Greece will be the first nation out during the Opening Ceremony. By Sanjesh Singh •Published July 16, 2024•Updated on July 16, 2024 at 8:11 pm NBC Universal, Inc.

ATHENS, Greece (CBS.MW) -- By the time the pope entered the fray two weeks ahead of opening ceremonies with a call for greater morality in sport, it was clear the stakes were high for the Olympic ...

Greece led by 12 at one point, but Germany settled in and used a big third quarter to take a seven-point lead into the fourth. Germany started the final period on a 13-5 run to increase its lead ...

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — Santi Aldama had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Spain defeated Greece 84-77 on Tuesday to earn its first victory of the Paris Olympics and remain in contention to ...

"Greece cannot become a permanent host for the Games because it lacks the money, the infrastructure and the know-how," said Angeliki Thomopoulou, 31, a computer saleswoman.

Greece is staging the biggest ever Olympic security plan worth over 1.0 billion euros -- nearly four times the amount spent for the Sydney 2000 Games.