Costas Simitis, Greek leader who stabilised the economy and paved the way for the 2004 Olympics
Costas Simitis, who has died aged 88, was the prime minister who bolstered Greece’s self-esteem by taking it into the ...
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Olympics-From Games on five continents to digital change, IOC candidates unveil plans
The seven candidates for the world's most powerful job in global sport -- the presidency of the International Olympic ...
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Costas Simitis, Greek leader who stabilised the economy and paved the way for the 2004 Olympics
A taste of the suffering to come had already been evident in 2005, when the European Commission put Greece under fiscal monitoring after the state had spent more than €9 billion on the Olympics ...
IOC presidential candidates pitch to Olympic voters in closed-door event
Behind closed doors, seven candidates hoping to lead the International Olympic Committee made key pitches on Thursday to ...
Olympics-Battle for powerful IOC presidency enters final stretch
Only a few people around the world know the name Thomas Bach and even fewer can rattle off those of the seven candidates out ...
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A rare gold medal from 1904 St. Louis Olympics sells for $545,371 at auction
On the other side, Nike, the goddess of victory in ancient Greek mythology, is shown alongside Zeus ... includes the original ...
An Ancient Headless Statue Is Found Amid Trash in Greece
On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went to the police with an unusual object that he said he had found in a ...
Olympics-IOC candidate Coe says he should have handled prize money issue differently
World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe, a candidate for president of the International Olympic Committee, said on Thursday his decision to offer prize money to Paris 2024 Olympic champions of his sport ...