The Greek team once again put on a solid defensive performance in the game against the USA and showcased its efficiency in the offense when playing with a one-player advantage
The Greek highlights of the day include a face-off between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic for a spot in the tennis semifinals and swimmer Apostolos Christou's race for a medal in the 200m backstroke final
Boxers Lin Yu-ting and Imane Khelif (both biologically male who identify as transgender women) were given the green light to compete in the women’s events at the Olympics
Day 5 of the 2024 Olympic Games, Wednesday, July 31, beholds a full program, full of Greek athletes participating in a variety of sports. And even better, Elisavet Teltsidou will enter the judo battle with chances of winning a medal.
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On Day 4 don't miss the showdown between Greece's National Basketball Team and Spain, as well as Stefanos Ntouskos' effort to qualify for the semifinals in the single sculls
Both won in straight sets
Meanwhile, many facilities from the 2004 Athens Olympics, which contributed to Greece's debt crisis, are now abandoned.
Today keep your eyes peeled for Apostolos Christou in his final competition for the 100 meters backstroke, Dora Gkountoura in fencing, and Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas in mixed doubles tennis.
Sakkari will advance to the second round of the women's tennis singles, where she will face the winner of the Alexandrova vs. Yuan match.
The program for Day 2 of the 2024 Olympic Games will also be filled with Greek participation. The times and channels are listed below.
Day 1 of competition at the 2024 Olympics is packed with events in swimming, shooting, gymnastics, basketball, tennis and water polo
The three-hour show, which saw more than 200 delegations on 85 boats wind past a string of stages on the nearly four-mile course, culminated with former sprinter Marie-José Perec and judoka Teddy Riner lighting the cauldron
The now clean and clear River Seine, according to the organizers, will host swimming events and the first-ever "riverine" opening ceremony of the Games
In the nick of time from Paris: Sprinters, ballers, leapers, break dancers (!), Seine-swimming triathletes (!!) and robot Al Michaels (!!!) are here to provide badly needed seasonal relief
Events for the 2024 Summer Games will be held at iconic locales throughout the city, drawing millions of visitors, in a security challenge as difficult as any athletic contest
Notably, certain sports will commence ahead of the official opening, including football and rugby sevens, which begin today, July 24, and archery and handball, which start on July 25.
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