The gymnasia were the ancient Greek equivalent of a sports centre ... Favourite sports included wrestling, javelin and discus throwing, and boxing. Gymnasia usually consisted of a large exercise ...

According to Maria Lemos, the founder of the Athens boutique Mouki Mou, it’s all about “philoxenia,” a love of one’s guest.

How do challenges work, and how many do you get in Olympic wrestling? Coaches are allowed to challenge decisions made by the referees. The coach will throw a soft object onto the mat to get the ...

Wrestling was part of the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece, making it one of the oldest competitive ... Johannes Kotkas was a former Soviet national champion in the hammer throw. In Helsinki, he ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running. Jumping. Throwing. Wrestling. Boxing. Horse racing. We’ve got it all going on! Welcome to Olympia ...

Who were the ancient Greeks? Who were the ancient Greeks? Discover different ancient Greek cities and find out how they were ruled. How did the Olympic Games begin? Learn how the Olympic Games ...

A remarkable ancient site on the tiny Greek island of Delos is "doomed to disappear" within decades due to rising sea levels and geological processes, an expert has said. While it only covers an ...

KALAMATA (Greece), May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) - A court in Greece has abandoned the trial of nine Egyptian men accused of causing the biggest migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea for a decade.

Have you found yourself thumbing through your zine library in search of new Asian American voices among the little paper creations? You’re in luck, girly: Local zine curators and general good ...

ESPN tracks how the India's top 10 medal prospects are doing 50 days out from the start of the Olympics. ESPN tracks how the India's top 10 medal prospects are doing 60 days out from the start of ...

Archaeologists discovered remnants of the small factory on an island in Greece Sonja Anderson The mystifying Minoan structure, unearthed on a hilltop in Crete, is one of 35 newly announced ...

A court in Greece has abandoned the trial of nine Egyptian men accused of causing the biggest migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea for a decade. The judges in the southern port city of ...