The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα and ἄθλος. Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not by the position achieved. The decathlon is contested mainly by male athletes, while female athletes typically compete in the heptathlon.
The Battle of Kalimanci was fought between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Bulgaria during the Second Balkan War. The battle started on the 18th and ended on the 19th of July 1913. The Bulgarian Army stopped the Serbian Army from pushing them out of Macedonia and joining up with the Greek Army downstream of the river Struma. The battle ended in an important Bulgarian defensive victory.
The Lesvos Petrified Forest is a petrified wood forest on the island of Lesbos, Greece.
This article contains an overview of the year 1982 in athletics.
Michalis Stamatogiannis is a Greek shot putter.
The Peace and Friendship Stadium, commonly known by its acronym SEF, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Piraeus, on the coastal zone of Attica, Greece. The arena is mostly known for being the home to EuroLeague team Olympiacos, and is the central venue of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. It opened in 1985 and its design was inspired by Palasport di San Siro.
Mihail Alexandrov is an Olympic swimmer from Bulgaria. He swam for Bulgaria at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. Alexandrov has been swimming for the USA since 2009.
Mihail Petrov Ganev is a freestyle wrestler from Bulgaria who won the world title in the 84 kg division in 2010. He was eliminated in the second bout at the 2016 Olympics.
The Balkan Athletics Championships or Balkan Games is a regional athletics competition held between nations from the Balkans and organized by Balkan Athletics. The first games were held in Athens in 1929, and the most recent were being held in İzmir in 2024.
Konstantinos "Kostas" Douvalidis is a Greek hurdler.
Mihail Dudaš is a Serbian decathlete and heptathlete. He holds national records in both events.
Stratos is a 2014 Greek drama film directed by Yannis Economides. The film had its premiere in the competition section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.
The men's decathlon competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium between 17 and 18 August.
Mihail Krassilov is a Kazakhstani long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.
Constantin "Titi" Gheorghe Mihail was a Romanian track and field coach. He is considered one of the most important promoters of male sprinting, hurdling, long jump, and triple jump events. Mihail had a significant role in restructuring the Romanian Athletics Federation in the post-communist period.
Miltiadis "Miltos" Tentoglou is a Greek long jump athlete, who is 14th in the all time lists, but one of the best in terms of achievements, as he is a double Olympic Champion with World and European titles also to his name in a career which has brought him 13 gold medals.
Iraklis Anastasakis is a retired Greek football striker.
Athina Anastasaki is a Greek chemist who is a professor at ETH Zurich. Her research considers chemical synthesis and radical polymerisation. She was awarded the 2022 Ruzicka Prize in recognition of her research in chemistry.
