Games Rock Athens, Thousands Party Nightly
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While the world's best athletes fight  the noble Olympic battle in stadiums and pools, their fans  storm the streets of Athens, turning the Greek capital into a  huge international party every night.
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Athens -- A hush settled over Olympic Stadium on Sunday night as 80,000 fans held their breath in anticipation of the Greatest 10 Seconds in Sports.
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ATHENS, GREECE - The crowd danced and sang and chanted &quot;Hellas, Hellas, Hellas&quot; and a taunting refrain of &quot;Puerto Rico&quot; loud enough to stir the ancients or heal Lamar Odom&#39;s pained and poisoned stomach.
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The fireworks shot out from the top of the Olympic Stadium, the grand finale of the Opening Ceremonies lighting up the Athens sky.
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ATHENS : Some 70,000 spectators filled the Athens Olympic stadium to watch the densely choreographed and emotionally-charged opening ceremony of the 12th Paralympics, the world&#39;s premier competition for disabled athletes.
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If the welcome home party was grand, the send-off was equally spectacular as Athens bid a fabulous farewell to the world&#39;s 10,500-odd sportspersons from a record 202 countries that assembled in Athens for the Olympic Games which concluded on Sunday night.
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Ilias Iliadis of Greece thrilled the home crowd Tuesday, beating Roman Gontyuk of Ukraine to win the gold medal in the 81-kilogram class.
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Olympics chief Jacques Rogge heaped praise on Greek organisers and declared the Athens Games an all-round success. Television ratings are 15% up from the 2000 Games in Sydney, while ticket sales have topped figures from the Seoul and Barcelona Olympics.
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ATHENS, Greece - You can hear the shouting blocks away. Is it fans cheering for an Olympic road race? No, itâs the calls of vendors from the Athens Central Market.
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A spectacular opening ceremony for the XII Paralympics took place in front of a sellout 60,000 crowd at the Athens Olympic Stadium on Friday.
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A roaring crowd helped inspire Greece's  top women's beach volleyball team to trounce China on Wednesday  and reach the next round.
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To the roar of an adoring home crowd, Fani Halkia completed her unexpected romp through the Olympics on Wednesday with a victory in the women&#39;s 400-meter hurdles.
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ATHENS - Fireworks exploded, dancers streamed around a giant tree, and the crowd roared &#39;Hellas, Hellas&#39; as the 12th Paralympic Games opened with a party of thudding drums, lights and flowing costumes on Friday.
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A disruptive Greek chorus of whistles, chanting, and catcalls could not derail a crowd-silencing American sweep in the men&#39;s 200-meter dash at the Olympic Games last night.
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Greece&#39;s Fani Halkia captured the women&#39;s 400m hurdles gold medal before a boisterous home crowd at the Olympic Games in Athens on August 25.
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While the world's best athletes fight the noble Olympic battle in stadiums and pools, their fans storm the streets of Athens, turning the Greek capital into a huge international party every night.
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Athens celebrates as Greece secure a surprise win in the men's synchronised diving.