A rare gold medal from the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis has been sold at auction for $545,371 as part of a larger collection of ...

Greek long jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou was named the Best Balkan Athlete of the Year for 2024 on Friday ahead of Romanian swimmer David Popovici and Serbian NBA star Nikola Jokic.

This marked the first Olympics where gold medals were introduced, with the U.S. dominating by winning 78 of 96 events.

Mr. Simitis imposed financial measures to prepare for Greece’s entry into the eurozone and laid the groundwork for the ...

Greeks wanted to win; to lose in any walk of life was a disgrace ... containing a great many of Blake Tyrrell's original sources in translation. The Ancient Olympics by Nigel Spivey (Cambridge) is a ...

They said it had been practised since the time of the ancient Greeks and is used today still by members of the military and professional gymnasts. The experts said: "Calisthenics is a form of ...

Come back with us to Ancient Greece, 2,500 Years ago to the original Olympic Games. The ancient Games, like our modern Olympics, included champions and cheaters, glory and scandals, bitter ...

By Niki Kitsantonis Reporting from Athens Greeks smoke more than most other Europeans, and even 14 years after Greece banned smoking in indoor public places, it is not uncommon to see people light ...