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UK, Australia Joining Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Olympic Games
The nations of the United Kingdom and Australia are joining Washington's diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games scheduled for February of 2022, per announcements from the prime ministers of both nations on Wednesday.
US President Joe Biden had announced...
History
The Worst Olympic Games Fiasco in History
The 1904 Olympics were not a shining moment in worldwide sport, and appear to be one of the absolute lowest points for the global movement.
History
HALC Petitions for Olympic Games to Be Held Permanently in Greece
The Hellenic American Leadership Council has petitioned for the Olympic Games to be held permanently in Greece and is collecting signatures to be sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
In a letter sent to the IOC, the three main...
Interviews
Two-Time Olympic Medal-Winning Fencer Alexander Massialas Eyes Tokyo Games
Two-time Olympic medal-winning fencer Alexander Massialas chatted with this Greek-American journalist about his plans for 2020, which include preparations for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Massialas won two medals for Team USA at the 2016 Olympic Games in...
Diaspora
Bob Costas Rips IOC, Beijing in Runup To Olympics
During an appearance on CNN Tonight with Michael Smerconish last week, veteran Olympics broadcaster and Greek-American journalist Bob Costas ripped the International Olympic Committee for what he called its “affinity for authoritarian nations.”
Costas also pointed out the hypocrisy of...
Politics
US Imposes Diplomatic Boycott for 2022 Beijing Olympics
The United States announced on Monday that it will hold a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The upcoming Winter Olympics will be held in China's National Stadium in Beijing.
The U.S. justified its boycott by referencing China's "egregious"...
Diaspora
Greek American Swimmer Anastasia Pagonis Wins Gold at Paralympic Games
Greek American swimmer Anastasia Pagonis, who is blind, won the US' first gold in the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Thursday.
Pagonis made her Paralympic debut winning gold in the women’s 400-meter freestyle S11 with a new world record of 4:54:49....
Society
13-Year-Old Nishiya Momiji Among Youngest Ever Olympic Gold Medalists
Momiji Nishiya made history on Monday by winning the first-ever gold Olympic medal for the women's category of street skateboarding.
Sports
Greek American Nefeli Papadakis Qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
Greek-American judoka Nefeli Papadakis has qualified to represent the U.S. at the Tokyo Olympics which start later this month.
Greek News
Greek-American Stephania Haralabidis to Join US Olympic Water Polo Team
Greek-American Stephania Haralabidis has been named to the U.S. Women's Water Polo Team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Haralabidis, who is 26, will be making her first appearance at the Olympics this summer.
She has been playing...
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo “Hoping to Play for Greece” in the Tokyo Olympics
Giannis Antetokounmpo is hoping to represent Greece in the upcoming Olympic Games, his agent Giorgos Panou said on Friday.
USA
Greek Swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev Eyes Tokyo 2021 Olympic Gold
2019 World Championship silver medalist Kristian Gkolomeev has expressed his clear ambition to swim his way to a gold medal in the next Olympic Games, which have been rescheduled for the summer of 2021 in Tokyo.
Gkolomeev spoke with Greek...
Diaspora
1936 Olympic Relay Torch Travels from Ancient Olympia to Berlin, to be Displayed at Delaware’s Odyssey Charter School Celebration
September 24 marks the 10th anniversary of the Odyssey Charter School in Wilmington, Delaware and the celebrations will have a special relic on display: An Olympic torch from the first modern-day Olympic games in 1936.
The torch found its way to...
Greek News
Rio Olympics: Greek-American Helen Maroulis Gets Gold in Wrestling for the USA
Greek-American freestyle wrestler Helen Maroulis, aged 25, pinned down Japan's Saori Yoshida scoring a gold medal in women's wrestling in the 53 kg division for the United States. Her win dashed Yoshida's hopes to become the second wrestler ever...
Art
Interactive Display at Chicago’s National Hellenic Museum Explores Olympics of Ancient Times to Current Day Rio
There is a new interactive digital display at the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago that unveils the history of the Olympic Games from their beginning in Greece until current day Rio.
Technology has brought a new interactive book that allows...