Stefanos Ntouskos
Olympic Flame lighting ceremony to take place on April 16
The Olympic Flame lighting ceremony ahead of the Paris Olympic Games will take place at the ancient site of Olympia on April 16 in a public event that will be televised live around the world, according to the program announced on Thursday.
Greece’s Stefanos Ntouskos in upset clinches rowing gold medal, breaking Olympics record
Greek rower Stefanos Ntouskos has clinched Greece's first ever Olympic gold medal in the sport, breaking the Olympic record.
Ntouskos pulled a surprise victory in the men's single sculls with a time of 6min 40.45sec, breaking the previous record of Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand (6:40:45 in the 2016 Rio di Janeiro Olympics) and defeating two time world champion Kjetil Borch.