Song, spectacle bring 2004 Olympics to a close
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With an outpouring of joy, pride and some relief, Athens marked the completion of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games with a closing ceremony full of spectacle, fireworks and music.
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They leave the Olympics with gold medals for the third straight time, olive wreaths crowning their heads and a lasting legacy that&#39;s just a shade off perfection.
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Athens stages a low-key but emotional Paralympics closing ceremony.
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Athens: An hour-long no-frills closing ceremony dedicated to the victims of this week&#39;s school bus crash brought to an end the Paralympic Games in Athens yesterday.
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Athens prepares to bid farewell to the 2004 Olympic Games at Sunday's closing ceremony.
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Four years ago, the IOC warned Athens was in danger of losing the Olympics because of severe delays. On Sunday night, the verdict was vastly different.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The last battle of the Athens Summer Olympics is over. The dispute over who won the men&#39;s all-around gymnastics Gold Medal has been resolved, at least officially.
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Paul Hamm of the USA celebrates with his coach after scoring a 9.837 in the horizontal bar to claim victory in the men&#39;s artistic gymnastics individual competition on August 18, 2004, during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Sports ...
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As the Athens Olympic Games came to an end Sunday, International Olympic Committee President Jacque Rogge covered a wide range of topics in his closing news conference.
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THERE was no easy ride for the Olympic champions of Athens yesterday as the final act of the Golden League was played out in Germany.
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The athletes have packed up. Olympic banners are coming down. But another challenge for the city of Athens is just beginning. It&#39;s a realization that&#39;s just starting to hit the Olympic hosts
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US gymnast Paul Hamm's victory brought some of the most absorbing theater of the Olympics' first week.
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Getting the technology in place for Athens 2004 is an Olympic task in itself.
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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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American sprinter Justin Gatlin won the  closest Olympic 100 meters in history as the fastest men on  earth staged a sporting spectacle that thrilled the world.
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All the action from the finale to the Athens Olympics.
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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