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Athens 2004 News Schedule Venues History Gallery India watch Features			Home > Sports > Athens 2004 > News News August 15, 2004 Tian, Guo open Chinese gold rush Manaudou wins gold for France Kitajima upsets Hansen to grab swimming gold Thomas wins butterfly for second gold Xian, Uchishiba strike gold in judo Romania lead in gymnastics team qualifying Carrigan upstages favourites Aragon breaks Greek hearts India's challenge in TT ends Polsak hoists Thailand's first women's gold Chanu finishes fourth Lee-Hesh confident Alipov wins men's trap gold Gusty winds put off Olympic rowing Nicol's brace sinks Argentina Fast court surprises Federer Khorkina's all-round dreams dented World champion wins 10m air pistol Manavjit, Mansher bow out Popat falls by the wayside Paes-Bhupathi face tough task Reena, Sumangala up; Dola bows out Genes may carry Powell to 100m gold Aussies crush NZ 4-1 Superpowers in pool duel Games security a "terrorist's dream" - UK paper Jitender Kumar bows out Kunjarani finishes fifth Australia take relay gold and record August 14, 2004 Montano wins men's sabre gold Klochkova fights to keep medley title Greek sprint pair suspended Thorpe retains 400 freestyle crown Anju can do it Phelps wins first gold in record time Bettini takes cycling gold for Italy Japan judokas to the fore Popat romps into last 16 Yifu shoots second gold for China Greek pair set for Games exit Li... and behold India at the Games on Sunday Manavjit, Mansher fail to qualify Jones slips out of sight Goalkeeping will determine India's progress China's Du Li wins first gold medal Phelps cruises into first final Sharath Kamal advances, Mouma exits Judoka Akram Shah outclassed Shirur eighth, Anjali fails India's Paulose finishes last Heavyweight favourites clash in first round Games come home in ancient and modern glory Myths and technology welcome Games back home Rivals go head to head It's now or never for me Pillay, Dhillon hold the key Spectacular ceremony opens Games August 13, 2004 Kunjarani to kick-off 'lifting challenge Shooters hoping to be on target Flag bearers for Opening Ceremony Pugilists begin medal quest on Saturday Greece sprinters get 72 hours to explain India at the Games Abbas feels pressure of Pakistan's eyes on him Mystery man Kenteris hard to follow Chinese cameraman dies in Athens Phelps starts golden odyssey Greek sprinters seek 48 hours to explain Popat draws easy first round Koreans seal top seedings Games return to Olympia after 1,611 years Olympics: Iraq stun Portugal 4-2 Acropolis flame ceremony sets Olympics stage Olympic Legends: Babe Didriksen Olympic Legends: Blankers-Koen Greece's top hope faces Games expulsion Interview: Merlene Ottey August 12, 2004 Easy draw for Indian paddlers Raducan waits for justice Dutch try to forget weight of two golds Hockey wide open as holders go for triple Women archers fifth in ranking round Paes-Bhupathi meet Roddick-Fish in opener Athens is ready ... at last Olympic Games lose big names Silence is golden for Phelps Ref decision saves Greece Olympic Legends: Nadia Comaneci Olympic Legends: Teofilo Stevenson Olympic Legends: Abebe Bikila August 11, 2004 Three Russian athletes fail drug test: official Edwards banned for two years American swimmers expect rich haul Montgomery leads star cast of absentees Live telecast of Olympics opening ceremony Hockey teams primed to beat the heat 'Hockey team capable of a medal' Indian tricolour unfurled at Athens India chase elusive individual gold Serena pulls out of Olympics Kenyan fails first Athens drugs test Horses clock up frequent flyer miles The rough road from Gaza to Greece Big names gather for Games Olympic Legends: Carl Lewis August 10, 2004 Indian athletes getting acclimatised to Athens Athens on course to hit all targets Style, art icons to deliver Olympic torch Games write a tragic love story IOC hails security and drug busts Nationality, a confused issue Iraqis pin hopes on Olympic Truce Olympic Legends: Mark Spitz Hoogenband shuns the limelight Olympic Legends: Jesse Owens U.S. sprinter Williams in positive test August 09, 2004 Athletes cleared dope tests IOC chief praises Greeks India can reach the pinnacle: Rach Gods smile on "last-minute" Games "Glass beauty" Zhao back on course Shikha carries Indian hopes Irish runner admits taking drug Two Greek baseballers test positive Gymnasts seek endorsements Eel still hoping for comeback Olympic Legends: Emil Zatopek Olympic Legends: Paavo Nurmi Olympic Legends: Johnny Weissmuller August 08, 2004 Aparna, Kanetkar get easier first round Women players' Olympic boycott averted August 07, 2004 El Guerrouj will go to Athens Pittman hoping to compete at Athens Olsson motivated by rare defeat Powell beats Greene again Pittman ruled out of Olympics August 06, 2004 Shuttlers can surprise: Vimal Kumar Fearless Tergat feels no pressure I'll bring gold home, predicts Greene Japanese are favourites in judo Late-night starts for sunshine sport Dutch, Aussies shoot for third gold Thorpe chases his own destiny Interview: Nadia Comaneci August 05, 2004 Thorpe ready to do battle with Phelps Indian shuttlers face stiff task Remote village catches Olympic fever Chinese divers face stiff challenge IOC to take action over bid claims Dream girl eyes gold at Athens Triathlon winners hard to predict Korean archers aim for perfect 10 August 04, 2004 Italy stun U.S. Dream Team Athens-bound boxers confident Weightlifting hopes for clean Games Lavrov goes for gold again at 42 U.S. men may be ripe for upset Chinese paddlers set to rule again India thrash Ireland in third Test Olympic Games offer tennis players unique experience Olympic Games offer tennis players unique experience BBC accuses senior Olympic figures of corruption Australia expect top-five finish in Athens Transparent masks put new face on fencing August 03, 2004 Hard times for doping cheats Shuttlers keen to make a mark Henin to compete in Athens India look for deserving flag-bearer Europeans set to dominate canoeing Athens sailing set to match Sydney Phelps and Thorpe battle looms Athens set for rough rowing regatta Olympics reach high-water mark Harrison handed two-year doping suspension August 02, 2004 Owens, Lewis are the best ever August 01, 2004 Irish tourist was first tennis champ Greece imposes 'no go' areas Archives Home | July 2004 | June 2004 | May 2004 | January-April 2004	Advertisement

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