Olympics finish on high note
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ATHENS - The Olympic oracles had long prophesized doom for the Summer Games&#39; Greek homecoming. Unfinished venues. Lax security.
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ATHENS - After welcoming the Olympic Games back home for the first time in 108 years, Greece tonight bade them a joyous farewell at a colourful closing ceremony at Olympic Stadium.
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ATHENS - Greece woke up to the Olympics last night, the spirit as it swayed to the music of Zorba&#39;s Dance in the Olympic Stadium so infectious, so tantalizing that the finalists in the 100 meters joined in, acting more like dancers than runners minutes
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Olympic supremo Jacques Rogge on Sunday gave top marks to Athens for organising a superb Games. &quot;I am an extremely happy President of the IOC,&quot; he told reporters on the day the Games wrap up.
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Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus sped to an unexpected victory in the women&#39;s 100 meter final at the Athens Olympics Saturday. The high-striding Belarussian clocked 10.
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The men's marathon and volleyball final are among the highlights on the final day of the Olympics.
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They were so close to the finish, Athens and Vanderlei de Lima - the city and the athlete, each about to complete a job well done.
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ATHENS  By the measure of the medal table, the approaching conclusion of the Olympics&#39; first week seems to promise some sense of normalcy, with America again shadowing the top of the ...
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Three cheers for the Greeks. Their show opening the Olympic Games was the most spectacular presentation I have ever seen, on stage, in the air, on ice or anywhere. What a way to begin sports&#39; grandest parade! ...
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The 28th Olympic Games came to an end in Athens, Greece with an exuberant closing ceremony. There was drama up to the last gold medal with a spectator running onto the course of men&#39;s marathon with about 15 minutes to go.
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Great Britain enjoyed one of its best ever days at the Olympics on Saturday, claiming five gold medals. Rower Matthew Pinsent led the way, winning his fourth Games title in the coxless four ahead of Canada.
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They leave the Olympics with gold medals for the third straight time, olive wreaths crowning their heads and a lasting legacy that&#39;s just a shade off perfection.
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HOST nation Greece grabbed its first gold medal of the Athens Olympics this morning when Nikolaos Siranidis and Thomas Bimis won the men&#39;s three-metre synchronised diving after China&#39;s favourites suffered a no-dive.
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ATHENS - The spectacle and drama of the Olympics enthralled billions. Television paid handsomely to show it and sponsors spent fortunes to bathe in its reflected glory.
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Photos of the best of the action in Athens on day five of the Olympic Games.
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ATHENS -- In another era, say as far back as the pre-BALCO days, it would have been a wonderful moment. The host country's new hero, a rising star, sets an Olympic record, wins a gold medal, and lifts the emotions of an entire nation.
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Mikhail Ignatyev of Russia produced an awesome display to win the gold medal in the men&#39;s points race on Tuesday. Ignatyev coasted to victory on 93 points after making the vital breakthrough with two of the 16 sprints remaining in the 40km race.