Tech Goes for Gold in Athens
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The success of this year's Olympic games in Athens rides on the fruits of high-tech labor, no matter whether it's the security system, events results or studying sharkskin to build a better swimsuit. -washingtonpost.com
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Sheik Ahmed bin Hashr Al-Maktoum earned the first-ever Olympic medal for the United Arab Emirates when he took home the gold medal in men&#39;s double trap shooting on Tuesday in Athens.
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ATHENS, Greece - Itâs official - the Olympics were a success. The venues were not only finished but they stayed standing, transportation ran on time, streets were clean and security did such a good job that even petty crime went down.
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This year&#39;s opening ceremony to the Olympic Games in Athens was impressive for the mixture of allusions to antiquity and modern innovation.
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Michael Phelps wins more golds in Athens than Holland, New Zealand, Spain and Canada.
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Greece found a new athletics god to replace the disgraced Kostas Kederis and Ekaterini Thanou in their hearts when Fani Halkia won gold in the 400 metres hurdles in the Olympic Stadium last night.
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Britain's golden night on the track help the nation's Olympians surpass their success in Sydney four years ago.
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ATHENS, Greece - Costs for the Athens Olympics are climbing again, expected to top $8.5 billion because of the massive security and overruns in the last-minute scramble to get venues ready.
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For the athletes in Athens, the Olympics are merely at midpoint. But for TV viewers, it's a whole new game.
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Ilias Iliadis of Greece thrilled the home crowd yesterday in Athens, beating Roman Gontyuk of Ukraine to win the men's judo gold medal in the 81-kilogram class.
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Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus sped to an  unexpected victory in the women's 100 meter final at the Athens  Olympics Saturday.
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ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece  -- Adam Nelson couldn&#39;t help himself. While parading with his silver medal around the ancient site that gave birth to the Olympics 28 centuries ago, he paused to look at the mark in the dirt he thought was his gold-medal spot.
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Microsoft's leader brings home the gold medal for the 11th year running. Google's founders aren't doing too badly, either.
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The final cost of the Athens Olympics soared to about $11.6 billion -- at least $3.1 billion more than originally estimated. The figure did not include transportation projects such as the new tram line, suburban
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Austrian Kate Allen won gold in the Olympic women&amp;apos;s triathlon Wednesday while American Susan Williams took the bronze. Allen was time in two hours, four minutes, 43.
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ATHENS, Greece - Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life Sunday night, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100 field in history to win the gold in 9.85 seconds. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal got the silver in 9.86...
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The latest snippets from our men in Athens as the Games get under way.