Following that, President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Spyros Capralos gave a moving speech in which he thanked his fellow citizens for the warm welcome the flame received during its national relay and sent his best wishes for France…
ATHENS: Greece on Friday handed over the Olympic flame of the 2024 Games to Paris organisers in a ceremony at the Athens marble stadium where the competition was revived nearly 130 years ago.
The Paris Oympics flame was formally handed to French organizers on Friday in the all-marble stadium where the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896.
Greece on Friday handed over the Olympic flame of the 2024 Games to Paris organisers in a ceremony at the Athens marble stadium where the competition was revived nearly 130 years ago.Hellenic Olympic Committee chairman Spyros Capralos…
Athens turned orange as North African winds swept sand into the city, turning the skies in Southern Greece an orange colour. The Sahara dust gave Athens a Martian-like appearance, worsening air quality and prompting health warnings for…
Residents in Greece were witnesses to a hellish-looking dust storm this week. The dust originated from the Sahara desert in North Africa and was blown across the Mediterranean Sea by strong winds. By Tuesday, Athens and other Greek cities…