Greek sprinter rides cheers to victory
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ATHENS - Homeland favorite Fani Halkia of Greece, cheered on by her compatriots in Olympic Stadium, roared to victory in the women&#39;s 400 meter hurdles Wednesday night, taking the gold medal in a time of 52.
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ATHENS: Fani Halkia drove the crowd at the Olympic stadium into a frenzy on Wednesday when she strode imperiously to Greeceâs second athletics gold of the Games in the womenâs 400 metres hurdles final.
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The Athens Olympics have proved a "great  success" giving Greeks fresh confidence and energy, Athens  mayor Dora Bakoyannis said on Friday.
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ATHENS -- Evita Agiasoteli has been counting Greece's Olympic medals. Each one comes with a celebration from the boy next door, who likes to run through their neighborhood in the northern Athenian suburb of Nea Ionia yelling &quot;Hellas!&quot; with each gold. Other neighbors often leave their evening yogurts unfinished so they can join the boy's victory cheer.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Greek &quot;sirtaki&quot; music that starts slow and finishes fast whipped the Olympic Stadium audience into a frenzy Sunday night before the most exciting 10 seconds in sports.
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A disruptive Greek chorus of whistles, chanting, and catcalls could not derail a crowd-silencing American sweep in the men&#39;s 200-meter dash at the Olympic Games last night.
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The pessimism among Greeks before the Olympics has been replaced by fierce optimism and pride.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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ATHENS: Among the many honours showered on Olympic champion Kostas Kenteris were lucrative sponsorship deals and streets named after him, as well as a high-speed ferry carrying his name.
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Ultra-competitive Bevan Docherty rated himself a golden chance in the Olympic men&#39;s triathlon last night - but he had a satisfied smile as he fingered the silver round his neck shortly after the finish.
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Outsider Athanasia Tsoumeleka snatched the women&#39;s Olympic 20km race walk title after a thrilling finish to give hosts Greece their first athletics gold of the Games.
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Greece's Fani Halkia thrills the Athens crowd with victory in the 400m hurdles.
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Ilias Iliadis of Greece thrilled the home crowd Tuesday, beating Roman Gontyuk of Ukraine to win the gold medal in the 81-kilogram class.
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The Dutch rider, who was injured in a crash in the women&#39;s road race on Saturday and was unable to defend her Olympic title from Sydney, climbed triumphantly to the top of the podium on Wednesday.
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It was a glorious surprise, igniting a party complete with song and dance: The Greeks won the first gold medal of their hometown Olympics with an unexpected victory last night in synchronized diving.
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A roaring crowd helped inspire Greece&#39;s top women&#39;s beach volleyball team to trounce China on Wednesday and reach the next round.
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American Justin Gatlin roared from  virtual unknown to win the blue ribband Olympic men's 100  meters race on Sunday, upstaging more illustrious rivals in a  pulsating final.
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Greek athlete Fani Halkia finished in 52.82 to win the gold medal in the women&#39;s 400m hurdles final on Wednesday. She is the third Greek athlete to win Olympic gold in an athletics event, after Voula Patoulidou and Costas Kenteris.