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Brisbane ‘political football’ Games addressed in Paris
Brisbane is no “hillbilly town”, insists 2032 Olympic chief Andrew Liveris, who indicated he’ll have the final say on the city’s controversial Games venue plan that’s become a political football. …
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Greek Aussies shine in national archery tournaments
The National and State Indoor Championships for archery was held on July 6-7 with state events all around Australia on the same weekend. Archers of all ages gathered at their …
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Gallant Aussie Steph Kyriacou denied maiden golf major
Australian golf prodigy Steph Kyriacou says it “sucks” to have fallen excruciatingly short of winning a maiden major in a dramatic finish to the Evian Championship in France. Kyriacou led …
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Emmanouela Frroku chosen as the youngest member of Australia’s rhythmic gymnastics team for the Paris Olympics
Australia’s youngest gymnast heading to the Paris Olympic Games is still in disbelief. “It feels like a dream. I never thought I’d go to the 2024 Olympics because I’m so …
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Kyriacou in storm-hit Evian Championship major hunt
Sydney star Steph Kyriacou is still right in the thick of the hunt to lift her first major title despite a storm bringing an early end to proceedings in the …
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Greek Australians share pride and anticipation as Antetokounmpo becomes flag bearer at Paris Olympics
The 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games are close, so decisions of who are the country flag bearers is coming soon. The Olympic Games Opening Ceremony will be watched worldwide, and …
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The Legacy of the 1896 Olympic Marathon: Greece’s Spyros Louis and Australia’s Edwin Flack
Spyros Louis and Edwin Flack are celebrated figures from the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. Their legacy endures, with statues commemorating their achievements in the municipality of …
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Antetokounmpo and Drisbioti to raise the Greek Flag at Paris 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
The Plenary Session of the Hellenic Olympic Committee has decided that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Antigoni Drisbioti will be the flag bearers for Greece at the Opening Ceremony of the Paris …
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Greek junior swimmer Vangelis Dumas wins gold at European championship
Greek swimmer Vangelis Dumas has triumphed in the 100m breaststroke, capturing the gold medal on the final day of the European Junior Swimming Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania. The 16-year-old athlete …
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On target: Aussie archers earn Paris Olympic shot
From Sydney trains to the Paris Games, transport worker-turned-Olympian Peter Boukouvalas has been waiting 20 years to take a journey to the big time. It all started when the Sydney …