Tokyo’s Olympics chief said on Friday that Japan was committed to holding a safe Games this summer, as a surge in Covid-19 cases prompted an expansion of contagion controls and with fresh calls for the Games to again be postponed or canceled. The government is set to expand quasi-emergency measures to 10 regions as a […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (r) welcomes International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach to their meeting in Athens, on Tuesday.
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The summer Olympic Games in Tokyo show that there is light at the end of the tunnel of the coronavirus pandemic, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday.
17 years after winning Olympic Gold at the Athens Olympics, with her partner Sofia Bekatorou, Emilia Tsoulfa, now 47 and a mother of three, has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, in the same sailing class, the 470 double-handed dinghy.
The Greek men’s water polo national team will be present in the Olympics for a 16th time, after finishing second at the qualification tournament in The Netherlands on Sunday.
Greece’s men’s water polo team has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, beating Russia 13-10 at the World Qualification Tournament in Rotterdam Saturday. Victory sent Greece to the tournament’s final, where they will face Montenegro, 14-12 winners over Croatia earlier Saturday. Both Greece and Montenegro already qualified with their semifinal victories. Croatia and Russia will face […]
February 4 marks one year to go. One year until the world’s best winter athletes come together.
I’d spent my life training for the Olympics, but I wasn’t prepared for what came next – via @nytimes
Gold medallist pole vaulter Katerina Stefanidi, a vocal proponent for postponing the Tokyo Games last year, is backing the Games to be held this July, with or without spectators.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach is set to remain in office until 2025 as he will run unopposed next year for a second term, the IOC said on Tuesday.
Maria Moscholiou, who became famous for playing the role of High Priestess during several Olympic flame lighting ceremonies, has died, reports said Wednesday.
Participating at the Olympic Games is an incredible experience for every athlete. But it is also humbling when you realize that you are part of something bigger. You are part of an event that unites the world. In the Olympic Games, we are all equal.
The Olympic flame is going on display in Tokyo, just a short walk from the new National Stadium where it was supposed to be burning a month ago.
Spyridon Louis, an unheralded competitor in an unknown event, ran 25 miles from Marathon to Athens, following the path not just of the ancient messenger Pheidippides but also some more contemporary couriers on horseback and bicycle who announced his arrival at the Panathenian Stadium with the cry: "A Greek! A Greek!"
A boy lifts a dumbbell at the Agios Kosmas sports center in southern Athens on Tuesday, on Olympic Day, an annual celebration of sports and Olympic values. The Hellenic Olympic Committee launched a social media campaign earlier this month to promote the day, drawing the support of Olympic athletes, clubs and sports fans. The campaign included two videos featuring Greek Olympic champions including gymnast Lefteris Petrounias and sailor Sofia Bekatorou. With Olympic Day occurring amid the coronavirus pandemic this year, it was marked around the world by Olympians, athletes and sports fans in a 24-hour digital workout. [InTime News]
The Tokyo Olympic flame has been taken off public display in Japan. And it's not clear when it will reappear again or where – or under what conditions.
