The 72-year-old, who recently succeeded Spyros Capralos as HOC President, joined the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure ...
Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the flame through 41 Greek towns to the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. From Athens, the torch boarded the “Belem,” a three-masted ship that dates back to 1896, the ...
Mystery surrounds the absence of Melbourne’s 1956 Olympic torch from a world-renowned display at the birthplace of the Modern ...
And I want to know why. Where is it? The Melbourne 1956 Olympic torch is the only one missing from the display at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. Picture: Athos Sirianos A poster is all we’ve ...
The Athens 2004 Paralympic Games got underway on 17th September with a spectacular Opening Ceremony at the Olympic stadium. During the Games, 73 of the 136 competing nations won at least one medal ...
The whereabouts of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic torch meant to be on display at an Athenian Olympics museum remains a mystery.