 2024
Greece's Olympic Committee (HOC) announced that Stefanos Ntouskos will serve as the inaugural torchbearer for the Paris 2024 Olympics relay. Ntouskos is the Olympic gold medalist in the men's single sculls at the 2021 Tokyo Games.
The lighting ceremony for...
Greek News
Greece Men’s Water Polo Team Advances To World Championship Final
Greece men's national water polo team defeated Serbia in the semifinals on Thursday and earned Olympic qualification for Paris 2024.
Greek news
Date for 2024 Paris Olympic Games Flame Lighting Ceremony Revealed
On Friday, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games organizing committee announced that the Olympic Flame will be lit on April 16 next year.
As per tradition, the flame will be lit at the ancient Greek site of Olympia where the games...
Diplomacy
Boycott of 2024 Olympics Looms Over Russian Athletes
Up to 40 nations could boycott the Olympics if Russian athletes are allowed to compete in 2024, said Poland's sport and tourism minister Kamil Bortniczuk.
Bottniczuk's comments came after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced last week that they would...