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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…

9 months 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…

9 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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.…

2 years 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…

2 years ago

April 6,1957: Onassis buys Olympic Airways and the "Golden Era" begins

The glory days of aviation in Greece began on April 6, 1957, when Aristotle Onassis purchased Olympic Airways from the…

2 years ago

Olympic flame to take seaborne journey to 2024 Paris Games

Instead of arriving overland, the symbolic Olympic flame that will alight the 2024 Paris Games will take to the seas…

2 years ago

The Olympic medallist Alexandros Nikolaidis died of cancer

The news of the death of the Olympic champion Alexandros Nikolaidis has caused a shock across the Greek sporting world.…

2 years ago

April 6,1957: Onassis buys Olympic Airways and the "Golden Era" begins

The glory days of aviation in Greece began on April 6, 1957, when Aristotle Onassis purchased Olympic Airways from the…

3 years ago

On this day in 1925, Olympiacos FC was founded

Founded on March 10, 1925, Olympiacos Football Club (Ολυμπιακός), is one of the most successful clubs in Greek football history.…

3 years ago

Olympic champion Lefteris Petrounias discharged from hospital

Olympic medallist and champion gymnast Lefteris Petrounias was discharged from hospital on Saturday after undergoing arthroscopy surgery to his shoulder…

3 years ago

Spyros Louis, was a Greek water carrier who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon

Spyridon Louis, generally known as Spyros Louis, was a Greek water carrier who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at…

3 years ago

Why Greece always leads the parade of athletes at the Olympic opening ceremony and how the rest of the order is determined

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

4 years 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…

4 years ago

Aegean Airline launches ‘Sunshine Discount’

Aegean Airlines and Greece's National Tourism Organization (GNTO) have again joined forces to promote how 'hot' Greece is! Dubbed “Sunshine…

4 years ago

On this day in 1957, Onassis buys Olympic Airways

The glory days of aviation in Greece began on April 6, 1957, when Aristotle Onassis purchased Olympic Airways from the…

4 years ago

On this day in 1925, Olympiacos FC was founded

Founded on March 10, 1925, Olympiacos Football Club (Ολυμπιακός), is one of the most successful clubs in Greek football history.…

4 years ago

Greek swimmers protest covid-19 restrictions on training

Professional Greek swimmers are speaking out against restrictions on training amid the coronavirus pandemic. Under the current restrictions, only 75 swimmers…

4 years ago

Olympian Leonidas Pelekanakis dies of COVID-19 complications

Greek Olympic sailing champion Leonidas Pelekanakis, died from complications related to COVID-19 on Thursday. He was 58-years-old. The athlete did…

4 years ago