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Olympic
News
News
about the upcoming Athens Olympics.
Articles are listed Alphabetically by country.
Some Articles may require subscription.
I try and limit the articles per country at one.
I have had to limit the news due to the amount of countries
represented.
I also try and keep articles longer for countries that don't have
much news.
July
30, 2004 -- 12:00PM
Olympics - Tickets slump hits Olympics
Olympics - Chemist- New drugs may
emerge in Athens
Defense - Nato deploys Olympics
anti-WMD force
Defense - Greeks Weigh Missile
Defense at Olympics
Defense - Greece expands elite police
unit for Games
Security - Greece ups security, starts
venues' lockdown
Drug Testing - Athletes will be tested for
human growth hormone
Support Staff - Olympic doctors happily
on-call, hopefully not in-demand
Support Staff - Greek hotel workers to
stage strike next week ahead of Olympics
Business
World:
McDonalds Support Staff - McDonald's manager going to
Olympics to serve Big Macs
Home Depot Athletes - Home Depot to be well
represented at Olympics
Advertising - DHL Releases
Olympics-Themed Ads
Albania
- Albania Implements Tighter
Security Measures for Olympics
Algeria - Athletes off to Algeria
Angola - 'I have to be there for my
people'
Antigua and Barbuda - Olympic Time For Antiguan
Bailey
Argentina - Spurs Star to Play for
Argentina at Athens
Australia - Dajka dropped from Olympic
team
Australia - Australian McEwen to ride
in Olympics
Austria - Austria to send 74 athletes
to Athens Olympics
Barbados - Hurdler leaps into Athens
team
Belgium - Favourite for gold pulls
out of Games
Bermuda - Tough for Island athletes
to make Games
Botswana - Boxers leave for France
Bulgaria - Bulgarian Sprinter Dreams
of World Record
Cambodia - Cambodian team appeal for
funds
Canada - Despatie ready to dive into
Olympics
China - China considers raising
bonus for Olympic medal winners
Cuba - Cuba planning to recover
its Olympic baseball title
Czech Republic - Czech High Jumper May Miss
Olympics
Ecuador - Ecuador's modest hero Perez
back for more
El Salvador - From orphan to Olympian
Ethiopia - Ethiopia Announces Olympic
Team
Federated States of Micronesia - FSM will send 5 athletes
France - Voeckler wins Olympics selection
Georgia - Georgian plans Olympic bike
ride
Germany - Paralysed German gymnast
released from intensive care station
Ghana - Ghana trims Athens squad
Great Britain - British Javelin Thrower
Backley to Retire
Greece - Orioles help funding for
Greek team
Guam - Can Guam get better?
Haiti - Winter Haven Boxer Will
Compete in Athens for Haiti
Hungary - Bio weapons lab for
Olympics
India - India will shine, thanks to
Rs 70 lakh
Indonesia - Misbun- Dont take
Indonesians lightly
Iraq - Iraq Shows Odai's Olympic
Torture Tools
Ireland - Manley critical of Irish
Olympic process
Israel - (Subscription?) Borochovski, Gostomelsky
collect more Israel titles pre-Athens
Jamaica - JOA announces team for
Olympic Games
Jamaica - Jamaican fails drugs test
Japan - Japan women beat Bulgaria
in Olympic tune-up match
Kazakhstan - Trust in Mare's Milk
Kenya - High Hopes for Women's
Volleyball Team Squad
Korea - Ji Young-joon`s Solid
Challenge for Athens
Kuwait - Kuwait's swimming team
skips Athens, looks to 2008 Games
Malawi - I have
failedChikwakwa
Malaysia - Medal worth RM50,000 for
OCM
Mali - Kanoute says 'no' to
Olympics
Malta - Seven athletes for Athens
Olympic Games
Mexico - Mexico gains stature
Morocco - El Guerrouj chasing elusive
Olympic gold
New Zealand - Ben Fouhy hitting full
speed for Athens
Nigeria - Men's relay team fails to
qualify for Athens Olympics
Pakistan - Pakistan pins hopes on
field hockey, boxing
Philippines - Boxers first batch of RP
athletes to arrive in Athens
Poland - Kolecki to Miss Olympics
Over Steroid Use
Portugal - Portugal turns down Chelsea
request to spare Tiago from Olympics
Puerto Rico - Puerto Rican duet gearing
up for Olympics
Romania - Romania panel to identify
doping athletes
Russia - Russian vaults to new
record
Saint Lucia - St Lucia To Name Olympic
Team
Serbia and Montenegro - Stojakovic Won't Play in
Athens Olympics
Singapore - 14 Singaporeans participate
in Olympic Torch Relay in Greece
South Africa - Penn State grad to compete
for South Africa in the Olympics
Sweden - Bogere to Fight for Sweden
At Olympics
Switzerland - Security fears dog Swiss
Olympic preparations
Trinidad and Tobago - Four Olympic stamps
launched
Turkey - Turkish Olympians to be
Announced on Aug. 2
USA - GI residents donating to
send Ushers to Athens
Viet Nam - Viet Nams athletes
prepare for Athens
The
above contains 80 Articles representing 66 countries.
Confirmed
Olympic Locations:
Athens 2004 Olympic Games
Torino 2006 Olympic Games
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Vancouver 2010 Olympic
Games
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