Anyone watching the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics saw Greece's athletes sail out onto the Seine River ahead of the rest of the countries competing. Why did Greece go first?

PARIS — Soon as his first Olympics ended, Giannis Antetokounmpo did what he hadn’t for most of the morning. He walked over and sat down, grabbing a chair on the bench. This was a notable change.

Ancient Greece originated the Olympic Games. The Paris Olympics website outlines a bit of the history: The history of the Games goes back around 3,000 years, to the Peloponnese in Ancient Greece.

The semifinals are Thursday with the final Saturday. Greece qualified for the Olympics for the first time since 2008. Antetokounmpo finished the four games averaging 28.2 points and shooting 68% ...

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to the Olympic stage in Paris on Friday with the Greek men's basketball team. Greece, 0-2 in pool play after losses against Canada and Spain ...

Greek Olympic champion Stefanos Ntouskos secured silver in the Men's Single Sculls Final at the European Rowing Championships ...

In this Aug. 4 X post, for example, a user stated that during the original Olympics held in ancient Greece, women were not allowed to compete in or even attend any events: Snopes' research found ...