Athens hopes to parlay Olympic glory
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ATHENS -- At the northwestern base of the Acropolis, it is easy to see how much this capital city has changed as a result of the Olympic Games.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Olympic supremo Jacques Rogge today offered gold medals all round to Athens for organising a superb Olympics after years of doom and gloom leading up to the opening.
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ATHENS, Greece - Larry Brown was right. The Americans did start hitting their jump shots, and suddenly they look as if they might be the team to beat at the Athens Games...
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Sport finally took center stage at the  Olympics on Thursday after almost a week of headlines dominated  by a drug-testing drama that tarnished Greece's image.
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For the last two weeks, the world&#39;s focus was on Athens and sport and everyone was invited to a Big Fat Greek Closing Ceremony.
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Getting the technology in place for Athens 2004 is an Olympic task in itself.
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The Evening Standard reports that London will use television coverage from Mondayâs parade of Olympians to convince Olympic leaders of Britainâs enthusiasm to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
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The XII Paralympics begins in Athens, after a spectacular opening ceremony.
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Olympics chief Jacques Rogge heaped praise on Greek organisers and declared the Athens Games an all-round success. Television ratings are 15% up from the 2000 Games in Sydney, while ticket sales have topped figures from the Seoul and Barcelona Olympics.
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Olympic champion Paul Hamm has decided to return to competitive gymnastics, hoping for a less tumultuous path to the all-around title at the Beijing Olympics than the one he took in Athens.
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Their success at the Games could be a catalyst for change in Greece.
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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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With world attention focussed upon Athens this month, Greece is certainly basking in the spotlight.
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OLYMPIA, Greece -- A brilliant idea, taking the shot put back to the birthplace of the Olympic Games, proving, if nothing else, that everything old really can become new again.
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All the action from the finale to the Athens Olympics.
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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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ATHENS -- They are the most important 10 seconds, or thereabouts, the Olympic Games have to offer.