Tokyo Olympics

Greek Olympic Athletes Sworn in as Military Officers

In a solemn ceremony attended by the Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendias, a group of Greek Olympians took their…

11 months ago

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Maria Sakkari voted Greece's Top Athletes of the Year

NBA Champion Giannis Antetokounmpo and tennis star Maria Sakkari have been voted Greece's Top Athletes of the Year at the…

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

Gold Greek Olympian Miltos Tentoglou is given the keys to the city

Gold medal Olympian Miltos Tentoglou was given another hero's welcome, this time in the Municipal Stadium in his city of…

3 years ago

Greece pulls artistic swimming team after four COVID-19 cases

Greece have withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics artistic swimming competition after four of their athletes tested positive for COVID-19, the…

3 years ago

Hero's welcome for Greek weightlifter who moved a nation

Greek weightlifting champion Thodoris Iakovidis returned to Greece from Tokyo on Monday night and was greeted to a hero's welcome…

3 years ago

Greek weightlifter breaks down in tears after Herculean effort at Olympics

Greek weightlifter Theodoros Iakovidis announced his retirement from the sport on Saturday after failing to secure his qualification to the…

3 years ago

14 new Olympic athletes test positive for covid-19

Some 14 Olympic athletes at the Tokyo Olympics have now tested positive for covid-19 in the last 48 hours since…

3 years ago

Stefanos Tsitsipas following in his Soviet grandfather's footsteps!

From Melbourne 1956 to Toyko 2020, Greek professional tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas is the youngest player ranked in the top…

4 years ago

Greek swimmers fly out for Tokyo Olympics

The first group of Greece's Olympic swimming squad flew out for the Tokyo Olympics yesterday Sunday 18 July,  with the…

4 years ago

Greek National Squad Departures for Tokyo Olympics: List

The Hellenic Olympic Committee announced yesterday the schedule of departures of the national squad heading to the Tokyo Olympics.  …

4 years ago

Woman tries to ‘shoot' Olympic Flame with water pistol

Japanese authorities have arrested a woman who attempted to extinguish the Tokyo Olympic flame using a water pistol. The incident…

4 years ago

47-year-old Evangelia Psarra books spot to her sixth Olympic Games

47-year-old Evangelia Psarra booked a spot into her sixth Olympic Games after qualifying in an impressive showing of archery. She…

4 years ago

Greek Artistic Swimming team qualify for Tokyo Olympics

After a thrilling Artistic Swimming Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Italy, Spain, and Greece earned their ticket to this year’s Olympic Games…

4 years ago

Greece’s men’s water polo team has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics

Greece’s men’s water polo team has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, beating Russia 13-10 at the World Qualification Tournament in…

4 years ago

Tokyo Olympics up in the air, due to escalating concerns over coronavirus

Canadian official Dick Pound, a senior member of the International Olympic Committee says that if the coronavirus proves too dangerous to…

5 years ago