As the final curtain fell on the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, a bow to the…
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By Gregory PappasNewsSports
How 1% of Greece’s Defense Budget Could Transform a Failed Athletic Program in Greece
The Olympics have come and gone and once again, tiny Greece has over-performed what many…
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By Gregory PappasNewsSports
Goldman Sachs Olympics Predictions Fail Miserably on Greece Medals; They Predicted Zero
A post on my Facebook newsfeed said it all, simply and beautifully today, comparing predictions…
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Maybe it’s her yiayia’s Greek coffee that Helen Maroulis says (via Instagram) smiles back at…
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Greece’s Katerina Stefanidi won the Good Medal in the pole vault at the Rio Olympics–…
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Diaspora
Members of U.S. Congress Maloney and Bilirakis Urge NBC’s CEO to Make On-Air Correction During Closing Ceremonies
Two members of the United States Congress, representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)…
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“Greek by birth. Wrestler by heart. Passionate about life” Helen Maroulis Scores Upset of the Rio Olympics with Wrestling Gold for Team USA
The analogies of a wrestler of Greek heritage competing in the modern Olympics— even though…
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Greece’s dinghy sailing team of Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis won a bronze medal in…
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Liverpool, England-born champion swimmer Spyros Gianniotis walked away with Greece’s fourth medal in the Rio…
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(Video) Greek National Anthem Plays Loudly in Rio for Gold Medal Rings Performance of Eleftherios Petrounias
Greece’s Eleftherios Petrounias won the Gold Medal at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics in…