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Greece in do-or-die game
Greece's basketball team will take on Australia on Friday in a do-or-die game. With Greece now 0-2 in the Olympic Basketball Tournament, a victory over the Boomers is critical to their chances of reaching the quarterfinals.
The missed opportunities of the Athens Games
As Greeks watch the Paris Olympics, their mind inevitably goes back 20 years to the Athens Games.
Apostolos Christou wins silver medal in men’s 200m backstroke
Greek swimmer Apostolos Christou won the silver medal in the men's 200m backstroke final on Thursday.
Christou finished in second place with a time of 1:54.82, setting a new national record. He trailed Hungarian swimmer Hubert Kos, who won gold with a time of 1:54.26, and finished ahead of Swiss competitor Roman Mityukov, who clocked 1:54.85.
Apostolos Christou won the silver medal in the 200m backstroke at the Olympic Games
Second medal for Greece at the Olympic Games, as Apostolos Christou took second place in the 200m backstroke final in Paris with a time of 1:54.82.
“I gave it my all because I knew I had to surpass myself. I really wanted it and found the strength to perform an incredible race,” emphasized Apostolos Christou after his great success.
Men’s water polo team beats Americans to reach quarter finals
Greece's men's water polo team secured their spot in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics by defeating the USA 13-11, marking their third consecutive win in Group A.
The Greek team now face two important matches, starting with the one against world champions Croatia on Saturday (at 13.05 French time), followed by Italy on August 5.
Olympic Games: Men’s National Water Polo Team Advances to Quarterfinals, Defeats USA 13-11
The men’s national water polo team secured their spot in the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympic tournament by defeating the USA 13-11, marking their third consecutive win in Group A.
Greek Participation on the 6th Day of the Paris Olympics
On Thursday (1/8), Greek athletes will compete in six different events on the 6th day of the Paris Olympics. Following Tselidis’ first Greek medal in judo, Antigoni Drisbioti and Apostolos Christou will be aiming for podium finishes in their respective finals.
Judoka Thodoris Tselidis wins Greece’s first medal at Paris Olympics
Thodoris Tselidis won the bronze medal in the men's -90kg weight class on Wednesday, Greece's first medal at the Paris Olympics.
The 27-year-old Greek judoka defeated Tristani Mosakhlishvili of Spain in the fight for third place.
Tselidis started strong, taking an early 1-0 lead that he maintained throughout the match.
Table tennis: Gionis’ sixth Olympiad ends with round of 32 loss to Kanak Jha
Panagiotis Gionis of Greece looks dejected after losing his round of 32 match to Kanak Jha of the United States in the men's singles table tennis tournament at the South Paris Arena 4 on Wednesday during the Paris 2024 Olympics. In his sixth Olympiad, the 44-year-old Greek champion was defeated 4-2 and has been eliminated from the tournament. [Reuters]
Fencing: Greek team files complaint over women’s sabre quarterfinal match
Manon Apithy-Brunet of France celebrates beside Theodora Gkountoura of Greece after winning their women's sabre individual quarterfinal match on Monday. On Tuesday, the Greek team filed an official complaint with the international federation regarding the event.
2024 Olympics, Greece: Qualification Scenarios for the National Team
The national basketball team is with its back against the wall. And at least until the match between Australia and Canada (14:30) is over, its fate is not in its own hands.
Greek hoopsters are bettered by Spain in crucial game
Greece came up short for a second time at the basketball tournament of the Olympic Games on Tuesday, going down 84-77 to Spain in Lille, in a great European derby, a traditional battle between two of the continent's greatest basketball forces. The Greek hoopsters still have an outside chance to qualify though.
Olympic Games, Greece-Spain 77-84: The Comeback Fell Short and Qualification Became Extremely Difficult
Second game for the Greek national team in the Olympics, second loss with a similar scenario and score… After Canada (who beat us 86-79 in the opener), the blue and white team was defeated 84-77 by Spain in a match that started ideally (we led 20-12 in the 8th minute) but continued nightmarishly (35-49 at halftime)… And when we played defense and found a hero in Tolioopoulos (14 points with 4/6
Olympic Games, Greece-Romania 14-7: Men’s National Water Polo Team Starts with a Victory – See pics
Thodoris Vlachos’s team did not face the unexpected events that occurred after the morning practice. Except for a period at the end of the second quarter when the Romanians closed the gap to three goals, the team was never seriously threatened by its opponent.
Patra to host major Olympic memorabilia exhibition featuring 10,000 artifacts
Some 10,000 original pieces from a private collection of Olympic Games memorabilia are going on display in the western port city of Patra on Monday, in a show running until August 3 at City Hall.
The exhibits have been donated by Pantelis Kotzanoulis, who is believed to have the biggest collection of its kind in Greece, with more than 30,000 pieces.