Spyros Louis, the first Marathon winner of the modern Olympics. Spyros Louis (12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), was a Greek ...

The journey to secure international recognition for a separate, independent Ireland was far from smooth, as Mike Cronin and ...

Greek runners Charalampos Pitsolis and Stamatia Noula won the 39th “Athens Marathon, the Authentic” (AMA), which took place ...

On Sunday at the historic Athens Marathon, 88-year-old Ploutarchos Pourliakas became the oldest finisher at this year’s race, ...

McGill's women's hockey history has survived from 1899 through today. The school, including Royal Victoria College, has ...

A trip to Greece is a bucket list experience in and of itself. Whether it’s the lure of retracing the footsteps of ...

We ourselves’, in effect, became the first historiographical interpretation of the 1916 Rising. Irish historiography, in the ...

The 2024 marathon season has officially come to an end, with the New York City marathon on November 3, 2024, capping a year ...

The 2004 Games marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance, and also marked the first time Athens hosted the Games ...

The history of the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896 in Athens, was marked by this as well. A woman tried to take part in the marathon. She was rejected and prevented from signing up. And this ...

The Athens Marathon is inspired by the journey of the hoplite who carried the message of victory to Athens after the Battle ...

How many Olympic medals has Petros Persakis won throughout his career? Petros Persakis has won 2 Olympic medal in throughout his career. When did Petros Persakis first compete in the Olympics? He ...