SPORTS


Arrests made over hooligan clashes on Sunday
NEWS

Police said on Monday that 16 people were arrested over clashes between fans of cross-town rival soccer clubs Olympiakos and Panathinaikos on Saturday evening in the Athens suburb of Zografou.

EPO president apologizes for fan violence
SPORTS

The president of the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO), Vangelis Grammenos, sent a letter on Thursday to his German counterpart, Fritz Keller, apologizing for Tuesday’s violent incidents during the UEFA Youth League game between visiting Bayern Munich and Olympiakos in Athens.


Bayern fans beaten ahead of game with Olympiacos
NEWS

At least four German fans of Bayern Munich were injured on Tuesday evening when dozens of men barged into Olympiacos' training center in Rendi, Athens, during a game between the two clubs' under-19 teams and attacked them.

Athens Marathon | Athens | November 10
WHAT'S ON

The 2019 Athens Marathon, dubbed “the Authentic,” takes place on Sunday, November 10, more than 2,500 after the legendary Pheidippides ran from the Battle of Marathon to Athens to announce the Greeks’ victory over the Persians. 

WADA suspends credentials of Greece’s dope-testing lab
SPORTS

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of the Doping Control Laboratory at the Olympic Stadium of Athens (OAKA) for six months for failing to meet the necessary standards, the General Secretariat for Sports said Thursday.


Stefanidi wins bronze in Doha’s pole vault finals
IMAGES

Katerina Stefanidi, of Greece, bronze, Anzhelika Sidorova, center, who participates as a neutral athlete, gold, and Sandi Morris, of the United States, silver after the women's pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday. [Petr David Josek/AP]

Street Mode Festival | Thessaloniki | To September 29
WHAT'S ON

Street culture is on full display at the 11th Street Mode Festival, a celebration of urban art, music and sports. BMX, parkour and skateboarding aficionados should feel right at home as the port of Thessaloniki transforms into a playground for riders, skaters and freerunners.



Greece exits Basketball World Cup in China
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Giannis Antetokounmpo reacts after Greece’s elimination on Monday from the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Greece beat the Czech Republic 84-77 but failed to win by the required 12 points to reach the quarters. [Ng Han Guan/AP Photo]


Athens 2004, seen 15 years later
OPINION

This month, we’re taking a moment to remember the success of the Athens 2004 Olympics. We hope our friends in Athens and all Greeks do so as well. We had the privilege of witnessing this success close up, as advisers to the Athens 2004 Bid and Organizing Committees.