Born on August 12, 1800 in Lampovo in Northern Epirus, Zappas was a fighter in the Greek War of Independence and later, a businessman, philanthropist, national benefactor and founder of the modern Olympic Games.
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Greece beat Mexico 101-98 in its first game for the Acropolis Tournament at Athens’ Olympic…
After a thrilling Artistic Swimming Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Italy, Spain, and Greece earned their ticket…
Vassilis Spanoulis announced on Monday his return to Greek National Team after a six-year break,…
Greek swimmer Dimitris Markos secured his ticket to the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The…
The Antikythera mechanism, built in Greece, is the oldest mechanical ancient computer to be discovered worldwide, and…
On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn…
The Tokyo Olympic Games show that there is light at the end of the tunnel…
Olympic sailing duo Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis have qualified for the Tokyo Summer Olympic…
Greece’s ‘Lord of the Rings’, Eleftherios Petrounias, announced his candidacy for “the highly honorary position…
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*Content warning: This story is about sexual harassment and assault. It may contain graphic descriptions and…
IOC President Thomas Bach said organisers were committed to holding a “successful and safe” Tokyo…
*Content warning: This story is about sexual assault. It may contain graphic descriptions and strong…
Florida is offering to host the 2021 Olympics amid speculation that Tokyo may back out due…
Reigning Olympic pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi has spoken out strongly in favour of going ahead…
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GCT reported that Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou accused a sporting official of sexually assaulting her in 1998 during preparations for the Sydney Games.
*Content warning: This story is about sexual assault. It may contain graphic descriptions and strong…
In 1896, Spyridon Louis made Greek sporting history. He won the first marathon race of…