GREEK SPORT: AGONAsport’s “Decade in Review” series concludes with Andrew Stamas counting down the top 10 Greek sporting highlights of the last decade on the international stage, in the second of a three-part series.
GREEK SPORT: AGONAsport’s “Decade in Review” series concludes with Andrew Stamas counting down the top 10 Greek sporting highlights of the last decade on the international stage, starting with honorable mentions in the first of a three-part series.
OLYMPIC SPORTS: Greece’s Elina Tzengko broke the U20 world record in the women’s javelin throw, as the 17-year-old from Halkidiki registered a throw of 63.96 metres in Ioannina on Saturday.
OLYMPIC SPORTS: In an effort to promote gender equality, the IOC has given nations the option of appointing a man and a woman to be flag bearers together at the Olympic opening ceremony.
OLYMPIC SPORTS: Greece’s Katerina Stefanidi was the winner of the Ultimate Garden Clash, clearing the bar at 4.00 metres a total of 34 times in 30 minutes.
OLYMPIC SPORTS: Greece’s Katerina Stefanidi will be one of three competitors in the Ultimate Garden Clash on Saturday, where she will be competing remotely from Athens.
OLYMPIC SPORTS: The European Athletic Association announced that the 2020 European Athletics Championships in Paris will not take place, and will not be moved to an alternative date either.
OLYMPIC SPORTS: It was announced that Eleftherios Petrounias would take gold in the men’s rings at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Baku after the Greek had finished first in qualifying, before the rest of the competition was called off.
OLYMPIC SPORTS: Christina Bourmpou and Maria Kyridou could greatly benefit from the Tokyo Olympics being pushed back to 2021, as the teenage rowing duo from Thessaloniki will now have an extra year of development to boost their Olympic medal prospects.
OLYMPIC SPORTS: The International Olympic Committee has given itself a deadline of four weeks to make a decision on whether to postpone this year’s Summer Olympics.
OLYMPIC SPORTS: With the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan being called off after Greece’s Eleftherios Petrounias finished in first place in qualifying, the reigning Olympic champion’s Tokyo 2020 qualification hopes are now out of his control.
OLYMPIC GAMES: Although other major sporting events have been cancelled or postponed, the International Olympic Committee has announced that they still intend on holding this year’s Summer Olympics on its scheduled dates.
OLYMPIC GAMES: After getting underway on Thursday, the Greek leg of the 2020 Olympic torch relay has since been suspended and will no longer take place.
OLYMPIC SPORTS: The 2020 Olympic torch relay began on Thursday after the traditional ceremony was performed in Olympia, Greece, with Olympic gold medalist Anna Korakaki becoming the first woman to ever launch an Olympic torch relay.
