A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization
Campaign for a Permanent Olympic Host Infrastructure in Greece
Games2Greece is a nonprofit dedicated to advancing public knowledge of the ancient and modern Olympic Games, the civilization that created them, and the case for a permanent Olympic home in Greece — building a bridge from ancient Greek civic values to a more sustainable and principled model for the world's greatest athletic event.
The Summer Olympic Games face a crisis of their own making. The host city model — which requires cities to construct up to 60 venues for 339 events covering 39 sports — has become globally maligned. Budget overruns, displacement of vulnerable populations, security concerns, and billions of dollars in infrastructure abandoned within years of the closing ceremony have turned the world's greatest athletic event into a lightning rod of controversy.
Games2Greece was founded on a simple premise: the Summer Games need a permanent home. Not a burden passed from city to city every four years, but a stable, purpose-built, internationally supported infrastructure rooted in the one place on earth where the Olympic Games were born and where they belong.
Games2Greece is part of a growing international movement. Academics, journalists, athletes and policymakers have argued for decades that a permanent home in Greece is the rational, humane alternative to the host city model. The issue has been a thorn in the side of the IOC since the first modern Games in 1896.
"I think it is a great out of the box idea." — Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank · 2016 Aspen Ideas Festival
The Olympic Games hold a unique position of global influence. Rather than existing in an elitist bubble, they can become the prime example of intelligent, humane change that benefits the planet. The first step is ending the host city model.
Greece is not a sentimental choice. It is the most logical, least controversial, and historically defensible choice for a permanent Olympic institutional home. The Ancient Olympic Games were born in Olympia and held there for over a millennium. The case for Greece rests on history, geography, and evidence — not nationalism.
Games2Greece Inc. is a Delaware-registered 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit dedicated to public education about the ancient and modern Olympic Games, Greek history and civilization, and the role of sport in civic life, peace, and human development.
Games2Greece advances its mission through public outreach, an online store, and the development of educational resources about the Olympic Games, Greek history, and the case for a more principled approach to Olympic hosting.
Games2Greece Inc. was founded in 2018 by a US citizen based in Athens, Greece — bringing a firsthand, long-term perspective on the relationship between Greece, the Olympic Games, and their shared history.
The organization is developing resources at the intersection of Olympic history, Greek civilization, civic education, and public advocacy — with the online store serving as the primary funding mechanism for that work.
Games2Greece is independently operated, nonpartisan, and not affiliated with any government, national Olympic committee, or the International Olympic Committee.