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LA 2028 Olympics add new events in swimming, gymnastics, track; more female spots for first time
In track, the mixed 4x100m makes its major championship debut at the first World Athletics Ultimate Championship in 2026 ...
IOC approves more women’s teams, new swimming events in adds to L.A. Olympics
The IOC is expanding the Olympic women's soccer and 3X3 basketball tournaments in 2028 while adding several new events in ...
The Decatur Daily15h
Residents push for a pool to open in Limestone County
It has been two years since the Athens-Limestone Hospital Wellness Center pool and hot tub were closed, but residents are ...
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Dimitris Karydis – The ‘Boy Wonder’ Who a Became Mentor to Champions
Nikos Gemelos was Karydis’ successor at Olympiacos. Born on May 19, 1968 in Piraeus’ Aghia Sofia district, he began his ...
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The Sea Within Them
The race that had an entire country on the edge of their seats: Spyros Gianniotis wins a silver medal at the Rio Olympics—the ...
Women's Pool Final Played by Two Transgender Athletes
The trans sports debate was reignited on Sunday when two players, who were assigned male at birth, competed for the women's ...
Greek Reporter2d
On This Day in 1896 the First Modern Olympic Games Began in Athens
On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium ...
Sports lessons from Gary Hall Jr., trash-talking Olympian who lost everything in LA fires
Gary Hall Jr. was a five-time Olympic gold medalist known for trash talk. Here's his advice from a 'humbling' swim career ...
The Independent3d
Kirsty Coventry – An athlete, advocate, and architect
Kirsty Coventry transitioned from Olympic champion to IOC president with her lifelong commitment to the transformative power ...
Greek City Times3d
On this day in 1896, the first Modern Olympic Games begins in Athens
On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games were reborn in Athens, 1,500 years after Roman Emperor Theodosius I banned them in 393 ...
New Villas, Activities, A Stunning Setting: Greece’s Costa Navarino
Costa Navarino, in Greece's southwest Peloponnese, is opening for the season with new deluxe villas to rent, new activities ...
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Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard and Sue Bird highlight Basketball Hall of Fame class
Anthony and Howard are going into the HOF, twice. Anthony and Howard were announced as members of the Class of 2025, as was the 2008 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team.