Olympics: Baldini wins Olympic men&#39;s marathon marred by ...
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ATHENS : Stefano Baldini of Italy won a dramatic men&#39;s marathon at the Olympic Gamesafter long-time race leader Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil was attacked by a spectator in the latter stages of the race.
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ATHENS, Greece - Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and the 5,000 races at one Olympics, joining Finnish great Paavo Nurmi in the history books on Saturday.
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It ain&#39;t over until the crazy drunk former priest attacks the frightened Brazilian marathon runner. Although the 35-year-old Athens marathon record was broken tonight by Italy&#39;s
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Doing everything he could to buy time and beat exhaustion, Chile&#39;s Nicolas Massu got past American Mardy Fish 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in an error-filled Olympics men&#39;s singles tennis final last night that lasted four hours.
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Mizuki Noguchi won the women&#39;s marathon at the Athens Games, holding off world champion Catherine Ndereba of Kenya to earn Japan the title for the second straight Olympics.
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ATHENS -- For Canadian long-distance runner Nicole Stevenson, watching the historic Olympic marathon from her couch in Toronto yesterday was more painful than if she had run it herself.
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Hicham El Guerrouj finally won an Olympic gold on Tuesday to underline his status as the greatest 1,500 meters runner in history, but the Iraqi soccer team&#39;s fairytale run was halted one match from a strike at gold.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has praised Athens for organising a well-run Games. &quot;I am an extremely happy president of the IOC,&quot; Dr Rogge told reporters in Athens.
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The men's marathon and volleyball final are among the highlights on the final day of the Olympics.
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In an Olympic marathon marred by a bizarre intrusion, Italy&#39;s Stefano Baldini surged ahead with more than three kilometres to win the gold yesterday.
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World records are rare, but even rarer in the Olympic world is having a country sweep the medals in one event. On Monday, Jeremy Wariner, Otis Harris and Derrick Brew did just that for the US in the 400-meter dash.
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Thirty-six kilometres into the men&#39;s Olympic marathon on Sunday, Vanderlei Lima&#39;s chances of winning were taken from him after he was tackled in bizarre manner by the Irish serial pest Cornelius Horan.
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The 28th Olympic Games came to an end in Athens, Greece with an exuberant closing ceremony. There was drama up to the last gold medal with a spectator running onto the course of men&#39;s marathon with about 15 minutes to go.
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Description: NPR&#39;s Robert Siegel and Wall Street Journal sports writer Stefan Fatsis, reporting from Athens, talk about some of the highlights of this week&#39;s Olympic Games events.
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Japan's Mizuki Nogushi won the first  Olympic marathon raced from the historic site in 108 years on  Sunday, but for Britain the race turned into heartbreak as its  top runner quit in tears.
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Italian Stefano Baldini won the Olympic men&#39;s marathon overnight after a spectator dashed on to the course late in the race and bundled the then leader Vanderlei de Lima into the crowd.
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Italy&#39;s Stefano Baldini surged ahead with two miles to go and won the Olympic marathon Sunday while American Meb Keflezighi finished a surprising second in a