Song, spectacle bring 2004 Olympics to a close
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With an outpouring of joy, pride and some relief, Athens marked the completion of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games with a closing ceremony full of spectacle, fireworks and music.
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Greece staged an exuberant closing  ceremony on Sunday to bring the curtain down on the Athens  Games, which took the Olympics back to their roots and provided  drama right down to the last gold medal.
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The flame went out on the Olympics during a closing ceremony Sunday night that honored the birthplace of the games with an ebullient display of Greek pride and symbolism, a relief-filled celebration of the ancient and the new.
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The 2004 Athens Olympics concluded Sunday (29 August) night with a spectacular ceremony under moonlit skies. More than 10,000 athletes from a record 202 countries participating in the 28th Olympiad joined
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The athletes have packed up. Olympic banners are coming down. But another challenge for the city of Athens is just beginning. It&#39;s a realization that&#39;s just starting to hit the Olympic hosts
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Athens stages a low-key but emotional Paralympics closing ceremony.
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They were so close to the finish, Athens and Vanderlei de Lima - the city and the athlete, each about to complete a job well done.
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The courtÂs decision marked the official end of a controversy that had simmered since Paul Hamm captured the gold after a close finish.
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An extraordinary display of &quot;people power&quot; brought pandemonium to the final evening of Olympic gymnastics. The crowd&#39;s gasps of awe turned into howls of fury on Monday night when the score flashed up on the
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American sprinter Justin Gatlin won the  closest Olympic 100 meters in history as the fastest men on  earth staged a sporting spectacle that thrilled the world.
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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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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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ATHENS, Greece -- Greek &quot;sirtaki&quot; music that starts slow and finishes fast whipped the Olympic Stadium audience into a frenzy Sunday night before the most exciting 10 seconds in sports.
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ATHENS, 22 August - Shooters from China and Italy have won the last gold medals in shooting events at the 2004 Olympic Games. The Men&#39;s 50m Rifle 3 Positions final finished in high drama as China&#39;s JIA Zhanbo
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When the Olympic flame faded on Sunday the missions of many athletes, participants and spectators came to an end, but Sunny Hwang knew it was the signal of a new beginning.
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As the Athens Olympic Games came to an end Sunday, International Olympic Committee President Jacque Rogge covered a wide range of topics in his closing news conference.
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The gymnastics competition at the 2004 Olympic Games produced some extraordinary performances, but ultimately was overshadowed by judging controversies that pitted nation against