Xiang ties world record, Jones comes up empty
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Winner of five medals and arguably the biggest star of the Sydney Games four years ago, the American finished fifth in Friday&#39;s long jump and -- barely one hour later -- went out with the US 4x100 relay team.
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ATHENS The remarkable Chinese surge up the Olympic medal table spread to the track Friday as Liu Xiang won the men&#39;s 110 meter hurdles and Xing Huina won the women&#39;s 10,000 meters.
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Sept. 23, 2000 -- Jones wins the Olympic 100-meter dash in Sydney to begin her quest for an unprecedented five gold medals in a single Games.
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Fred Jones could not find the words to describe what he and his Indiana Pacers teammates endured and accomplished in the past seven days.
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Without any of the fanfare that accompanied her historic quest for five gold medals in at the 2000 Games, Marion Jones quietly advanced to the final of the long jump in her first appearance of these Olympics.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Marion Jones pulled out of Sunday&#39;s Golden League track and field meet in Berlin because of back pain, and organizers said she wouldn&#39;t compete again this year.
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Olympic champions have their parents to thank for their physiology&#151;but no one is born a world-record holder. That also requires training, nutrition, desire, and determination.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Teenager Liu Chunhong of China set a world record in winning the women&#39;s 69kg weightlifting division on Thursday.
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ATHENS, Greece -- So other than your anemic, fifth-place finish in the long jump and the missed baton pass in the 400-meter relay for a big fat &quot;Did Not Finish,&#39;&#39; how did your day go, Marion Jones?
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Marion Jones took the baton and sped down the straightaway. By the time she handed it off to 100-meter silver medalist Lauryn Williams, the United States was well on
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Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang won his first world title in the 110-meter hurdles Friday and returns to China with the weight of a country's expectations square upon his shoulders.
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ATHENS -- American Marion Jones is going home without a medal. Jones, who won five medals and arguably was the biggest star of the Sydney Games four years ago, finished fifth in yesterday&#39;s long jump and -- barely
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Marion Jones, who left Sydney four years ago with a record five medals, will depart Athens with none after a disastrous night at the Olympic Stadium.
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Liu Xiang of China won the Olympic men&#39;s 110 meters hurdles gold medal, equaling the world record time of 12.91 seconds and becoming the first Chinese man to win an Olympic track and field title.
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Marion Jones made a quiet debut, drawing a smattering of applause while advancing to the long jump final. Allen Johnson attracted the eyes of the entire Olympic Stadium, for all the wrong reasons.
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Triple champion Marion Jones made a  low-key return to Olympic competition Wednesday by successfully  qualifying for Friday's women's long jump final.
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After enduring the indignity of having to train at a nearby college track by herself while heats of the 100 and 200 meters were being run, Marion Jones finally made her grand