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Greece
Greece's Petrounias Wins Silver Medal in Germany; Road to Tokyo Toughens Up
Greek Olympic champion Eleftherios Petrounias won the silver medal on Saturday during the World Cup finals in the German city of Cottbus.
This left the Greek athlete with a bittersweet aftertaste since his road to qualify for the Olympic Games...
Greece
Greece’s Coach Pitino: "For the Next Eight Months I’m Not American, I’m Greek"
Greece’s new national basketball team coach Rick Pitino declared today that he is ready to lead Greece to Tokyo for Japan’s 2020 Summer Olympics.
Pitino, who was announced as the new coach of the Greek squad on Monday, outlined his...
Greek News
Tokyo 2020 Organizers Unveil Medals Featuring Nike, Greek Goddess of Victory
With exactly one year to go until next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo, the medals for the 2020 games were unveiled on Thursday in a gala ceremony in the Japanese capital.
The medals, which are 85 millimeters (3.3 inches) in...
Sports
Tokyo Wins Race to Host 2020 Olympics
Tokyo was chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympics on Saturday, beating Istanbul and Madrid at the International Olympic Committee’s general session in Buenos Aires.
The Japanese capital won a final round of voting by International Olympic Committee (IOC) members...