olympic games

New Zealand's Tall Blacks Squad Announced for Pre-Olympic Tournament

New Zealand's Tall Blacks Squad Announced for Pre-Olympic Tournament

New Zealand's national basketball coach, Pero Cameron, has unveiled the 14-man squad, along with five substitutes, for the upcoming Pre-Olympic…

1 week ago

Olympic Games: Paris 2024 Faces Unprecedented Cybersecurity Challenges

As Paris gears up to host the 2024 Olympic Games amidst mounting threats and uncertainty, organisers are bracing themselves for…

2 weeks ago

WHAT IS THE VALUE OF OLYMPIC VICTORY?

Australia spends a fortune on our Olympic Team. There is hot debate about whether this money is well spent. In…

2 weeks ago

Belem crosses the canal of Corinth with Olympic flame (see video)

The three-masted sailing ship Belem, which transfers the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to Marseille, crosses the…

3 weeks ago

The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games

From 776 BCE to 393 CE the Ancient Olympic games were held every four years, or Olympiad, which became a unit…

3 weeks ago

Tatiana Blatnik joins former mother-in-law Anna Maria post divorce at Olympic Flame handover ceremony

Despite her impending divorce from Prince Nikolaos, Tatiana Blatnik joined her former mother-in-law Anna Maria at the Kallimarmaro Stadium in…

3 weeks ago

Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony Set for Panathenaic Stadium

This Friday (26 April), the Olympic flame for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will be officially handed over to a…

4 weeks ago

Discovering Greece: 21 Fascinating Facts

Greece, often hailed as the cradle of Western civilization, is steeped in rich history and cultural significance. From its ancient…

2 months ago

Evangelia Platanioti won the 1st gold medal in the history of Greece in artistic swimming!

The 29-year-old athlete won the first gold medal in the history of Greece in artistic swimming at the World Championship…

4 months ago

Olympic Games- from old to new & everything in between

The modern-day Olympic Games have always been a time of contradictory feelings for GCT’s writer Anna Cominos, so it’s back…

4 months ago

Spyridon Louis (Σπυρίδων Λούης), a Water Carrier Turned Olympic Hero

Spyridon Louis was born in Marousi, north of Athens, on January 12, 1873. His father sold mineral water in Athens,…

4 months ago

Macron is coming to Athens

This year is the year of the Olympic Games. Emmanuel Macron is going to Greece on April 16, the day…

4 months ago

Greek Race Walker Antigoni Drisbioti Prepares for 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Melbourne

Antigoni Drisbioti, the Greek race walker, is heading to Melbourne, Victoria to prepare for the 2024 Paris Olympic games. Having…

7 months ago

Incredible Performance by Leuteris: 15.066 Points, Silver Medal, and Olympic Qualification

Eleftherios Petrounias is fantastic! With a total score of 15.066 and a silver medal, he managed to qualify for the…

8 months ago

Collapse Fear: Greece Contemplates Demolition of Symbolic Olympic Stadium Roof

An architectural masterpiece, the Athens Olympic Stadium once stood as a testament to Greece's ability to host the world's greatest…

8 months ago

Olympic Games: Which Greeks have qualified for Paris 2024

The Olympic year is approaching, and several Greek athletes have already secured their qualification for the upcoming Games in Paris…

9 months ago

King Tiridates III - The first Armenian to participate and win the Olympic Games

The first Armenian who participated in the Ancient Olympic Games and won the Olympic Games in 281 in ancient Greece was…

10 months ago

On this day Pyrros Dimas wins his second gold medal in 1996 (video)

Pyrros Dimas was a member of the Greek ethnic minority in Albania and competed for Albania at the 1990 European…

10 months ago

Exactly one year to Paris 2024: Why Greece always leads the parade of athletes at the Olympic opening ceremony

As has become tradition, the ceremony starts with a celebration of the host country, followed by the parade of athletes.…

10 months ago

The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games

From 776 BCE to 393 CE the Ancient Olympic games were held every four years, or Olympiad, which became a unit…

10 months ago