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Athens 2004 News Schedule Venues History Gallery Features India watch			Home > Sports > Athens 2004 > Features Athens 2004 - Features August 15, 2004 Genes may carry Powell to 100m gold Five of the Jamaican sprinter's brothers have stepped on to the track as sprinters at some level. August 14, 2004 Li... and behold For showing superb poise in the face of extreme pressure, Du Li is, without any doubt, our Olympian of the Day. Flag bearers embody dreams and ideals alaysia had the shortest, youngest and lightest man -- Bryan Nickson Lomas, a 14-year-old diver. August 13, 2004 Mystery man Kenteris hard to follow The Olympic 200m champion's whereabouts became a subject of keen interest after he failed to appear for a drug test. Olympic Legends: Babe Didriksen "Whatta-Gal Didriksen", "Texas Tornado", "Terrific Tornado" shrieked the headlines. Didriksen agreed with them all. Olympic Legends: Blankers-Koen Blankers-Koen's feats at the 1948 London Olympics changed blinkered ideas of women athletes for ever. Greece's top hope faces Games expulsion Costas Kenteris, the only man to win the Olympic, world and European 200 titles, missed a drugs test. Interview: Merlene Ottey Since winning a bronze medal in the 200 on her Olympic debut in Moscow 24 years ago, Ottey has accumulated a haul of eight medals, three silvers and four further bronzes. August 12, 2004 Olympic Legends: Nadia Comaneci Perfection was thought to be impossible in gymnastics until Nadia Comaneci arrived on the scene. Olympic Legends: Teofilo Stevenson Teofilo Stevenson was the first star of Cuban boxing. Olympic Legends: Abebe Bikila Abebe Bikila proved a sensation at the 1960 Rome Olympics when he padded barefoot along the Appian Way to win the marathon in world record time. August 11, 2004 Montgomery leads star cast of absentees Injury, doping bans and ill-timed losses of form have left a trail of big-name performers watching the Olympics from the sidelines. The rough road from Gaza to Greece Sanaa Abu Bkheet will become the first woman to compete for a Palestinian team at the Olympics. The man behind Anju George The husband-wife team have one goal in mind: winning a gold medal at Athens. Olympic Legends: Carl Lewis Lewis in full flow was the finest sight in track and field for more than a decade. August 10, 2004 Nationality, a confused issue Nationality in sport has become muddied following the break-up of the Soviet bloc and the transfer of talent from poor to rich countries. Olympic Legends: Mark Spitz In the 1972 Games, Spitz won gold from the 100 and 200 freestyle, the 100 and 200 butterfly and the three relays, all in world record time. Olympic Legends: Jesse Owens Jesse Owens was the man who exposed the malign Nazi myths of Ayran racial supremacy. 'I will try and win a medal for my daughter' The Maharashtra shooter says her greatest motivation to do well at the Athens Games is her family. August 09, 2004 Olympic Legends: Emil Zatopek Dubbed "Emil the Terrible", Zatopek won gold in the 10,000 and silver in the 5,000 at the 1948 London Olympics. Olympic Legends: Paavo Nurmi By far the most successful of the flying Finns who dominated middle- and long-distance running in the 1920s, Paavo Nurmi pioneered today's training methods. Olympic Legends: Johnny Weissmuller He set 51 individual world records from 50 to 800 metres, achieved fame outside the pool by making a dozen Tarzan films and still had the energy to acquire five wives. August 06, 2004 'At Moscow we proved the pundits wrong' Former India hockey captain Vasudevan Bhaskaran shares his Olympics experiences with Shobha Warrier. Late-night starts for sunshine sport In Sydney, volleyball attracted the fifth largest television audience of the 28 summer sports. Thorpe chases his own destiny A brush with death convinced Ian Thorpe his chosen path to Olympic immortality was futile. Interview: Nadia Comaneci Given the choice, Nadia Comaneci would have become a surgeon and indulged her fascination with blood on a daily basis. August 5, 2004 'I was surprised by the strength I possessed' Dream girl eyes gold at Athens August 4, 2004 'I know I have a chance' August 3, 2004 'Aap toh machine hai' Phelps and Thorpe battle looms August 2, 2004 Owens, Lewis are the best ever Drugs for glory? August 1, 2004 Irish tourist was first tennis champ July 30, 2004 Khorkina targets third Olympic gold Li sets sights on emulating hero Dragulescu makes a stand for Romania July 28, 2004 Move over Haile, here comes Bekele Korzeniowski brings 20-year career to a close Olsson inherits triple jump mantle Saville keeps feet on ground after tears Greene back to best after crippling injury Radcliffe poised for Olympic gold July 26, 2004 Hackett's reign goes the distance July 20, 2004 Blood-doping cheats beware July 15, 2004 Multi-coloured window dressing for Athens Iraqi pride matters more than gold medals Phelps sets out his Olympic stall July 10, 2004 Olympic gold will elude Armstrong July 07, 2004 Malleswari lifts Indian hopes again July 06, 2004 Ultimate race provides maximum drama Soccer struggles for credibility at Olympics June 18, 2004 Anjali targets history at Athens June 15, 2004 Cuban boxers pack punches with ideology June 07, 2004 Paes-Bhupathi bury differences for Athens 1964 - India's first tyrst with the Olympic flame Archives Home	Advertisement

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