Israel celebrates joy of first gold medal
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Israel has celebrated its first Olympic gold medal, saying Gal Fridman&#39;s win gave pride and joy to Jewish people around the world.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chile celebrated its first  Olympic gold medal with tears of joy, dancing in the streets  and an orgy of honking horns on Saturday, after tennis heroes  Nicolas Massu and Fernando Gonzalez won the men's doubles in  Athens.
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Zeus and the other gods of ancient Greece smiled on the Athens Olympic Games, whose spectacular success surprised the world, the head of the organizing committee said Monday.
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SAITAMA, Japan  - Sharp-shooting Spain blasted   past Greece 70-47 to win their first world basketball   championship gold medal on Sunday.
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&quot;I can tell you I&#39;m very happy. Two gold medals in five days! I was relaxed in the race and let my opponents do the work.
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Description: Sheik Ahmed Al Maktoum, a member of Dubai&#39;s royal family, wins the first Olympic medal for the United Arab Emirates -- and it&#39;s gold. Al Maktoum won in the men&#39;s double trap shooting event.
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Britain&#39;s triumphant Olympic gold-medallists - headed by Kelly Holmes, Matthew Pinsent and Tanni Grey-Thompson - are celebrating their inclusion in the Queen&#39;s New Year Honours List.
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The 27-year-old took out bronze in the men&#39;s 20km walk -- winning Australia&#39;s first Olympic medal for walking in almost 45 years.
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Athletes who won China its highest-ever Olympics gold medal tally were greeted like heroes when they returned Tuesday, with flag-waving fans cheering wildly at the airport.
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Israelis celebrated the first day of the festival of Hanukkah on Wednesday, praying at the gravesides of the Jewish heroes the holiday honors, lighting candles and eating traditional deep fried foods.
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Table tennis players Li Ching and Ko Lai Chak won here Saturday the first Olympic medal for Chinese Hong Kong since the former British-occupied territory returned to China on July 1, 1997.
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FOR most spectators in the Olympic stadium, the lavish closing ceremony in Athens last night was a chance to revel in the self-congratulation and relief that traditionally comprise end-of-games euphoria.
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A windsurfer whose first name means "wave" in Hebrew gave Israel its first Olympic gold medal ever Wednesday, taking a plunge in the Saronic Gulf to celebrate.
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Argentina beat nine-man Paraguay 1-0 in the final of the men&#39;s soccer tournament on Saturday to win their first Olympic gold medal in 52 years.
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As the Olympic Games headed into the home straight, Argentina won their first Olympic gold medal in more than half a century when their soccer team beat Paraguay Saturday.
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Gal Fridman closed his eyes and enjoyed a sweet sound never before heard at an Olympic Games â-he strains of Israel&#39;s national anthem playing in honor of the winner of a gold medal.
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Argentina beat Italy 84-69 to win the  men's Olympic basketball gold Saturday, the country's first  medal in the sport.