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Christos Volikakis won the gold medal
Greek Cyclist Christos Volikakis won the gold medal at the 2nd European Games of Minsk in the Cycling Scratch Event. The Greek champion took the first place with 17.57 seconds and proved to be one of the world’s top athletes in the event. “The feeling...
Greek NTU students take fourth place at Space Competition in Texas
The Greek Space Team White Noise of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) has been very successful in the annual CanSat simulation training contest. The competition was held in Texas, United States, on 14-17 June, by the Astronautical Society (AAS) with the support of...
Greece Wins Women’s World Deaf Basketball Championship
The Women Deaf Basketball Team won the third consecutive title in the World Championship Final in Lublin, Poland. Athina Zerva the coach and her unstoppable athletes started the game with some difficulties but in the second decade they began to take precedence, so they overcame...
The scientist who discovered the oldest Homo Sapiens skull in the world
The oldest human fossil of Homo Sapiens was discovered in the area of Mani in the Peloponnese. The age of the skull its over 210,000 years, is an important finding, since it may reshape the story of how human specie has spread to Europe and...
Giannis Antetokounmpo lands NBA MVP award!
Giannis Antetokounmpo capped off his fantastic season for the Milwaukee Bucks winning his first Most Valuable Player of the Year trophy, making Greece proud once again! The Greek Freak made a stunning season with Milwaukee in the regular season with 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds and...
Greek Amphitheater “Standing” Opposite the Statue of Liberty
A wooden sculpture adorns the opposite bank of the Statue of Liberty in New York. This work belongs to the Greek artist Kostis Velonis and depicts an amphitheater symbolizing the form he had in Ancient Greece. The large-scale sculpture “Life Without Tragedy” was developed with...
Study reveals roots of Parkinson’s disease in the brain
Researchers from Greece, Great Britain and Italy have uncovered the earliest signs of Parkinson’s disease in the brain, many years before patients show any symptoms. The results, published in journal The Lancet Neurology, challenge the traditional view of the disease and could potentially lead to...
Gold medal in the European Games
Greek shooter and Olympic champion in Rio Anna Korakaki, won the gold medal in 25m pistol in the 2nd European Games that are held in Minsk. It is the second medal for Korakaki in Minsk as she also won the silver medal in 10m pistol...
110 years of active action and solidarity
National Greek Scouts organization counts 110 years of activity in the country , started with Lord Beinden Powell in 1907 in England with a small group of boys and counts today 30 million members in 217 countries. In Greece appeared two years later by Athanasios...