Significance of competing in Ancient Stadium not lost on shot putters
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There is no more meaningful portal in all of Olympic sport than the stone archway at the west end of the Ancient Stadium in Olympia, Greece. Through this archway -- it was once a tunnel, but only one row of original stones remains -- passed athletes in ...
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ATHENS, Sep 1 (IPS) - The old wisdom that you win something by just  playing the game could hardly have  been more true than for the  Iraqi, Palestinian and Afghan teams at the Olympics.
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OLYMPIA, Greece -- In olden times, each Olympic Games would be named after the victor of the main event.
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Three thousand years after their time, the original Greek Games are still easy to envision. Laurel crowns, sleek athletes and awed crowds, bathed in invocations of honor and excellence.
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Andy Roddick was more than happy to trade souvenir pins with fellow athletes in the Olympic Village in Athens last week -- his US Open title, however, will not be given up without a fight.
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Revered as the holiest sanctuary in ancient Greece, Olympia in the western Peloponnese hosted the ancient Olympic Games for more than 1,000 years after they started in 776 B.C.
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Taking part in the Games is a triumph in itself for athletes who have dodged bullets, battled prejudice, and dreamed very hard to get here.
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When the toss is perceived to be important enough to be able to influence the match, there is a moment when the coin seems to hang in the air, and the possibilities of the day ahead are crystallised in the minds of all who are present.
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The Olympic Games are a week old! Not bad for an event first recorded in 776 BC. The Games have so far gone much better than anyone really expected.
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Golf, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports are in the running for possible inclusion at the 2012 Olympics.
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A massive injection of cash for grassroots sport and a new national stadium for athletics are included in a multi-million pound legacy promised by London&#39;s bid for the 2012 Olympic Games.
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HERAKLIO, Greece -- It&#39;s almost as though their careers are intertwined, one just beginning, the other only a gold-medal match away from retirement.
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By Keri Brenner, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Feb.
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ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece  -- Massive fires consuming large areas of southern Greece for a third day raced toward the site of the ancient Olympics on Sunday, engulfing villages and forests as the flames reached one of the most revered sites of antiquity.
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News that Greece&#39;s top two sprinters have withdrawn from the Athens Olympics over missed dope tests has swept through the crowd gathered at the home of the ancient Games to watch the shot put.
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A member of the Chinese Olympic Committee came to Athens last May. He visited our Olympic sites, which were still under construction, and met members of the Greek Olympic Committee.
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Maybe it's something to do with the fact that the playing area is so vast that you need a good pair of binoculars to see the action if it's not taking place right in front of the stands.