There are only two times in my life that I’ve cried: when my mother left me, and when I received the news that I would be on the first-ever IOC Refugee Olympic Team.
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Some 45,000 elite athletes and running enthusiasts will be descending on the Greek capital this weekend for the 39th edition of the Athens Marathon, as well as shorter races, taking place on Sunday.
Police on Wednesday said they arrested a doctor on suspicion of administering doping drugs and other unapproved treatments to athletes.
The sea already had a bit of a winter chill, but the girls in their purple swim gear were undeterred, dragging their foam boards into the relentless swell.
France warmed up for the Rugby League World Cup clash with England by defeating debutant Greece 34-12 on Monday.
The Kalavryta ski center in the Peloponnese, southern Greece will be upgraded and modernized, to draw in a larger number of visitors and boost the local economy, according to its director Alexis Agrios.
Environmental organizations in Europe are calling for urgent climate action with the longest nonstop relay ever attempted across the continent, with runners, cyclists and sailors passing a baton hand-to-hand containing a climate message from young people to the decision makers at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP27.
“Coexistence, osmosis, is the only way to achieve integration,” the head of Special Olympics Hellas, retired ambassador Dionyssios Kodellas, tells Kathimerini as 900 youngsters with intellectual disabilities head to Loutraki in Corinth for the Panhellenic Special Olympics Games on October 3-7.
Traffic regulations will be in force on Sunday in Athens due to the 2nd Marathon Torch Relay promoting organ donation and transplants.
Top-seeded Maria Sakkari rallied past Arantxa Rus 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Parma Ladies Open.
Antigoni Drisbioti, who won two gold medals in the 2022 European Championships recently, is among the ten nominees for the title of women’s European Athlete of the Year awarded by the European Athletic Association.
Former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich attacking midfielder James Rodríguez has joined Olympiakos, the Greek club said Thursday.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Navarino Challenge comprises more than 30 activities taking place at the Costa Navarino resorts and the seaside town of Pylos in the southwestern Peloponnese.
After a two-year hiatus, the Santorini Experience is back, and it’s bigger with the addition of a half-marathon aimed at further showcasing the stunning southern Aegean island’s natural, cultural and historical attractions.
Greece and NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo rises to score in the Greek national side’s opening match on Friday against Croatia at the EuroBasket 2022 tournament that got under way in Milan, Italy on Thursday.
The success of Greek athletes in winning medals at European Championships “fills us with pride and moves us emotionally,” President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Monday.
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