IOC President Draws Positive Conclusion at the End of Athens ...
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As the Athens Olympic Games came to an end Sunday, International Olympic Committee President Jacque Rogge covered a wide range of topics in his closing news conference.
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Athens -- It&#39;s a good thing the Olympics end today. It seems the American team has overstayed its welcome by a few days. For the most part, the Greeks have been outstanding hosts.
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IOC president Jacques Rogge believes 2004  marked a breakthrough in the fight to rid sport of drug cheats  despite the doping scandals that blighted the Athens Olympics.
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At the world-noticing 28th Olympic Games, Chinese good athletes, fearing no strong opponents and competing with all might, have achieved unprecedented, excellent results, making new historic breakthroughs at the Athens Olympics in China&#39;s sports and
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South Africa coach content with the progress of the 2010 World Cup hosts despite early Cup of Nations exit.
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ATHENS  By the measure of the medal table, the approaching conclusion of the Olympics&#39; first week seems to promise some sense of normalcy, with America again shadowing the top of the ...
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NEW YORK - Paul Hamm said he was relieved but had some bitter feelings after Thursday&#39;s decision to let him keep his Olympic all-round gymnastics gold medal.
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Sport's top anti-doping official hailed  the 2004 Olympics as a "great success" Friday and revealed that  one in 10 drugs samples taken in Athens had been tested for  human growth hormone (HGH).
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The men's marathon and volleyball final are among the highlights on the final day of the Olympics.
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Despite empty stadium seats at many events and suspicions of doping surrounding some of Greece&#39;s brightest medal hopes, the Olympics have been going better than anyone could have hoped, the government&#39;s general secretary for the
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Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou's coach believes they will be cleared by the IOC.
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For the last two weeks, the world&#39;s focus was on Athens and sport and everyone was invited to a Big Fat Greek Closing Ceremony.
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Strong medal winning performances by China and Japan in Athens herald a powerful showing by Asian nations at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said on Sunday.
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ATHENS -- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad -- the great disaster that wasn&#39;t -- come to an emotional end this afternoon and, really, the world owes Athens an apology.
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With an outpouring of joy, pride and some relief, Athens marked the completion of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games with a closing ceremony full of spectacle, fireworks and music.
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The International Olympic Committee  stripped a third Athens Games champion of his gold medal on  Sunday but its chief praised organizers on the final day for a  fantastic Games.
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ATHENS, Greece -- So the Michael Phelps Water Show came to a close Saturday. Not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with something like a smile, a sigh and a philosophical bow to the gods of decency and self-effacement.