Athens set for Paralympics
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Greece hosts its second major sporting spectacle of the summer when the the 12th Paralympics start on Friday.
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Alexandros Taxildaros is hoping to have a large home crowd behind him when he begins his Paralympic campaign next week. One of 12 swimmers who will be representing the host nation, he certainly
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KAMMENA VOURLA, Greece  - A bus carrying school  students and teachers to the Athens Paralympic Games collided  with a truck in central Greece on Monday killing at least seven  people and injuring 24, officials said.
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The Olympic Stadium was turned into a lake for the opening ceremony of the Games of the 28th Olympiad. On Friday night they had only gone and planted a ruddy great olive tree in the middle of the arena for the opening extravaganza of the Paralympic Games.
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In a bid to avoid a repeat of the Sydney games, in which Spain&#39;s basketball team was packed with frauds, Paralympics organizers have banned all athletes with learning disabilities from the Athens games this month.
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Their success at the Games could be a catalyst for change in Greece.
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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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Greek authorities will launch an ambitious effort next month to replant the blackened wasteland left behind by the summer's deadly wildfires around the birthplace of the ancient Olympics.
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The Athens Olympics will cost a total of  almost 10 billion euros ($12.09 billion), more than double the  original target, pushing Greece's budget gap well above EU  limits, finance ministry sources said on Wednesday.
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Twelve titles will be decided on the opening day of the  XII Paralympic Games in Athens.
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ATHENS -- Today, Olympians will be in the ancient stadium at Olympia for the shot put competition. Been there, but haven&#39;t done that.
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PARALYMPICS head Phil Craven hailed the Athens Games as a success as competition ended today, but foresaw a major review of the classification system for disabilities, suggesting it may be too complicated.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - World records, personal-best times and other athletic achievements were secondary at the Athens Paralympics on Monday.
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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.
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The latest snippets from our men in Athens as the Games get under way.
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Members of the Chinese Paralympic team parade during the opening ceremony of the 12th Paralympic Games at the Athens Olympic stadium, Greece, September 17, 2004.
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