Athens throws Paralympic party for largest games ever
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More than 3,800 disabled athletes gathered Friday for the opening ceremony of the largest Paralympics in the games&#39; 44-year history.
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China dominated the medals race at the Paralympic Games that ended Tuesday, and Chinese officials expect a similar performance when Beijing hosts the games in four years
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The 13th Summer Paralympic Games in 2008 in Beijing will be extremely successful and &quot;fabulous&quot;, Phil Craven, chief of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC),predicted here on Thursday.
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Three cheers for the Greeks. Their show opening the Olympic Games was the most spectacular presentation I have ever seen, on stage, in the air, on ice or anywhere. What a way to begin sports&#39; grandest parade! ...
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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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A spectacular opening ceremony for the XII Paralympics took place in front of a sellout 60,000 crowd at the Athens Olympic Stadium on Friday.
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All the action from the finale to the Athens Olympics.
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Following are a group of figures of the 12th Athens Paralympic Games which opened here on Friday: The 11-day Paralympics was covered by more than 3,000 media representatives
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The lights at Athens&#39; Olympic stadium turn red to signify the handover of the Paralympic Games to the host city, Beijing. Photo: AFP.
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ATHENS - Fireworks exploded, dancers streamed around a giant tree, and the crowd roared &#39;Hellas, Hellas&#39; as the 12th Paralympic Games opened with a party of thudding drums, lights and flowing costumes on Friday.
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Members of the Chinese Paralympic team parade during the opening ceremony of the 12th Paralympic Games at the Athens Olympic stadium, Greece, September 17, 2004.
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Wednesday night in the Olympic Stadium, a 25-year-old Greek woman named Fani Halkia won the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles as more than 60,000 fans, many of them flag-waving countrymen, went wild.
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Christos Angourakis added his name to  Greece's list of Paralympic medal winners when he claimed a  bronze in the T53 shot put competition Thursday.
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The athletes have packed up. Olympic banners are coming down. But another challenge for the city of Athens is just beginning. It&#39;s a realization that&#39;s just starting to hit the Olympic hosts
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Â¶The very pleasant Games most people experienced, superimposed on one of the world&#39;s historic cities. Â¶The very expensive Games that Greeks will have to underwrite for decades.
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Serious fun lit up the Olympics last night. A showdown among the swaggering gunslingers who populate the sprint community, celebrated by 72,000 spectators for a full 10 minutes prior
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Athens - The Athens Olympics have turned from party to tragedy for hosts Greece after doping scandals involving three of their top athletes.