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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...

By Stacy Dimakakos When Jimmy Pantelidis was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer in February of last year, he handled it as he does most other challenges in his life: full-on. Not only did he vow to beat cancer…he vowed to run...

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...

The New York marathon is right around the corner. People from around the world will flock the streets of the United States' biggest city in ten days. Among those who will attempt to reach the finish line are two Greeks running...

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.)...

The renowned epic poems of Homer -- the Iliad and the Odyssey -- have been extremely appreciated in foreign universities and especially in the U.S., with lovers of classical studies organizing special marathon readings entitled Homerathons. Students, teachers, administrative employees...

The Department of Classics of Northwestern University in Illinois, has organized a marathon reading of “The Iliad,” the famous epic poem of Homer. The reading will be held outdoors, next to Lake Michigan and the participants will read the epic...

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...

The Boston Marathon of 2013, sadly marked by the terrorist attack against thousands of peaceful citizens, has become a source of inspiration and creativity. A group of middle school teachers in Hopkinton, which was the starting point of the 2013...

Penelope Kouklaki-Homenidis experienced very emotional moments in the 43rd New York Marathon, where she participated to enhance the Hellenic Relief Foundation (Foundation for Supporting the Greeks). The newspaper "National Herald" stated that Penelope was if not the only, at the...

An initiative is starting in Messinia and Arcadia for the first marathon: Navarino Challenge Run. Dean Karnazes, the Ambassador of the Navarino Challenge, and supporter of the idea of fair play, will be the world’s leading Greek- American Supreme...