Greek City Times10h
Pankration, a deadly ancient Greek mix of wrestling and boxing
First introduced in the Olympic Games in 648 BCE, pankration had minimal rules, allowing fighters to employ a wide array of ...
Inside The Games1d
Greece praises its own, looks to LA28
The 72-year-old, who recently succeeded Spyros Capralos as HOC President, joined the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure ...
Greek Reporter1d
The Ancient Greek Sanctuaries and Temples of Olympia
The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.
Greek Reporter2d
Greek Olympian Giorgos Roubanis Dies at 95
Giorgos Roubanis, Greece’s oldest living Olympic medalist, passed away Tuesday at the age of 95. He won bronze in the pole vault at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, earning Greece’s first post-war Olympic ...
TheCollector on MSN2d
Nike: The Greek Goddess of Victory Incarnate
Nike was the Greek goddess of victory and an attendant of Zeus. While not among the 12 Olympian gods, she is described as a ...
Neos Kosmos3d
Iconic Greek Olympian Giorgios Roubanis dies at age 95
Greek fans around the world are honouring the life of Olympic pole vaulter Giorgos Roubanis, who died on Tuesday at age 95.
Neos Kosmos4d
The Origins of Peace: John Martino on Olympia and the birth of the Olympic Games
John A. Martino and Michael P. O'Kane's historical novel 'Olympia and the Birth of the Olympic Games' takes readers to the dawn of an "ancient Hellenic civilisation" following the Greek Dark Ages.
Greek City Times5d
Greek Artistic Swimmer Evangelia Platanioti Named World’s Top Athlete for 2024
Greek artistic swimmer Evangelia Platanioti has been named the world’s top athlete for 2024 by World Aquatics, following her ...
Boxing’s Olympic future to be decided at IOC session in March
The inclusion of boxing in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games will be decided during the upcoming International Olympic ...
The Closed-Door Battle to Lead the Olympics
In perhaps the quirkiest election in sports, seven officials are vying for the powerful position of president of the ...
literaryreview14d
The Smell of Sweat: Greek Athletics, Olympics, and Culture
In The Smell of Sweat: Greek Athletics, Olympics, and Culture, William Blake Tyrrell (Michigan State University) takes on a broader brief. His very detailed and fully referenced discussion of the ...