Athens: When Ellinikon Metropolitan Park is completed in 2030, it will cover a vast expanse of 600 acres (243 hectares), making it nearly three-fourths the size of New York City’s iconic Central Park. The creation of this massive public green space marks a significant milestone that is sure to be as culturally and socially relevant to Athenians as Central Park is to New Yorkers.
Tag: olympics
Greece conceded defeat to Hungary in the penalty shoot-out at the World Aquatics Championships in…
The Olympic flame for the 2024 Paris Games will pass through 64 departments – including…
The record breaking long jump of Miltos Tedoglou at 8.41m in Lieven has confirmed that the Greek athlete is by far the best jumper on the planet, no matter the shoes he is wearing.
Instead of arriving overland, the symbolic Olympic flame that will alight the 2024 Paris Games…
Despina Georgiadou climbed the highest step on the podium at the Women’s Grand Prix in…
The Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) announced that it did not permit top sailor and Tokyo…
The news of the death of the Olympic champion Alexandros Nikolaidis has caused a shock…
‘No biting and no gouging’ – but all else fair game in “brutal” Ancient Greek…
Greece traditionally leads the parade, regardless of its place in the alphabet, because that is…
Frankly there are more than 10 inventions and discoveries our ancestors are responsible for, but…
Anti-Beijing Winter Olympic 2022 protestors were arrested today during flame lighting ceremony at Ancient Olympia.…
Two women hung a banner from the Acropolis in Athens Sunday morning in protest at…
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.
A true legend, Greek pole vaulter Emmanouíl Karalís (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.
The Greek team, ranked second in the world and playing at their 16th Games, have…
It’s a bronze medal for Eleftherios Petrounias in men’s rings. Greece’s Eleftherios Petrounias, winner of…
Greek weightlifter Theodoros Iakovidis announced his retirement from the sport on Saturday after failing to…
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.
