Sport events

Great names in open water swimming will attend the 4th “Santorini Experience”, a leading sports tourism event in Greece that will take place October 5-7.

The Greek destination of Messinia in April 2019 will host the IRONMAN 70.3, a challenging sports event that takes place in various locations around the world.

The Greek island of Kimolos on June 3 will host a race on its traditional paths, offering an alternative opportunity for everyone to get to know and explore the destination.

Greece’s sports tourism event “Navarino Challenge” has announced the addition of beach volley to its program of activities this year.

The Glyfada Golf Club in Athens was one of the stops included in the 2018 edition of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup event.

The popular Koukounaries bay, located on Skiathos in the Sporades group, between May 11-13, will host the Skiathos Palace Cup 2018 match racing event.

The Radisson Blu Park Hotel is supporting the 1st “OPA” Run, an event that aims to boost the image of the “Pedion tou Areos” park in Athens.

Ahead of the “Ios Adventure” races, scheduled to take place in September on Ios, a major cleanup operation took place on selected trails of the island.

More than 2,700 runners from 30 countries will participate in the 5th International Rhodes Marathon, scheduled to take place on April 29.

Registration has opened for the Kimolos Trail, the first running event of the Cyclades Trail Cup 2018, to take place on June 3 on the island of Kimolos.

Registration for the 6th “Navarino Challenge” sports tourism event held in Greece, which includes over 10 Olympic sports, has opened.

Registration for the Greek capital’s largest running event, the “Athens Marathon. The Authentic”, will open on Wednesday, April 18.

The Greek island of Mykonos will open the summer season in an impressive way with the “Triathlon1 Mykonos – Multisport 2018” event in May.

The United Nations World Tourism Organization has appointed professional footballer Lionel Messi as UNWTO Ambassador for Responsible Tourism.

Early bird registration has opened for the 4th “Santorini Experience”, a leading sports tourism event in Greece, to take place October 5-7 on Santorini.

Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura and South Aegean Region executives will “Run for Tourism” during the 5th International “Roads to Rhodes” Marathon in April.

Some 21,000 sport lovers from 55 countries participated in this year’s Athens Half Marathon 2018 held in the Greek capital.

Professional jet skiers from 30 countries in June will gather in Oropos, eastern Attica, to participate in the Akropolis Jet Raid 2018.

The Greek capital is ready to welcome thousands of amateur and professional runners for the 7th Athens Half Marathon on March 18.

The Cyclades Trail Cup 2018 will host a number of trail running races in alternative destinations of the Cyclades island group, starting from Kimolos in May.