Athens opens largest Paralympic Games
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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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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 - 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.
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China's huge disabled population will benefit from improved living conditions courtesy of next year's Beijing Paralympics, an official said on Thursday.
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ATHENS, Greece -- The closing ceremony of the Athens Games is underway in front of a crowd of 75,000 at the Olympic Stadium. The arena, which has been the main venue for the sporting carnival for the past
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Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius warmed up for his debut in a world-class able-bodied race by finishing second in an invitational 400-meter race at the Golden Gala meet yesterday.
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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 spectacle in Athens lured 56 million viewers to watch at least some portion of NBC's Friday primetime telecast of the opening ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - World records, personal-best times and other athletic achievements were secondary at the Athens Paralympics on Monday.
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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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After 12 days of stressful and exhausting competition, China came out as the No 1 power at the 2004 Paralympic Games. With a total of 141 medals, 63 of them gold, China emerged as the dominant force at the Games in Athens.
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ATHENS (dpa) - At least seven children were reported to have been killed and dozens injured when a bus carrying them to watch the Athens Paralympic Games crashed into a truck in northern Greece on Monday, police said.
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Madrid, one of five cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, unveiled its dossier on Wednesday (17 November), just two days after submitting it to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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LOS ANGELES  - The spectacle in Athens  lured 56 million viewers to watch at least some portion of  NBC's Friday primetime telecast of the opening ceremonies of  the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, center, President Moshe Katsav, right, and Education Minister Limor Livnat, attend a reception for Israeli athletes from the Athens paralympic games, in Jerusalem Sunday Oct. 10, 2004.
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Twelve titles will be decided on the opening day of the  XII Paralympic Games in Athens.
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Greece hosts its second major sporting spectacle of the summer when the 12th Paralympics start on Friday.