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Miltiadis Tentoglou clinches gold with top leap for 2023 at European Championships (video)
Greek Olympic champion Miltos (Miltiadis) Tentoglou has once more added to his winning streak for the year, achieving a gold medal for the men’s Long Jump at the European Championships …
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Second place and a personal record for Greek-Australian racewalker Papadopoulou
Christina Papadopoulou delivered an outstanding performance in the 10km racewalk at the Borsky Mikulas meeting in Slovakia, where she improved her personal record, finishing second in 44.58. The 26-year-old champion, …
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Fallen Kambosos Jr mobilises for a second coming
Two crushing defeats in 2022 to an undisputed world champion cannot blunt George Kambosos Jr’s appetite. Nine months after a second loss to the unstoppable Devin Haney, Australia’s former unified …
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Cypriot fighter Charalampos Grigoriou closer to making the UFC
Cypriot MMA fighter Charalampos “The Ferocious” Grigoriou has signed on to fight for Dana White’s Contender Series, and is now one step closer to reaching the UFC. The promotion allows …
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Players, coaches and support wanted for Greek hockey team
Melbourne Hellas HC are looking for people to help form Australia’s first ever Greek based hockey club. Hellas would be located in Melbourne’s north, likely around Bundoora or Preston. Luke, …
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Kambosos takes on British boxer Hughes in ring return
Australia’s former world champion George Kambosos Jr will make his return to the ring in July in the US against Briton Maxi Hughes. Kambosos crushingly lost his lightweight belts to …
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Greek Australian athletes selected for nationals at Oceania Cup
Two young Greek Australian athletes have been selected to compete in the 2023 Oceania Cup. Nicholas Kollias (men’s high jump) and Leyla Liakatos (women’s 3000m sprint) will both don the …
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Antigoni Drisbioti takes gold medal for Greece at European Race Walk Championships
Antigoni Drisbioti showcased her talent and determination by claiming the gold medal for Greece at the European Race Walking Team Championships in the Czech Republic on Sunday. Drisbioti’s outstanding performance …
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A water polo dynasty, with a Greek connection
For Andrew Yanitsas, teaching may be his long-time job, but water polo is his passion. The current director of sport at St Catherine’s School Sydney, has coached his UNSW Wests …
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Australian Olympic committee backs voice ‘yes’ vote
The Australian Olympic Committee executive has thrown its support behind the ‘yes’ vote ahead of the Indigenous voice referendum. AOC President Ian Chesterman announced the decision on Saturday, saying the …