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Olympic Games: The National Water Polo Team Defeats Italy 9-8, Awaits Opponent in Quarterfinals
The men’s national water polo team achieved a significant victory with a 9-8 win over Italy in the final match of Group A in the Olympic tournament in Paris.
Polyniki Emmanouilidou qualifies for 200m semi-final
Adaejah Hodge of the British Virgin Islands and Polyniki Emmanouilidou of Greece (right) cross the finish line in a women's 200 meters repechage round heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday in Saint-Denis, France. The 21-year-old Greek sprinter qualified for the semi-final on Monday at 9.54 p.m. with a time of 22.99 seconds. [Martin Meissner/AP]
Stefanidi, Adamopoulou secure spots in pole vault finals
Greece's Katerina Stefanidi qualified for the women's pole vault final at the Paris Olympics on Monday after clearing 4.55 meters on her second attempt.
The 34-year-old, who won gold at the Rio Olympics, will be joined in Wednesday's final by 23-year-old Ariadni Adamopoulou, who cleared 4.40 meters.
Eleni-Klaoudia Polak, 27, was eliminated after failing to clear 4.20 meters.
Olympic Games: Petrounias wins bronze on rings and makes History – Watch video
From Rio to Tokyo and now Paris! The 33-year-old Lefteris Petrounias, a medal collector and king of the rings, has done it again!
Were the Athens Olympics worth it?
The glow of the fireworks has gone for good over the OAKA Olympic stadium in northern Athens. Santiago Calatrava's iconic canopy has been left "naked," without the polycarbonate panels. The current management of the Olympic complex now says it will try to wake up the "white elephant" from its 20-year slumber. All the previous ones had said the same.
Serbia’s 96-85 win over South Sudan puts Greece in the quarterfinals
Greece's basketball team has reached the quarterfinals at the Olympics as Serbia defeated South Sudan 96-85 Saturday night.
Giannis Antetokounmpo waited years to be in the Olympics. Setbacks aside, it’s been ‘incredible’
Giannis Antetokounmpo has waited a long time to be on the Olympic stage. So, when the final horn sounded in Greece's 77-71 win over Australia on Friday to keep alive his country's hopes of advancing to the knockout round, the first-time Olympian slumped, put a towel over his face and buried his head.
He was exhausted. He's not ready for this experience to end. Not yet.
Olympic Games: Spain eliminated, Serbia-Sudan match to determine Greece’s quarterfinal qualification
Canada, already secure in their standing, decisively defeated Spain, knocking them out of the competition. Spain paid dearly for their 12-point loss to Australia in the Olympic opener.
Greece beats Australia 77-71, must wait to see if it qualifies
The Greek basketball team notched its first win in the Olympics, 77-71, against Australia Friday, but missed the chance to ensure qualification in the quarterfinals.
Greece will have to wait for the results of the Canada-Spain and Serbia-South Sudan games to see if it will be among the two best of the three third-place finishers.
Olympic Games, Greece vs. Australia 77-71: The National Team Wins and Waits to See If They Will Be in the Top 8
For the national basketball team, the primary objective to stay alive in the battle for qualification was to defeat Australia, and they did. However, while they could have easily secured a spot in the top 8, they now have to endure a nail-biter.
Greek rowers shine with two bronze medals at Paris 2024 Olympics
Zoe Fitsiou and Milena Kontou delivered an outstanding performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics, clinching the bronze medal in the women's lightweight double sculls on Friday. The event, held at Vaires-sur-Marne, saw the Greek duo finish behind Great Britain, who took gold, and Romania, who secured silver.
Greek rowers Zoe Fitsiou and Milena Kontou win bronze at Paris 2024 Olympics
Zoe Fitsiou and Milena Kontou clinched the bronze medal in the women's lightweight double sculls at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Friday, held in Vaires-sur-Marne. The Greek duo finished behind teams from Great Britain and Romania. This was their debut Olympic appearance, earning Greece its fourth medal in Paris and the sixth Olympic rowing medal in Greek history.
Paris 2024 Olympics: Two Bronze Medals in 20 minutes for Greece
In a span of just 20 minutes, Greek rowers secured two new medals at the Olympic Games. Milena Kontou and Zoe Fitsiou delivered an electrifying performance in the women’s lightweight double sculls final.
Although they started well and were ahead in the first 300 meters, they were in third place after the first 500 meters, with the British and Romanian crews leading.
Greek rowers win bronze in lightweight men’s double sculls
Greek rowers Petros Gkaidatzis and Antonios Papakonstantinou react following their performance in the lightweight men's double sculls final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The event, held on Friday at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne, saw the Greek duo finish behind Ireland and Italy, securing a bronze medal. This achievement marks Greece's third Olympic medal at Paris 2024.
Tsitsipas falls to Djokovic in quarter-finals
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece leaves the court after losing to Serbia's Novak Djokovic in their men's quarter-final match at the Roland Garros stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Thursday. Djokovic, overcoming issues with his surgically repaired right knee, came back from a significant deficit in the second set to defeat Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (3).