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The 128th Boston Marathon which will be run on Monday, April 15 has a special significance for Greeks in America. Begun in 1897, the event was inspired by the success of the first marathon competition in the 1896 Athens...

Stylianos Kyriakides, was a Greek Cypriot marathon runner who won the Boston Marathon in 1946 with the goal of raising funds to provide food and shelter to Greeks suffering from severe poverty following the Second World War and the Greek...

The Consul General of Greece, Stratos Efthymiou, presented four golden olive branch wreaths for the Boston Marathon winners to the Boston Athletic Association. The wreaths were presented during the Boston Marathon Opening Ceremony and they will crown the winners of Monday's...

Boston Athletic Association officials announced that the 125th annual Boston Marathon will honor Marathon history and the future of running this year, with a special nod to the Greek winner from 1946, Stylianos Kyriakides. A flag showing the Greek war hero's...

The Consul General of Greece on Thursday presented four olive branch wreaths to the Boston Athletic Association, which will be used to crown the winners of Monday's 123rd running of the Boston Marathon. The wreaths are offered in the name...

A ceremony to deliver victor's' wreaths for the Boston Marathon, presented by the General Consulate of Greece in Boston and the Greek-American Council 'Alpha Omega', was held on Thursday. The Boston Marathon, which will take place on Monday, is considered...

Freshly dipped in 24-karat gold olive wreaths have arrived from Marathon, Greece, to be awarded to the four winners of the 2015 Boston Marathon. The wreaths were presented by the Consul General of Greece, Ifigenia Kanara, to the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.)...

Greece will be offering olive wreaths to those who participate and complete the 118th Boston Marathon which is scheduled to be held on April 21, 2014. This year is the first anniversary of the tragic incident that happened during...

Dr. George Velmachos became known worldwide as the head of doctors who successfully treated the victims of the bomb attack at the Boston Marathon last April. The great Greek scientist is also the doctor of  16-year-old Myrto, who was...

Thousands of runners and their supporters have completed the final mile of Boston Marathon, five weeks after they were interrupted when two bombs exploded near the finishing line on April 15. Three were killed and more than 260 were...

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos, who is visiting the U.S. from May 15-23 on an invitation from Archbishop Demetrios of America visited the site of the Boston Marathon bombings and held the Thrice Holy in memory...

By Stamatis Astra* -- It was 2:33, one more picture, one more tweet. I managed a coveted spot at the Finish line, at the 4:00:00 mark. I saw people finishing 26.2 miles, people in pain but with a smile....

Dimitris Kyriakides, an Athenian whose father Stylianos won the 1946 Boston Marathon, had  a front-row view of the bombings at this year's race and related the moments of horror to the Greek media, including news site Newsit. Kyriakides said: "I...

The Greek Embassy in Washington, D.C. said it was in contact with U.S. officials in the aftermath of the twin bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15 that killed three and injured 144, but...

A pair of explosions rocked the finish line at the Boston Marathon, killing three people - including an 8-year-old boy - and injuring many others on Monday afternoon. Video from the finish line showed screams and an enormous cloud of...