Rio 2016
Greece
Rio 2016: Voula Papachristou Qualifies for the Final
In one of the best times of her career Greek Olympian Voula Papachristou has qualified for the finals in jumping.
Moving into the Rio 2016 Olympics women’s triple jump final was no small feat, Papachristou jumped 14.43m on Saturday to...
Greece
Gold for Anna Korakaki at Rio Games (video)
Tuesday was the fourth day of the Rio 2016 Olympic games and Greece's Anna Korakaki beat out the competition in the women's 25 meter pistol competition to become the first Greek woman to win more than one medal in...
Greece
Olympics 2016: Sofia Bekatorou First Woman Selected as Standard-Bearer
The Greek Olympic Team has made history by unanimously selecting athlete Sofia Bekatorou as the first-ever female Standard-Bearer to represent Greece in opening ceremonies at Rio 2016.
The 39-year-old Greek sailing champion has taken part in three previous Olympics starting...
Europe
#TeamRefugees: Heroic Syrian Refugee Who Saved 20 Lives, Will Swim at Rio 2016 [video]
Yusra Mardini has already proven what she is made of as the 18-year old swimmer from Syria saved the lives of 20 fellow refugees when they were crossing the Mediterranean Sea in hopes of reaching the shores of Greece.
Just two...
Economy
Underfunded Greek Athletes Have to Self-fund, Struggling to Get to Rio
Greek athletes are losing sleep over more than rigorous training schedules as they prepare for the Olympics in Rio. With virtually no funding and inadequate training facilities the economic crisis is taking its toll on the Olympic hopefuls.
Gymnast Vasiliki...
Greek News
Panagiotis Giannakis to Head Coach Chinese National Basketball Team
The Chinese Basketball Federation hired Panagiotis Giannakis as head coach of the National Team. Giannakis will coach the team at FIBA World Champioship scheduled for 2014 in Spain and at Rio 2016.
Giannakis is also the head coach of the...