Olympics: 'People Power' Stops Games Event, Holmes Wins
505645
"People's power" stopped a gymnastics final when judges' scoring destroyed Russian Alexei Nemov's Olympic medal hopes on Monday, while Briton Kelly Holmes shattered Maria Mutola's dream of consecutive 800 meters titles.
273948
The last event on the final day of Olympic competition ended in more embarrassment for the Greek organisers yesterday when the leader of the men&#39;s marathon was bundled off the course by a protester.
98337
ATHENS -- In a bizarre and stunning conclusion to the Olympic Games, the leader of the men's marathon was grabbed by a former Irish priest and pushed into the crowd about three miles from the finish. After a police officer helped free the runner, Vanderlei de Lima, the shocked Brazilian hustled back into the race after losing several seconds off ...
246430
In the first major public demonstration since the start of the Olympics, thousands of protesters clashed with police who stopped them from marching
137531
In many Olympics competitions winners and losers are determined by less than a fraction of a point and even the slightest error in scoring can set back an athlete from the gold to the bronze.
323242
After so many years of injuries and despair, Kelly Holmes figured an Olympic gold medal would make up for it all. She wound up with two.
206358
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The last battle of the Athens Summer Olympics is over. The dispute over who won the men&#39;s all-around gymnastics Gold Medal has been resolved, at least officially.
255183
ATHENS - The curtains came down on the Athens Olympics under a full moon Sunday after the sports extravaganza returned to the country of its birth and revival as the biggest in history.
432227
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Olympic medalists Kostas Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou quit the Athens Games, overshadowing the start of track and field events on the fifth day of competition. Venus Williams and Andy Roddick were eliminated from the tennis.
493950
Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes of Britain overpowered Tatyana Tomashova in the stretch and won the 1,500 meters at the World Atheltics Final on Saturday, confirming her status as the premier women&#39;s middle distance runner.
371646
Kelly Holmes holds up her Olympic medals as Britain&#39;s team parades through London. Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images. Thousands of people lined the streets of central London today to pay tribute to Britain&#39;s
539080
Fans and athletes give Olympic judges low marks.
551608
KELLY HOLMES&#39; last-minute gamble was rewarded with a glorious gold medal last night as she stormed to the Olympic 800m title in Athens.
155251
Athens - Olympic Games medal dreams were gunned down, rescued and put on hold in Athens after a series of protests. Nowhere was the sound and fury greatest than out on the athletics track and in the gymnastics arena.
504029
Britain's climb-down last weekend looks to have ended attempts to gag athletes at the Beijing Olympics but there is growing resentment among top Olympians about pressure on them to speak out on political issues.
160959
ATHENS, Greece -- Protesters in Greece are claiming victory after Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled his trip to the closing ceremonies at the Olympics.
416088
Double gold medallist Kelly Holmes will carry GB flag at Athens closing ceremony.