Greece grabs first gold
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HOST nation Greece grabbed its first gold medal of the Athens Olympics this morning when Nikolaos Siranidis and Thomas Bimis won the men&#39;s three-metre synchronised diving after China&#39;s favourites suffered a no-dive.
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It was a glorious surprise, igniting a party complete with song and dance: The Greeks won the first gold medal of their hometown Olympics with an unexpected victory last night in synchronized diving.
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The biggest applause at Olympic Stadium yesterday, the first day of athletics competition, didnât come for Greek heptathlete Aryiro Strataki or triple jumper Hristos Meletoglou
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ATHENS - Windsurfer Gal Fridman won his country&#39;s first gold medal since Israel began competing in the Olympics at Helsinki in 1952 when he captured the men&#39;s Mistral sailboard title at Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre on Wednesday.
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Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus wins 100m gold ahead of Lauryn WIlliams.
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Greece found a new athletics god to replace the disgraced Kostas Kederis and Ekaterini Thanou in their hearts when Fani Halkia won gold in the 400 metres hurdles in the Olympic Stadium last night.
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With a powerful javelin throw, Mirela Manjani broke a different sort of record Friday night: earning host nation Greece its most Olympic medals in more than a century.
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Kate Allen produced a stunning run to  overhaul long-time leader Loretta Harrop in the last 150 meters  of the women's Olympic triathlon Wednesday and win Austria's  first gold medal at Athens.
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Argentina beat Paraguay 1-0 in the men&#39;s soccer final to win the nation&#39;s first Olympic gold medal in 52 years. It may get a second today in basketball.
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Israel&#39;s very first gold medal in any sport, a fifth medal in sailing for Great Britain and a silver medal for the home team here in Greece - all in one class.
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Athens - Sarah Ulmer gave New Zealand their first ever Olympic cycling gold medal and only their second of the Athens Games on Sunday, breaking her own world record for the women&#39;s 3-km individual pursuit in the process.
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Israeli windsurfer Gal Fridman makes sporting history by winning his country's first gold medal in the men's Mistral.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The first taekwondo medals of the Athens Games were awarded Thursday night in the men&#39;s and women&#39;s flyweight division, and Taiwan captured both golds.
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Outsider Athanasia Tsoumeleka snatched the women&#39;s Olympic 20km race walk title after a thrilling finish to give hosts Greece their first athletics gold of the Games.
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Greece, shamed and angered by Olympic  doping scandals, went wild with delight Monday when Athanasia  Tsoumeleka won the women's 20 km walk to give the Olympic hosts  their first athletics gold medal.
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Greece's Fani Halkia takes gold in the women's 400m hurdles to send the Athens crowd wild.
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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.