The Antikythera mechanism, built-in Greece, is the oldest mechanical ancient computer to be discovered worldwide and was…
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Katerina Stefanidi is a Greek pole vaulter. She was born to athletes Georgios Stefanidis and…
On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn…
For Greek-Australian conductor and composer, George Ellis, there aren’t too many accomplishments that come close to plying his trade at the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games – and it’s not hard to understand why as he retells his story on the Ouzo Talk podcast.
The Olympic Anthem was sung in Greek by forty Chinese children during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Friday. The Greek words were learned by the Chinese children in less than three months.
Greece has led the parade, as is customary, at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games which started on Friday in the Chinese capital.
In 1896, Spyridon Louis made Greek sporting history. He won the first marathon race of…
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chaired a meeting at Ancient Olympia’s Town Hall on Wednesday…
Travel to Ancient Olympia and take a personalized tour of Olympia’s archaeological sites through your screen with the launch of a new digital platform that offers users a unique virtual experience of Greek history.
Record holder Andreas Vazaios has successfully defended his SC Euros title in the 200 individual medley in the day four finals of the European Short Course Championships, winning gold.
Athens traffic will be restricted today Tuesday (19/10), as the city prepares to welcome the…
On this day in 2004, the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens was launched with an spectacular…
A true legend, Greek pole vaulter EmmanouÃl KaralÃs (aka Manolo) has captured hearts over the world and the spirit of the Olympics in a gesture dubbed by many as their favourite moment of the Games. We share what the Olympian had to say in his exclusive interview with Greek City Times.
Mitsotakis: “The steps taken so far by the state on climate change are not enough when you have in front of you a natural phenomenon of such magnitude. If there are even few people who have reservations about whether climate change is real, I call on them to come here and see.”
Greece is one win away from its first men’s water polo medal at the Olympics.…
The gold, silver and bronze medals awarded to competitors at the Olympics and Paralympics represent the highest levels of athletic achievement at the Games. Here are some interesting facts about the Olympic medals that you may not already know.
Stefanos Ntouskos has won the first ever Olympic rowing gold for Greece in the men’s single sculls at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, breaking the world record along the way.
Greece’s rowing competitors Maria Kyridou and Christina Bourbou made history on Wednesday at Tokyo Olympics…
Pyrros Dimas was a member of the Greek ethnic minority in Albania and competed for…
From Melbourne 1956 to Toyko 2020, Greek professional tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas is the youngest…
