Entertainment part of Paralympics closing ceremony canceled ...
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The Athens 2004 Organizing Committee (ATHOC) has decided to cancel the planned entertainment part of the closing ceremony due a traffic accident which killed at least seven people early Monday morning.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has dropped plans to visit Athens and attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics following anti-American protests in the Greek capital.
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ATHENS, Greece - Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday canceled a weekend visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics, just hours after demonstrators marched through central Athens.    Powell couldn't attend because of "urgent responsibilities," the foreign ministry said...
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TUESDAY&#39;S closing ceremony of the Athens Paralympics will be stripped of its artistic and celebratory part in commemmoration of seven Greek schoolchildren killed today in a bus crash on their way to watch a competition, organisers said.
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The curtain finally fell on Greece&#39;s two-month sporting spectacle, with a low-key but emotional closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games.
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ATHENS : Some 70,000 spectators filled the Athens Olympic stadium to watch the densely choreographed and emotionally-charged opening ceremony of the 12th Paralympics, the world&#39;s premier competition for disabled athletes.
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Athens is slowly warming to the idea of hosting the Paralympics after at first trying to get out of staging the event. Soon after Sydney had hosted the 2000 Olympics and Paralympics, the Athens 2004 organising
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Athens prepares to bid farewell to the 2004 Olympic Games at Sunday's closing ceremony.
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MaracanÃ£ stadium, the shrine of Brazilian soccer in Rio de Janeiro, is closed. The national sport is on hold, awaiting the start of the Pan American Games on Friday and the promise of future glory that a successful sports showcase could bring.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The 2004 Summer Games ended with a vibrant two-hour extravaganza at Athens&#39; Olympic Stadium on Sunday. Greece bid farewell to guests from 201 countries in a ceremony that started with fireworks and a dazzling light show.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell  abruptly canceled plans to attend the Olympics closing  ceremonies in Athens Sunday in part because of events in Iraq  and Sudan, the State Department said.
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Animated footage promoting the logo for  the 2012 London Olympic Games was removed from the organizers&#39;  Web site on Tuesday amid concern it could trigger epileptic  fits.
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The Athens Paralympics canceled celebrations at its closing ceremony after seven schoolchildren traveling to watch the event died in a bus crash on Monday.
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The Baltimore Orioles-Toronto Blue Jays game for Tuesday night has been canceled and rescheduled for Wednesday as part of a doubleheder.
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MONTREAL, Canada -- The world swimming championships in Montreal next July could be called off because of huge financial problems, it was reported on Wednesday.
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The NHL All-Star game, originally scheduled to be played February 12th and 13th at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, has been canceled by the league.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled his trip to Greece at the last minute partly because of concern his presence &#151; expected to be met with anti-war protests &#151; might have disrupted the closing ceremony at the Olympics, State Department officials said Saturday.