Athletics
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Greece’s House of Gymnastics to be named after Lefteris Petrounias
Artistic gymnast Lefteris Petrounias returned from Paris with the third Olympic medal of his career to further cement his legacy at the Games. Meanwhile his legacy in Greece is set …
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“I was proud to see the Greek flag across from me” – Miltos Tentoglou
The satisfaction for long jumper Miltos Tentoglou in winning the gold medal in Paris exceeded even his prior gold in Tokyo, with the Greek star admitting that seeing the crowd …
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Pavlos Kontides wins silver for Cyprus at Paris Olympic Games
Twelve years after he became the first ever Cypriot Olympic medallist, Pavlos Kontides has done it again in Paris. The Greek Cypriot dinghy sailor won a silver medal at the …
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Greece falls to Serbia – Faces Australia for 5th-8th place
An incredible goal by Nikola Jaksic, 1.2 seconds before the end of the quarter-final against Serbia, left the Greek men’s water polo team out of the top four at the …
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Greece pole-vaulter Polak disqualified in doping case
Greek pole vaulter Eleni-Klaoudia Polak has has been provisionally suspended after failing a doping test, Olympic organisers said Tuesday. Polak, who failed to reach the pole vault final during qualifying …
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Australia beats Greece in women’s water polo
Australia’s Bronte Halligan walked out of the pool after her team’s 9-6 victory over Greece in the women’s water polo quarter-final on Tuesday and took a moment to reflect on …
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Miltos Tentoglou clinches gold again at Paris 2024 Olympics
Miltos Tentoglou secured another gold medal in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday, adding to his previous gold from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This achievement makes …
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Greek tests positive for doping, leaves Olympic village
A Greek athlete has tested positive for banned substances at the Paris Games and has been expelled from the athletes’ village, the Greek Olympic Committee says. The team had been …
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Greek Emmanouil Karalis wins bronze in pole vault
Emmanouil Karalis has won the bronze medal in pole vault at the Paris Olympic Games. Karalis reached 5.95 metres, securing third place and breaking his personal record of 5.87 metres, …
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Greece and Australia through to quarterfinals in water polo
Greece’s men’s water polo team have made it to the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics, securing first spot in Group A. The Greeks defeated Italy 9-8 as the USA beat …