Rio
Ancient Greece
Why Greece Always Leads the Athlete's Parade at the Olympics
The Olympic Games 2016 kicked off on Friday, August 5 with the opening ceremony that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Following the tradition of past years, the Greek athletes led the athletes’ parade, because of the country’s...
Greece
Refugee Team to Compete in Olympic Games for the First Time
Ten refugee athletes made history on Friday evening marching into Maracana Stadium in Brazil during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. For the first time in the history of the modern Olympics a team has been...
Greece
Journey of the Olympic Flame Comes to an End in Greece [video]
Several minutes after 5 pm, the ceremony of the Greek leg of the Relay ended at the Panathinaic stadium in Athens, where the Hellenic Olympic Committee passed over the Flame to the Rio Games organizers.
The ceremony took place in...
Greece
Rio Olympic Flame Arrives in Alexandroupolis
The Olympic Flame for the "RIO 2016" Summer Olympic Games arrived on Sunday evening at the city port of Alexandroupolis. A local children's choir sang anti-war songs such as John Lennon's "Imagine" as the Sacred Light was carried by...
Crime
Shocking Murder in Patras
A shocking murder has taken place in Patras, Greece. An Albanian, killed a 43-year-old woman, a mother of a ten-year-old boy and owner of a café in the region of Rio.
The Albanian man surrendered himself to the police early...