Born in Marousi in the North of Athens on January 12, 1873, Spyridon Louis was…
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This stadium was the site of the first Olympic Games in 1896, and it’s no…
The race for equality. “I didn’t want to prove anything. I just wanted to run,” she says.
General Konstantinos Floros, the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, sent an indirect…
Some 45,000 elite athletes and running enthusiasts will be descending on the Greek capital this…
On Sunday, Greece will play home to one of the longest running competitions in the…
Swimming has been prohibited in at least one dozen locations in Attica that have been deemed to be unfit for bathing by the Greek Health Ministry.
Spyros Louis (January 12, 1873 – March 26, 1940) Born in Marousi in the North…
Romanian athlete Aleksandru Korneski won the men’s 10th International Athens Half Marathon in Athens on…
The race for equality. “I didn’t want to prove anything. I just wanted to run,” she says.
In 1896, Spyridon Louis made Greek sporting history. He won the first marathon race of…
The Athens Classic Marathon takes place on Sunday with 9,800 athletes from 83 countries running…
The 38th Athens Authentic Marathon will be held on the weekend of November 13-14, and…
A shocking revelation has been made by world record holding Greek marathon runner Maria Polyzou in her autobiography entitled “Do Not Give Up” which has just been released.
The Athens Half Marathon, which is to be held on Sunday after a two-year hiatus,…
A military mortar shell from the Second World War was reportedly discovered on Tuesday, by…
Greece’s Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis announced that the government would be investing 1.76 billion…
Run Messinia, an ultramarathon race covering a distance of approximately 421km, will take place in…
The race for equality. “I didn’t want to prove anything. I just wanted to run,” she says.
In 1896, Spyridon Louis made Greek sporting history. He won the first marathon race of…