Anno Captures Japan&#39;s 6th Judo Gold; Inoue Fails to Win Medal
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Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Noriko Anno, four-time world champion, won Japan&#39;s sixth judo gold medal Thursday, defeating China&#39;s Liu Xia in the women&#39;s 78-kilogram class.
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Mizuki Noguchi of Japan held on for the gold and American Deena Kastor used a late burst for a stunning bronze medal finish Sunday night in the Olympic marathon.
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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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Germany clinch their sixth successive team dressage gold medal as Britain fall out of contention for bronze.
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On an extraordinary day for Great Britain at the Olympics the gold-medal tally rose to six, thanks to outstanding performances from Matthew Pinsent&#39;s coxless four, yachtsman Ben Ainslie and cyclist Bradley Wiggins.
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Iran&#39;s Judo champion, a favourite at the Athens Games, has disqualified himself rather than face an Israeli opponent, apparently on the instruction of Iran&#39;s Olympic Committee. So far the International Olympic Committee has been silent. What&#39;s your view? ...
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ATHENS (CP) - Canada collected another medal, a silver in women&#39;s wrestling, at the Olympics on Monday, a day when scandal and controversy once again rivalled athletic accomplishment at the Summer Games.
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Greco-Roman wrestler Karam Ibrahim won  Egypt's first Olympic gold medal in 56 years on Thursday,  crushing Ramaz Nozadze of Georgia in just over three minutes to  lift the 96kg title in Athens.
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Greek teenager Ilias Iliadis swept up the Olympic host country&#39;s second gold medal on Tuesday, winning the men&#39;s judo under 81kg category.
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Japan revived memories of their glorious  gymnastics past when they upstaged favorites China and United  States to snatch the Olympic men's team gold for the first time  in 28 years Monday.
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Olympic hammer champion Adrian Annus has  been stripped of his gold medal after failing to take a drugs  test, the International Olympic Committee said on Sunday.
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ATHENS, 22 August - Shooters from China and Italy have won the last gold medals in shooting events at the 2004 Olympic Games. The Men&#39;s 50m Rifle 3 Positions final finished in high drama as China&#39;s JIA Zhanbo
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A total of 21 gold medals will be awarded on Wednesday at the Athens Olympics. Day five medals already awarded include archery, boating and shooting events, as well as judo, cycling, and weightlifting.
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Brendan Kingman&#39;s sixth-inning single sent Australia to a victory over stunned Japan, putting the Aussies in the gold medal game.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Ilias Iliadis captured Greece&#39;s second gold medal of the 2004 Olympics with a thrilling victory over Roman Gontyuk of the Ukraine in the men&#39;s under 81kg category in judo on Tuesday.
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Japan edge out the USA and Romania to win team gold in gymnastics.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Eleni Ioannou of Greece, orginally selected to compete judo competition in the Athens Games, passed away early Tuesday morning.