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Greek team parades along Seine during Olympic games opening ceremony
The Greek Olympic team, as is customary, led the parade along the Seine River in the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday.
It is the first-ever parade held on the water, with each team having its own boat that follows a 6-kilometer route along the Seine.
Olympic Games: The Greek delegation is ready for the opening ceremony (photos)
Any issues that have arisen in recent hours are being set aside; everyone is putting on their best smile as we count down to the opening ceremony, which also marks the start of the Olympic Games.
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Greeks turn their attention to the Paris Olympics
Nkos Efstathiou, an Athens-based journalist and author of a best-selling biography on Olympic Champion Pyrros Dimas, joins me to look at the buzz around the Olympics in Greece this summer, and break down whether Greek sport - which took a hit during the crisis - is bouncing back.
Mitsotakis in Paris for Olympics opening ceremony
Thomas Bach, left, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), left, and his wife Claudia Bach, right, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotaki before a gala dinner hosted by the IOC and the French Presidency at the Louvre Museum, at the Paris Olympic games, Thursday, in Paris.
Siblings sailing for Olympic glory
Brother and sister duo Odysseas Spanakis (front) and Ariadne Spanaki of Greece are shown during dinghy training at the Marseille Marina in the southern French port city, on Thursday, a day before the official inauguration of the Paris Games. The dinghy (or 470, from the legth of the boat in centimeters) competition starts Sunday.
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Serbia crushes Greece in pre-Olympic basketball friendly
BELGRADE - The Serbia men's national basketball team defeated Greece 94-72 at the Belgrade Arena on Monday evening in the last test before the Olympic Games.
Captain Bogdan Bogdanovic led the scoring for Serbia with 19 points, Nikola Jokic scored 16 points and Filip Petrusev, Nikola Milutinov and Nikola Jovic added 15, 11 and 10 points, respectively.
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Serbian clubs learn of their potential opponents in UEFA competitions
NYON - Serbian side Partizan Belgrade were on Monday drawn to play Scottish football powerhouse Glasgow Rangers in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round if they knock out Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv in the second round.
Dynamo will host the first leg of the tie in Lublin, Poland, on Tuesday and the return leg is scheduled for July 31 in Belgrade.
Serbia outclasses Japan in pre-Olympic basketball friendly
BELGRADE - The Serbia men's national basketball team outclassed Japan 119-100 in a pre-Olympic friendly game at the Belgrade Arena on Sunday evening.
Nikola Jokic led Serbia to victory with 18 points and six assists, Filip Petrusev scored 17 points, captain Bogdan Bogdanovic had 15 points and eight assists and Ognjen Dobric and Vasilije Micic added 14 and 12 points, respectively.
Serbia crushed by USA at Abu Dhabi basketball tournament
ABU DHABI - The Serbia men's national basketball team suffered a 105-79 defeat to the USA on Wednesday evening in its second game at a pre-Olympic tournament in Abu Dhabi.
Steph Curry led the scoring for the USA with 24 points.
The Serbia team was without captain Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nikola Milutinov.
Giannis as Greece’s flag-bearer at the Paris Games
Greek basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo will be, along with race walker Antigoni Drisbioti, the flag-bearer for Greece at the Paris Olympic Games.
Domingo, Carreras perform at ancient Panathenaic Stadium
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo performs at the ancient Panathenaic Stadium during a concert along with his compatriot tenor Jose Carreras (not pictured) in Athens, Greece, on 10 July. Spanish tenors Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo delivered a performance at Panathenaic Stadium with a repertoire spanning classical masterpieces, Broadway hits and traditional Spanish and Neapolitan songs.
PPC sends a strong message for equality and inclusion
The unique dance act “OUR Final Countdown” was presented for the first time by PPC, featuring Nikos Galis, during halftime of the Greek Men’s National Basketball Team’s game against the Dominican Republic at the 2024 Olympic Basket