Kenteris delight at protest
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Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris says he was thrilled by the boos that greeted his absence from the 200m final.
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Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili hailed his election win as a triumph for democracy on Monday but his defeated opponent said it was rigged and was gearing up to hold mass protests in the capital.
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Tens of thousands of flag-waving, cheering fans took to the streets of central London to honour their Athens Olympic and Paralympic medal winners.
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With world attention focussed upon Athens this month, Greece is certainly basking in the spotlight.
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Sprinter Kostas Kenteris declared himself innocent as he left an Athens hospital yesterday amid questions from prosecutors, fellow Greeks and the IOC about his missed drug test and motorcycle accident. &quot;I am suffering a great injustice and I want to ...
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THE defiant taunts cascaded down from the Olympic stadium grandstands for minutes. &quot;Hellas, Hellas,&quot; followed by &quot;Kenteris, Kenteris&quot; - an angry display that held up the main event of Thursday&#39;s athletics program.
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Athens celebrates as Greece secure a surprise win in the men's synchronised diving.
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Success at the Games could boost the popularity of a sport unfamiliar to Greeks.
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Encouraged by worldwide praises for its successful hosting of the Olympic Games, self-confident Greeks are expecting a big boom in foreign investment in the post-Olympic era.
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Thousands of haggard, shivering and determined opposition protesters danced and sang in triumph yesterday after Ukraine&#39;s parliament approved amendments to ensure a fair ballot in the presidential rerun later this month.
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In the same way that once-belittled Greece has shocked the world by putting on an efficient and successful Olympics, so did Fani Halkia emerge from the shadows Wednesday with a stunning triumph for the host nation.
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Konstandinos Kederis relinquished his Olympic 200m title in absentia here yesterday - but it was almost as if the stadium was filled with his angry spirit as the 70,000 crowd jeered
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London - Tens of thousands of flag-waving, cheering Britons took to the streets of central London on Monday to honour their Athens Olympic and Paralympic medal winners.
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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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ATHENS - Greece woke up to the Olympics last night, the spirit as it swayed to the music of Zorba&#39;s Dance in the Olympic Stadium so infectious, so tantalizing that the finalists in the 100 meters joined in, acting more like dancers than runners minutes
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Albania stunned Euro 2004 winners Greece with two goals in the first 10 minutes of their World Cup qualifier on Saturday and then hung on to win 2-1 and send their fans into a frenzy as they celebrated with fireworks.
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In the midst of the heaving throng of more than 100,000 who turned out in Athens to welcome home the victorious Greek soccer team last month, someone asked how Athens would deal with the crowds during the Olympics.