Greek sprinter rides cheers to victory
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ATHENS - Homeland favorite Fani Halkia of Greece, cheered on by her compatriots in Olympic Stadium, roared to victory in the women&#39;s 400 meter hurdles Wednesday night, taking the gold medal in a time of 52.
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Serious fun lit up the Olympics last night. A showdown among the swaggering gunslingers who populate the sprint community, celebrated by 72,000 spectators for a full 10 minutes prior
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ATHENS -- Evita Agiasoteli has been counting Greece's Olympic medals. Each one comes with a celebration from the boy next door, who likes to run through their neighborhood in the northern Athenian suburb of Nea Ionia yelling &quot;Hellas!&quot; with each gold. Other neighbors often leave their evening yogurts unfinished so they can join the boy's victory cheer.
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American Justin Gatlin roared from  virtual unknown to win the blue ribband Olympic men's 100  meters race on Sunday, upstaging more illustrious rivals in a  pulsating final.
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ATHENS -- The place was ready for a party. Prohibitive underdog Greece had its fans waving the blue-and-white flag and chanting &quot;Hellas&quot; at every opportunity when they weren't booing the United States.
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SAITAMA, Japan  - Greece produced a sensational   win over the United States to reach the world basketball   championship final on Friday.
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It was only a hundredth of a second but Justin Gatlin said it felt like a hundred miles as he won the closest and possibly greatest 100 metres final in Olympic history on Sunday.
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Fani Halkia, hailed by one Greek tabloid  as a "Winged Goddess," stormed to Olympic victory in the 400  meter hurdles, sparking nationwide jubilation and much probing  of her startlingly improved form.
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Australian Jana Pittman finished fifth as Greece&#39;s Fani Halkia won the much-anticipated women&#39;s 400 metres Olympic final in Athens this morning.
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Competing under a flawless blue sky in the tree-lined grove devoted to Zeus, the European gold medallist equaled American champion Adam Nelson&#39;s opening mark of 2.16 to capture his first major title on a countback.
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Fani Halkia, hailed by one Greek tabloid as a &quot;Winged Goddess,&quot; stormed to Olympic victory in the 400 meter hurdles, sparking nationwide jubilation and much probing of her startlingly improved form.
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The pessimism among Greeks before the Olympics has been replaced by fierce optimism and pride. So donât even think about criticizing the Games, especially if youâre Greek.
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Justin Gatlin became the fastest man in the world after winning the men&#39;s 100 meters dash at the 28th Olympic Games Sunday evening.
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A roaring crowd helped inspire Greece&#39;s top women&#39;s beach volleyball team to trounce China on Wednesday and reach the next round.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Capping its sports-hosting triumph, Greece ended the XXVIII Olympiad with a festive splash of ethnic folklore, music and dancing.
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Greece, shamed and angered by doping  scandals involving their two top sprinters and a medal-winning  weightlifter, hailed an unexpected new Olympic heroine Monday  in the form of a walker.
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ATHENS - Shattered but smiling, Jonathan Wyatt reflected proudly on his Olympic marathon effort as he finished 20th in a drama-packed race here today.