Spyros Louis, the first Marathon winner of the modern Olympics. Spyros Louis (12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), was a Greek ...

Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and ... a famous princess who competed in the Olympics. She was the first woman to win a race as a chariot ...

Greek runners Charalampos Pitsolis and Stamatia Noula won the 39th “Athens Marathon, the Authentic” (AMA), which took place ...

Here's a look at the history of the Games, from ancient Greece to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. What is the origin of the ...

When was Ancient Greece? How did ancient Greece begin? The first Olympic games and new discoveries How was Greece ruled? Activities About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important ...

leading his home country to its first Olympic Games in men's basketball since 2008. After a tight first half, Greece eventually dispatched Croatia, 80-69, in a FIBA qualifying tournament final in ...

(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) OLYMPIA, GREECE — The first-ever Olympics were held in Greece on the plains of Olympia — that's where the name "Olympics" comes from! Women couldn't compete in ...

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo reacts to Donald Trump, who seemingly questioned Antetokounmpo’s Greek heritage at his ...

Greek basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo is to become the first black athlete to bear the flag for Greece at the Olympics. The two-time NBA MVP will carry the flag alongside race walker ...