LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Lambis Nikolaou, a former International Olympic Committee vice president who helped to organize the 2004 Athens Summer Games, has died. He was 89. Nikolaou was an IOC ...

The Helliniko Olympic Complex in Athens was supposed to be thriving long after the 2004 Summer Olympics had ended. Built on part of the site of the city’s old airport for the Games, the facility ...

The trials and tribulations suffered by the team, whose make-up changed almost as frequently as the Italian government, are worthy of a book on their own, maybe even a film. Then to win Olympic gold ...

ATHENS, Aug 7 (Reuters) - It was billed as a chance to transform Greece's image abroad and boost growth but 10 years after the country hosted the world's greatest sporting extravaganza there is little ...

Lunchtime in Monastiraki, the bustling shopping center of Athens, seems busy enough. Crowds shoulder their ways down narrow streets where quaint shops mingle with jewelry and souvenir stores. And if ...

2004-08-13 04:00:00 PDT Patras , Greece-- For Iraq's soccer team, the Olympic dream took shape under mortar fire and a legacy of torture. When its stadium was destroyed and the roads to practice ...

The 2004 Athens Olympics was a wake-up call for Team USA. After dominating the basketball world for over a decade, the Americans were forced to settle for bronze. It was a humbling moment. Years back, ...

The US faces Brazil in the gold medal match on Saturday. Here are some of the team's most iconic moments from stars like Abby ...