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‘Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of a good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.’
Baron Pierre de Coubertin

Cyprus is once again taking part in the…

Τhe London 2012 Olympic Games known as the XXX Olympiad were held from 25th July to 12th August.

At the Opening Ceremony more than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries participated. London had been selected as the host city on 6th July 2005 at the…

Αccording to mythology the Olympic Games originated in a foot race run by girls for the privilege of becoming the priestess of the Moon Goddess Hera and a second foot race was run by young men for the dangerous privilege of becoming the…

«You must not be ashamed for having been beaten. You must be ashamed only when you have played badly and been beaten for that reason. Or, and this is worse – you must be ashamed when you have won by playing badly or dishonestly. Fair play, this is…

In ancient Greece the Games (contests) represented Freedom and Democracy. They constituted a congregation of free men of their own free will, where the runner from Corinth and the jumper from Rhodes stood equal in status. All could participate and…

In the Montreal Games of 1976 the workers’ trade unions staged many and successive strikes thus compelling the Government, which feared the danger of the Games being cancelled, to advance large sums of money and benefits which combined with the…

Omodhos Village Street

Serene and content this old grandmother wiles away the hours stitching the white needle lace known as "Pipilla". She is sitting outside the gates of the garden entrance to her home in the village of Omodhos. During spring and early summer the cobbled…

Every weekend the exodus from the cities for a holiday of a short duration of ten brings headaches that turn to nightmares when a great number of vehicular accidents place undue need for blood donations.Cyprus of ten tries in different ways to…

Orchids, the beautiful wild flowers that grow on the trunks of rain forest trees can now be found all over the world where more than 30,000 species exist. The first orchid to reach Europe was the "Vanilla" brought by the Spaniards in 1510 A.D. from…