Tag Archives: Sports

Greece’s epidemiologists’ committee gave on Wednesday the green light for fewer weekly tests for vaccinated students and teachers as well as the increase of capacity at sports stadiums. The committee recommended that teachers and students will gave to do only one self-test per week from two until now. The measures …

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Soccer supporters’ clubs will be suspended for five months and sentences for fans’ violence will be increased thus without parole, Greece announced on Monday as part of a crackdown triggered by the murder of a 19-year-old man who was stabbed and beaten to death by soccer hooligans in the northern …

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Greece will lift some more restrictions as of upcoming weekend following the recommendation of the epidemiologists’ committee that met today to evaluate the coronavirus load and a list of requests by the government in the direction of relaxing Covid-measures. According to a statement issued by the Health Ministry on Wednesday …

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Olympics gold medalist, the “lord of the Rings” Lefteris Pretounias shocked the #MeToo movement in Greece on Thursday when he expressed doubt over denounced incidents of sexual abuse in the field of sports. He said that he was not sure “if there were incidents of sexual abuse in the field …

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Greece’s state broadcaster ERT said Tuesday noon it has terminated the contract of a sports presenter after racist comments he made against Korean athletes in the morning, while he was discussing ping-pong and the Greek participation. Journalist Demosthenis Karmoiris wondered during the early morning TV show live on air about …

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Spectators may return to sports facilities to watch games as long as adults are vaccinated, the ratio of unvaccinated youth does not exceed 5%, and all wear masks without exception, Greece’s Sports Ministry said on Thursday. Adult spectators will be obliged to show a vaccination certificate when purchasing an electronic …

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Important international culture and sports events are taking place in May and will enhance the promotion of the enriched Greek tourism product following the official start of the tourist season for 2021, under the auspices of the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO). According to a GNTO announcement, these are the …

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Resignations and public outcry and prosecutor’s investigation as other athletes come out and speak up. With her revelations about being sexually abused by a high-ranking official of the Hellenic Sailing Federation, Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou opened the bag of Aeolus about what is going on in the Greek sports world. …

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Police on the island of Limnos has apparently taken its role to monitor that citizens keep the lockdown measures much to seriously and thus to an extend that is beyond any logic. They fined an older man for not wearing sports gear and shoes during exercise. Last month, they also …

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