Athens Informer

of the Hellenic Olympic Academy, an initiative launched by the Hellenic Olympic Committee, crosses the finish line in a revival of marathoner Spyros Louis’s greatest moment in the first Modern Olympics in 1896. The group yesterday enacted scenes at the… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, and Mark Lewis-Francis — Final, 38.07 (gold medal) 4x100m Relay – amazing display of baton passing that cannot be lost, every time I watch this I still grip the seat as we are nearly pipped at the post by the USA even though they muffed up on a baton [...]

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Technical film on the Olympic Archery competition held in Athens, Greece, in 2004.

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14 Photos Of Abandoned And Decaying Venues From The 2004 Athens Olympics Eight years after Greece spent ~$ 15 billion to stage the 2004 Summer Olympics, some of those once-gleaming venues are crumbling. The economy is a part of it, but so is the fact that many of these venues were built only for sports [...]

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As London gears up for the 2012 Olympic Games, organisers will be hoping their venues avoid the fate of many of those in Greece, which are now almost derelict, eight years after Athens hosted the Games. Now, at a time when the crisis-hit country is trying to stay afloat, the need to develop such sites [...]

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Staging the Olympic Games has over the years turned into a costly extravaganza, with host cities undertaking a huge financial risk that can have negative consequences in the long run. Notwithstanding their glamor and organizational success, the 2004… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Georgia's Reese Hoffa among the favorites to medal in shot put at Olympics “I am definitely in a different place mentally,” said Hoffa, a UGA graduate from Augusta who still lives and trains in Athens. “But I still get very excited about going out there and testing my skills against the best shot-putters in the [...]

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Eight years later, Athens gymnastics champion Carly Patterson is getting the Olympic experience. Patterson, the first U.S. woman to win the Olympic title since Mary Lou Retton, is back at the Summer Games for the first time since winning her … Full News here – Athens – Bing News

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LONDON — Eight years later, Athens gymnastics champion Carly Patterson is getting the Olympic experience. Patterson, the first U.S. woman to win the Olympic title since Mary Lou Retton, is back at the Summer Games for the first time since … Full News here – Athens – Bing News

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LONDON — Eight years later, Athens gymnastics champion Carly Patterson is getting the Olympic experience. Patterson, the first U.S. woman to win the Olympic title since Mary Lou Retton, is back at the Summer Games for the first time since winning her … Full News here – Athens – Bing News

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Eight years later, Athens gymnastics champion Carly Patterson is getting the Olympic experience. Patterson, the first U.S. woman to win the Olympic title since Mary Lou Retton, is back at the Summer Games for the first time since winning her … Full News here – Athens – Bing News

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The Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) on Wednesday announced that Greek triple jump athlete Voula Papachristou will not be allowed to compete in the London Olympics, following the stir caused by a tweet the athlete posted a few days ago, which the HOC deemed to be racist and "contrary to Olympic ideals". The decision to disqualify [...]

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The country’s world indoor high jump champion Dimitris Chondrokoukis has pulled out of the London Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance, the athlete’s father said on Thursday. "Dimitris will not take part in the Olympic Games, leaving unfulfilled a dream of a lifetime," his father and coach Kyriakos Chondrokoukis said. Full News here [...]

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