Sports

Dick Fosbury rewrote history — or rather, he wrote it his own way.A towering figure in the world of athletics, the American high jumper transformed the entire structure of his sport through sheer originality. It was back in 1964 when he entered a competition and jumped with his back to the bar! S...

He is the European Champion in the 200m backstroke! At the European Swimming Championships in Slovakia, Apostolos Siskos not only won the gold medal, but also claimed two bronze medals — in the 200m butterfly and in the 4x100 mixed relay — in the under-23 age category. His collection also inc...

The radio show “Listen and See, Look and Hear” once again takes you on a journey into the fascinating world of curious happenings and strange developments! News and stories you’ve never heard before every Tuesday on Voice of Greece, with Nikolas Angelidis and Grigoris Nanis behind the microphones. Today we he...

Τoday we learn about a sport that is chasing official recognition… as an Olympic discipline. It’s Pickleball and there’s strong Greek participation! In Greece it’s not yet well known, but a dynamic group of Greeks from Canada have set out to change that: to bring the sport to Greece and form a nation...

The Greek National Basketball Team has won its sixth medal in the European Championship (men’s category). Vangelis Alexandris - who himself won a silver medal with the Greek National Youth Team at the 1970 European Championship - analysed how the team achieved this important distinction. A coach w...

We travel 38 years back… Sitting comfortably on a straw café chair, we read the morning paper. The Saturday edition of "Ta Nea", dated October 17, 1987, is our companion today as part of the "Back Then" segment of the program Time in Greece. Here’s what we learn: The rivalry between “The Empero...

Greek sailor Konstantinos Portosalte stands at the very top of the world, on the highest step of the podium at the World Sailing Championships for Youth in the ILCA 4 category. Competing in Los Angeles, where the event was held, he won the gold medal among 140 athletes from 31 countries. At the European...

She was named Best Goalkeeper at the European Junior Women’s Water Polo Championship in Malta, where the Greek national team won the silver medal. Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou also holds a bronze medal from the 2025 FINA World Women’s Youth Championship in Brazil, as well as a silver medal from the sam...

Together, we open the newspapers of the time and turn the calendar back to 1948…Before us lies the sports daily Athlitismos tis Ellados and as we flip through its pages, we learn about: Panathinaikos’ triumph over Atromitos with a 6–0 score The Greek Cup matches of the season The clash betwe...

The defining moment of his career so far came with a silver medal at the World Wrestling Championship. Dimitris Soulis spoke about the path that led him to this international success as an athlete, on the program on “Athletic Voice” with Grigoris Nanis.

The program “Listen & See, Look & Hear” with Nikolas Angelidis and Grigoris Nanis is here to remind you of curious situations. Today we learn about: The Greek nut that’s at the very top of the world. The miracle team MPAM FC that emerged from the internet and now has more followers than ...

She is a world champion - not once, but twice… and at the same time, a European champion. Paschalina Mouratidou also holds a silver medal from the European Rowing Championships in the women’s quadruple sculls. How she made it to the top of the podium three times, and once to second place, at ...

It's the Friday edition of the program “Time in Greece” with Nikolas Angelidis.  Back in the Day… takes us 40 years back, on Thursday, September 19, 1985, and we read "Filathlos" newspaper. We read about… AEK’s historic victory over Real Madrid, 1–0. The unbelievable goal by Pavlos Papaioannou, ...

A unique tribute to the 101st anniversary of AEK, which is celebrated today... It was on September 18, 1924, when the Court of First Instance of Athens approved the statutes of the Athletic Union of Constantinople (AEK), with its emblem being the double-headed eagle, its colors yellow and black, and...

Manolis Vomvylas etched a “golden” page in the history of Greek sailing at the European Championship in Poland. He claimed the gold medal in the ILCA4 Youth category, finishing with 33 penalty points across 11 races. Sharing how he rose to become European Champion, he joined his voice with the...

The program “Listen & See, Look & Hear” is back with you again after a short break. Together, we’ll make it through this winter with news you’ve never heard before and stories you won’t believe are actually true… Nikolas Angelidis and Grigoris Nanis bring us today: How hard it really is t...

Every Friday, "Time in Greece" takes you back into the world of press history. Nikolas Angelidis becomes your time-travel guide, turning the calendar back to a specific date and leafing through the newspapers of that day. Today, we open the issue of the newspaper“Αθλητική Ηχώ” (Athlitiki Echo) from Fri...

We turn the calendars back. 58 years ago. Back in the Day… Monday, 22 August 1967. In front of us lies a newspaper of that day. It’s the sports weekly OMADA, filled with rich coverage of all the teams and every sport… So today we learn: About Olympiacos’ trip to Canada and their matches played ...