Athens set for Paralympics
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Greece hosts its second major sporting spectacle of the summer when the 12th Paralympics start on Friday.
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The technical details of London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics are to be unveiled.
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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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Though it's been a little shaky at times, Athens  seems ready for the Olympics
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The 2004 Athens Paralympics didn&#39;t finish with a dazzling fireworks display like its Olympic predecessor, but with a dignified and sometimes solemn Closing Ceremony.
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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.
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Great Britain chiefs have proclaimed the Paralympics in Athens as a success after another superb medal haul. Team GB finished second in the table behind China with 94 medals, including
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Their success at the Games could be a catalyst for change in Greece.
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Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Olympia, home of the Olympics for more than 12 centuries, will host competition for the first time in 1,611 years when the shot put competition of the Athens Games is contested at Greece&#39;s most sacred sporting site.
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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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If you were looking for a city that was impeccably correct in its attitude towards people with disabilities, you probably wouldn&#39;t put Athens at the top of your list.
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ATHENS -- Today, Olympians will be in the ancient stadium at Olympia for the shot put competition. Been there, but haven&#39;t done that.
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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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AUSTRALIA&#39;s Olympic sports have begun to prepare for the Asian onslaught they expect when Beijing hosts the next Games in 2008.
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Iraqâs successful Olympic soccer team is preparing itself for its biggest sporting challenge at the Athens 2004 Olympics. On Tuesday night, Iraqi players will play against Paraguay in the Olympics football semi-finals.
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The Athens Olympics will cost a total of  almost 10 billion euros ($12.1 billion), more than double the  original target, pushing Greece's budget gap well above EU  limits, finance ministry sources said on Wednesday.
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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.