Costas Simitis, Greek leader who stabilised the economy and paved the way for the 2004 Olympics
Costas Simitis, who has died aged 88, was the prime minister who bolstered Greece’s self-esteem by taking it into the ...
‘There is no magic wand’: How one IOC presidential candidate is planning to tackle climate change
The Olympics face a major climate challenge. How might the next president meet it? View on euronews ...
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A Rare Gold Medal From The 1904 Olympics In St. Louis Just Sold For Over $500,000 At Auction
The 1904 Olympics were the first to take place in the United States, and they established the tradition of awarding gold, ...
Man finds 2,000-year-old Greek statue dumped near trash cans
Authorities say the statue dates back to the Hellenistic period and are investigating how it ended up among garbage. It was ...
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A rare gold medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics is up for auction
On the other side, Nike, the goddess of victory in ancient Greek mythology, is shown alongside Zeus ... includes the original ...
An Ancient Headless Statue Is Found Amid Trash in Greece
On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went to the police with an unusual object that he said he had found in a ...
Why have more than 100 athletes returned their Paris Olympic medals?
The Paris Olympic medals haven't aged well for some athletes, leading to apologies, blame-shifting, and several reputations ...
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Rare 1904 Olympic gold medal auctioned for $545,371
An auction firm announced on January 17 that a gold medal from the first Olympics held in the U.S. was sold at auction for over US$500,000 ...