by John Martino | Jul 24, 2021 | Event, History, Tokyo Games
As with every modern Olympics – except the 2004 Athens Games, where Greece had its flagbearer lead the procession and then brought up its entire team in the rear, the traditional position for hosting nations – Hellas proudly led the way across the Tokyo...
by John Martino | Apr 14, 2021 | Tokyo Games
Heavy with symbolism for the Japanese and all of us who witnessed the tragedy of the earthquake and tsunami that wrought such damage to the Fukushima region in March, 2011, the flame that was first lit at Olympia, Greece on March 12, 2020 now makes its way from the...