Athens&#39; image bolstered by Olympics
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Early fears of an Olympics disaster failed to materialize here in Athens, where the heightened security may have been obtrusive, but was not enough to keep away the crowds.
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When I compare the current attack of the Olympics with the original Games in ancient Greece, a theme emerges. Back then, athletes were occasionally disemboweled and those who stepped over the line were flogged.
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In another era, say as far back as the pre-BALCO days, it would have been a wonderful moment. The host country&#39;s new hero, a rising star, sets an Olympic
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ATHENS Imagine, just for the length of a breezy, sun-kissed summer evening in Athens, that you had not heard a word about Michael Phelps before these Olympics began. That you knew nothing about his childhood in Baltimore; the failed Olympic dreams of his ...
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Residents have taken more pride in their nation's Games as Friday night's kickoff has neared.
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The pessimism among Greeks before the Olympics has been replaced by fierce optimism and pride. So donât even think about criticizing the Games, especially if youâre Greek.
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OLYMPIA, Greece -- A brilliant idea, taking the shot put back to the birthplace of the Olympic Games, proving, if nothing else, that everything old really can become new again.
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Paris 2012 is hoping that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) members will be impressed by its plans for a compact Games based around the Stade de France in the north west of the city, which is one of the main strengths of its bid.
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Moments after the women&#39;s Olympic 100-meter final last night, US sprinter Lauryn Williams looked up at the giant scoreboard in Olympic Stadium and saw an inspiring image, captured
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The world sighed with relief when Greeks kept their promise to deliver some of the world&#39;s finest sports venues in time for the Athens Olympics.
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Athens is slowly warming to the idea of hosting the Paralympics after at first trying to get out of staging the event. Soon after Sydney had hosted the 2000 Olympics and Paralympics, the Athens 2004 organising
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ATHENS, Greece - Larry Brown was right. The Americans did start hitting their jump shots, and suddenly they look as if they might be the team to beat at the Athens Games...
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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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Many of Britain&#39;s Olympic medal winners had already done a lap of honour in Athens, the civic reception and some even appeared on A Question of Sport.
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ATHENS, Greece  Their own country has a hard time celebrating a silver medal. If it isn&#39;t gold, it&#39;s symbolic of second place or third place, and that&#39;s just not the American way when it comes to the Olympic Games.
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For the purist, watching basketball played at the Olympic level is a nice break from what&#39;s become of the game in this country.
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The rollout of Londonâs new logo for the 2012 Olympics, which has become front-page news, has not been an unalloyed triumph.