FILE - Lambis Nikolaou, head of the Greek Olympic Committee, right, hands the Olympic Flame to Mitt Romney, head of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, at the Panathenian stadium in Athens on Dec. 3, ...
Released today at the Olympic Legacy Forum in PyeongChang, Republic of Korea, the updated "Over 125 years of Olympic venues: post-Games use" report examines 982 venues that have hosted medal events, ...
Athens Academy alumnus and current Harvard junior Graham Blanks will be competing in the 5,000-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Saturday, Aug. 10. Blanks is one of two men from Team ...
The history of the Summer Olympics does not just show us how sports have evolved over time, but also holds a mirror up to the political and social contexts of the period. In preparation for this ...
ATHENS, Greece -- A recent political cartoon showed images of lanky Olympic runners on an ancient urn. Trailing behind -- sweating and struggling to keep up -- was the stubby figure of Greek Premier ...
PARIS, France — An Athens native made his way into an Olympic track and field final on Wednesday in Paris. Graham Blanks qualified out of the 5000m heats, finishing sixth in his race at the Paris ...
ATHENS, Greece -- The front-page ads in Greek newspapers Wednesday proclaimed: "One year until the big celebration." Not everyone was in a party mood, though, as concerns remained over whether Athens ...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Lambis Nikolaou, a former International Olympic Committee vice president who helped to organize the 2004 Athens Summer Games, has died. He was 89. Nikolaou was an IOC ...