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Greece hands over Olympic flame to Paris Games organizers

Greece handed over the Olympic flame to the organizers of the Paris 2024 Games in a solemn ceremony in Athens on Friday. The event took place in the Panathenaic Stadium, built entirely of marble ...
Greek Reporter

When War Paused, the Real Fights Began at the Ancient Olympics

Ancient Greek athletes fought in brutal contests of the ancient Olympics, where sacred honor and civic pride shaped modern ...
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Paris Olympics flame lit at Greek cradle of ancient games

Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled on Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece. Cloudy skies prevented the ...
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Why does Greece go first in the Olympic Opening Ceremony?

PARIS, France — The Paris Olympics are putting on an Opening Ceremony on Friday unlike any we've seen before, highlighted by Olympic nation contingents riding on boats down the River Seine to be ...
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Kostas Antetokounmpo to miss Olympic Games with Greek national basketball team due to injury

Whitefish Bay Dominican High School alumnus and former Wisconsin Division 4 all-state player Kostas Antetokounmpo will miss the Olympic Games for Greece after being ruled out with a knee injury.
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How Ancient Greeks Trained the Gladiators of Rome

Ancient Greeks prepared Roman gladiators for violent contests, although these were quite different from the Olympics the ...
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Antetokounmpo, Greece head to Olympics

Piraeus, Greece--Giannis Antetokounmpo is now an Olympian. Antetokounmpo is heading to the Olympics for the first time, after he scored 23 points and Greece held off Croatia 80-69 on Sunday in ...