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There were plenty of teary eyes, some disbelief and mostly smiles when five
gold medals were won on day three of the Paralympic Games in Athens on Monday.

http://theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/21/1095651323596.html?oneclick=true

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Greek sprinting coach sticks to story
By Jacquelin Magnay
September 22, 2004

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/21/1095651326283.html?oneclick=true

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By JORDAN BAKER in Athens
September 21, 2004
CYCLIST Peter Brooks had it all planned: beat the Austrian, break the world
record and win gold.

http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1264&storyid=1965491

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Olympic cycling time trial champion Tyler Hamilton has insisted he is "100
per cent innocent" after becoming the first ever athlete to give a positive
test for blood transfusions

http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200409/s1204232.htm

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Ana Guevara handed Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling her first
outdoor defeat of the season to win the 400m at the World Athletics Final.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/3670904.stm

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Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes powered to a comfortable 1500m win in
the World Athletics Final in Monaco

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/3650342.stm

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Kelly Holmes ran another perfect race to take a wonderful 1500m gold and
make Olympic history in Athens.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/athletics/3605460.stm

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Enjoying the moment
Saturday 4 September 2004
The incident which saw Vanderlei da Lima attacked by a spectator when he
was leading the men's marathon at the Athens Olympics may yet turn out to
be good news for the Brazilian athlete.
Despite missing out on the gold medal and finishing in third position, the
episode has highlighted Da Lima and given him plenty of media attention and
sponsorship offers, probably more than he would have got had he been
Olympic champion.
"Have you seen me on every TV show? I'm the most famous guy in the
planet!," Da Lima joked on his arrival at Sao Paulo airport, where more
than 50 journalists and photographers - including three TV crews from Japan
- were waiting for him.
"I have no bad feeling against the attacker. I'm satisfied with the bronze
medal because my only target was being among the top three. No matter if it
was gold, silver or bronze, I just wanted a medal."

PA International for the IAAF

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Photos of the Canberra Times Fun Run (courtesy of Daniel Green) can be
viewed at:-

http://www.28racingteam.com/gallery/

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Regards

Doug Fry



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