Despite the fact that preparations for the Olympic Games of 1924 started out with a small delay, SEAGS managed to provide all the necessary guarantees for the Greek team. SEAGS's, as well as the Hellenic Olympic Committee's chief concern was to ensure the necessary funds for the preparation of the athletes and for their trip to Paris. Every Sunday during February and March there were qualifying events so that the best athletes could be chosen.

The Greek team that took part in the Olympic Games of 1924

A shadow was cast over the efforts of SEAGS to select the athletes that would represent Greece in Paris. Athletes from the Athens clubs declared a strike in protest at the preliminary contests and the qualifying times set by SEAGS for those athletes who wanted to be part of the national team. Qualifying contests did not take place in Athens but they did take place in other cities, amongst which was Alexandria, where the contests were very successful.

The Association's stamp (1949)

The Lanitou sisters, top-ranking athletes in Cypriot athletics

In May 1924 SEAGS became a member of IAAF, the International Federation Athletics Fans (precursor of the International Association of Athletic Federations - IAAF) and undertook the responsibility of implementing its regulations. Besides this change in order to make SEAGS compliant with international regulations, a surprise was in store for the athletes. SEAGS decided for the first time not to hold the Pan-Hellenic Games in Athens but in Lemesos, Cyprus, thus recognising both the history and the contribution of the Cyprus club, Olympia. Before this took place, there were other Games, the 1^st Averoffia in March of 1925. These Games were organised by SEAGS and took place in the Stadium in memory of the great benefactor of the nation. The Games helped the athletes in their preparations and to improve their performance.

Northern Greece was active in sport as well. The construction of stadiums in the larger cities piqued the interest of the inhabitants and SEAGS's backing for any athletic endeavour was valuable. In September of 1927 Thessaloniki hosted the Pan-Hellenic Games for the first time following a request by Heracles. The Games took place at the same time as the Thessaloniki International Exhibition and gave visitors the opportunity to admire the achievements of Greek athletes.

In the same year, cross country championship races were organised for the first time in all parts of Greece, not only Athens. The Achilleia Games also took place in the same year. These were Greco-British Games which took place at the Panathinaikos Stadium following an invitation issued by Ethnikos, Olympiakos and AEK to the athletes of the Achilles club of London. The importance of the meet was underlined by the participation of a large number of athletes.

The Gymnastic Club of Amarousio followed the lead of the Greek clubs and its President, A. Pteris, invited the best Italian athletes to compete with their Greek counterparts. SEAGS also moved its activities outside the borders of Greece, organising for the first time an international meet between Athens and Sophia following a request by the Bulgarian Federation. This sort of meet, besides providing an opportunity for the exchange of views and experiences, benefited the treasuries of the clubs which many times were hard pressed to cover their daily expenses by themselves.

In the next year, SEAGS was reborn as SEGAS and invited foreign coaches such as Hans Geldel to provide a high level of training for Greek athletes for the Olympic Games.