Shot put: Birthplace of Games becomes field of play again
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Back when he was a shot putter at Dartmouth, he showed up for practice one day just as a freshman girl learning a new rotation let loose with an errant toss that caught Nelson right in the forehead.
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In another era, say as far back as the pre-BALCO days, it would have been a wonderful moment. The host country&#39;s new hero, a rising star, sets an Olympic
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Thousands of trees will be planted at the fire-ravaged birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games to restore the area ahead of the Beijing 2008 flame-lighting ceremony in March, officials said Tuesday.
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Residents have taken more pride in their nation's Games as Friday night's kickoff has neared.
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As track and field begins at the Games, it is up to athletes to set right a sport seared by scandal.
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In a clash of three former shot put world indoor champions at the U.S. indoor track and field championships Sunday, Christian Cantwell tops the field.
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OLYMPIA, GREECE -- Brad Snyder&#39;s shot put travelled just more than 19 metres, but the arc of its flight spanned more than 1,600 years.
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Why you should watch: Given the longstanding American hegemony in the shot put, it&#39;s plausible that the three-man US delegation could sweep the competition. But the most compelling reason to watch is the unparalleled setting.
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THENS, Aug. 17 - Earlier this week, John Godina, a shot-putter from the United States, walked into the ancient stadium at Olympia, about 200 miles southwest of Athens, and the history he had studied in college came to life.
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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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IT IS impossible to achieve greatness in sport without being measured against history. On Saturday, the last night of athletics in the 2004 Olympics, a man and a woman, a king and a queen of the track, ran into history.
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Instant replay made its U.S. Open Series debut. American Paul Goldstein tried out the technology at the RCA Championships on Monday, hitting a practice serve that hugged the line. Within seconds, two video boards showed that his shot was just out of bounds.
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Success at the Games could boost the popularity of a sport unfamiliar to Greeks.
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THENS, Aug. 17  American shot-putter John Godina walked into the ancient Olympic stadium at Olympia when he arrived there earlier this week and the history he had studied in college came to life before his eyes.
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ATHENS -- Though the sport was born on the beaches of southern California, Olympic titles have eluded the Americans through two quadrenniums.
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Devastated by doping, a sport looks to youth to revive its fortunes
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Something funny happened on the way to the Games. The athletes got older.