Tag Archives: Olympic Games

Greece’s Miltiadis “Miltos” Tentoglou won the gold medal in the men’s long jump final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, with a jump of 8.48 meters on Tuesday. He jumped 8.48 m in his second trial out of six in total. The 26-year-old athlete won also for Greece the …

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A Greek track and field athlete has tested positive for a banned substance, the  Greek Olympic Committee announced on Monday afternoon. The woman has been temporary suspended until the results of the second mandatory test are out. The athlete has already competed in a qualifier in her event but did …

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The Greek “Lord of the Rings”, Lefteris Pretounias, won his third Olympic Games medal on Sunday. With an excellent performance that granted him 15,100 points, Petrounias won Bronze in the rings finals of the Olympic Games in Paris. 👑 Ο Βασιλιάς των κρίκων που τον έγραψε η ιστορία👏 Είναι δύσκολο …

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Greece’s rowing teams won two bronze medals in Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Friday. The pairs Papakonstantinou-Gaidatzis  and Kontou-Fitsiou won the 5th and the 6th medals in Greece’s rowing history in the Olympic Games. Milena Kontou and Zoi Fitsiou won the bronze medal in Paris Olympic Games in the lightweight …

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Greek swimmer Apostolos Christou won a silver medal in the men’s finals of 200 m backstroke at the Paris Olympic Games on Thursday, the first medal in swimming for Greece at any modern Olympic Games. The medal is the second one for Greece after Theodoros Tselidis won bronze medal in …

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Activists from Tibet protested against the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Greece, hanging a banner at the Acropolis and disrupting the torch lighting ceremony at the ancient Olympia site. A total of six people have been arrested. Two people were arrested in Athens on Sunday as they attempted to …

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Lefteris Petrounias won the bronze medal in the rings final in Tokyo Olympic Games on Monday. His score of 15.200 saw him place third after Liu Yang from China claimed a gold medal with 15.500 and You Hao from China won silver with 15.300. The Olympic champion of Rio posted …

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Rowers Maria Kyridou Christina Bourmpou finished first in first semifinal at Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, on Wednesday. during the race they broke the world record with 6:48.70s. The New Zealand team reclaimed the world’s best time in the next race. Καταπληκτικές Μαρία Κυρίδου και Χριστίνα Μπούρμπου προκρίθηκαν πρώτες από τον …

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for a Greek female water sports athlete the dream of the Olympic Games crashed on a Covid-19 test. The athlete currently in Athens was tested positive on Tuesday, a few hours before leaving for Tokyo, the Hellenic Olympic Committee announced. According to media, the 26-year-old athlete has very mild symptoms …

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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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A man and his cause: Tom Vlachos, a diaspora Greek in Australia, started a petition to hold the Olympic Games permanently in Greece. “The Olympic Games have become a financial burden on countries trying to project their image,” Vlachos writes, adding “it is proven that this money is better spent …

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Managing Director of International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has suggested Greece to permanently host the Olympic Games arguing that this will boost the country’s economy. Standing Qestions & Answers during the Aspen Ideas Festival, Lagarde said that such a move would help boost the Greek economy by attracting international investments …

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Google Doodle celebrates 120 years after the revival of Ancient Olympic Games in Greece. Historic date: 6. April 1896. The modern Olympic Games were inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin …

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