Athens bids farewell to the Games
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ATHENS, Greece -- The closing ceremony of the Athens Games is underway in front of a crowd of 75,000 at the Olympic Stadium. The arena, which has been the main venue for the sporting carnival for the past
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THE OLYMPICS may have returned to the land of their birth, but even as these games wind down, the stadiums in Athens remain eerily empty.
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The Greek press is in raptures following the opening ceremony for the Athens Olympics.
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The lights at Athens&#39; Olympic stadium turn red to signify the handover of the Paralympic Games to the host city, Beijing. Photo: AFP.
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Â¶The very pleasant Games most people experienced, superimposed on one of the world&#39;s historic cities. Â¶The very expensive Games that Greeks will have to underwrite for decades.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has dropped plans to visit Athens and attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics following anti-American protests in the Greek capital.
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London presents its bid for the 2012 Olympics at a press conference with four rival cities in Athens
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The last heart-pounding race of the Summer Games ended today in a white marble arena in the heart of Athens, bringing the modern Olympics full circle, back to the precise spot where they were revived 108 years ago.
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ATHENS : The 2004 Olympic Games came to a close with the men&#39;s marathon celebrating ancient Greece but with the modern curses of security and drugs casting final, depressing clouds over the showpiece.
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International Olympic Committee  President Jacques Rogge declared the Athens Games closed on  Sunday, praising the organizers for a fantastic Olympics.
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ATHENS, Greece - If anyone deserved a party, it was the people of Athens.    The flame went out on the Olympics during a closing ceremony Sunday night that honored the birthplace of the games with an ebullient display of Greek pride and symbolism, a relief-filled celebration of the ancient and the new...
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If Greece, with 10m people, can pull off the Games at the 11th hour, why not? THE final weekend of the Olympics is at hand, and the reckoning is nigh.
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In summing up the Athens Games, the first order of business is to extend a big &quot;sorry&quot; to the Greeks. Nothing blew up and nothing collapsed, and nothing less has been accomplished than the
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ATHENS, Greece -- Lori Harrigan&#39;s eyes got teary with nearly the speed of one of her fastballs when reminded that these Olympics - her third games - will be her last.
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Though it's been a little shaky at times, Athens  seems ready for the Olympics
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ATHENS As the sprinters walked out for the final of the men&#39;s 200 meters, the crowd in the packed Olympic Stadium began to boo.
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Two months ago when the Mayor of Athens visited London, she told a story about the preparations for the Athens Games. It went like this: a delegation from Athens visited Beijing where the 2008 Games are to be held.