See You in Beijing

See You in Beijing The greatest moment of the race is not the touching of the wall, or when one swimmer begins to pull ahead of the pack. The greatest moment takes place before the pistol even fires,

Trampoline Becomes Olympic Medal Sport

By Julie Goldberg Trampoline becomes an official medal sport next month at the Athens Olympics after being an exhibition, test-only sport four years ago in Sydney. And American trampoline star Jennife

US Wins Gold Fencing Medal

By Parke Brewer Women's fencing became an Olympic sport in 1924 and after 80 long years the United States finally has its first medals in the event. Both came in women's saber, which was added to the

2004年第28届雅典奥运会歌曲《A thousand year》

2004年第28届雅典奥运会歌曲《A thousand year》 《A thousand year》收录于《Unity －2004雅典奥运官方专辑》中，这首歌曲的演唱者Sting(斯 汀)被当今乐坛冠以诗人歌手的美名，凭借那独一无二的沙哑又

2004年雅典奥运歌曲《Knockin On Heavens Door》

2004年第28届雅典奥运会歌曲《Knockin On Heavens Door》 歌曲中文名称是《敲响天堂之门》。 加拿大21岁的摇滚小魔女与奥运会的缘分始于2004年的雅典。当时，凭借《Let go》专辑一炮成名的艾薇儿和

First Palestinian Olympic Swimmer Set to Compete

By David Schickert Raad Aweisat is planning to travel to Athens, Greece, this August and become the first-ever Palestinian swimmer to represent his people at the Olympics. Though he lives in a war-tor

Hong Kong Hopes for Another Olympic Medal in Windsurfing

By Parke Brewer Lee Lai Shan competes in women's windsurfing, or Mistral, competition. Her first Olympics was in 1992 in Barcelona, where she placed 11th. But she won the gold four years later in Atla

Controversial Greek Sprinters Withdraw from Olympics

By Roger Wilkison Greece's two top track and field stars have pulled out of the Athens Olympics after apologizing to their embarrassed nation for a scandal that arose after they missed drug tests next

Olympics: Men's 800-Meter Hotly Contested

By Parke Brewer The men's 800-meter run is expected to be one of the most hotly contested races at the Athens Olympics. Most of the favorites are from Africa. The 800 meters is two laps around the tra

South African Olympic High Jumper 'Reaches

By Parke Brewer South African Hestrie Cloete has won the last two women's high jump titles at the World Athletics Championships. Now she is looking for gold in the Olympics. The 1.85 meter-tall Hestri

China's Liu Xiang Hopes for Good Showing in

By Parke Brewer Liu Xiang burst on the track scene in 2002 when he set an Asian and world junior record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.12 seconds. Last year, Chinese sports journalists vot

American Olympic Champ Competes But Can Not Duplicate Past S

American track and field star Marion Jones will not duplicate her 2000 Olympic five-medal performance when she competes at this month's Athens Games. Jones only qualified to compete in the women's lon

Athens Passes Olympic Flag to Beijing

By Rebecca Ward The summer games in Athens ended with a bang - but not the kind most feared, as in terrorism. No, the bang was a grand finale of fireworks, song and dance, bringing an end to the Olymp

Mistakes Prove Olympic Judging Not Foolproof

By Rebecca Ward Heading into the last week of Olympic games in Athens, a number of judging mishaps have caused some hard feelings and, in at least one case, the suspension of three judges. But, this i

Swatch Helps Keep Olympic Scores Straight

By Rebecca Ward The 2004 Olympics, now in its second week, has been mired in controversy from almost the start, from a number of highly-publicized doping cases to several controversial judgment calls.

Security for Olympics Successful, Greek Defense Minister Say

By Roger Wilkison Greece's defense minister says his country's security preparations for the Athens Olympics have been so successful that it is now in a position to advise China, the host of the 2008

Olympic Ticket Sales Brisk, Hours Ahead of Opening Ceremony

By Rebecca Ward City workers in Athens were putting fresh coats of paints on the concrete barrier along the main road leading to the Olympic Village just days before Friday's opening ceremonies. Tens

Women's Pole Vault Provides Stirring Drama at Olympics

By Parke Brewer The women's pole vault provided one of the stirring dramas of the 2004 Olympic track and field competition. Until the mid 1990s, women's pole vault was not taken very seriously, mainly

Modest Sebrle Wins Decathlon Gold Medal

By Parke Brewer Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic confirmed his status at the world's best all-around athlete when he won the Olympic decathlon gold medal Tuesday night. Most Olympians specialize in

人物点滴—马刺王朝的阿根廷“妖人”吉诺比利

圣安东尼奥马刺队20号 阿根廷“妖人” 伊曼纽尔-吉诺比利 Emanuel Ginobili Profile Position: G 位置：后卫 Born: Jul 28, 1977 生日：07/28/1977 Height: 1,98M高度：1.98M We