Word: athleticism
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As the games raced through their indelible final weekend, leaving shattered records and storybook upsets in their wake, 21,000 reporters began trying to set this Olympiad in amber - to identify what made it different from all those that have gone before. But the Summer Games are designed to resist...
Bountiful as Athens has proved, this month's Games are a mere dress rehearsal for the triumphant display that China hopes to produce at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. The nation's sports czars caution that this year China might not match the 28 golds it collected in Sydney, largely because...
In only two decades, China has gone from Olympic outcast, with just five golds in 1988, to a powerhouse, with 28 in the 2000 Games. China's athletic czars have promised that 2008, when Beijing is host, will bring the nation an unprecedented medal trove. To better its chances, China...
Much of this athletic output went unnoticed in Athens. Apparently the Greeks were not so interested in keeping the festival atmosphere going for the actual events. Several high-profile ones--swimming, gymnastics, cycling--played in venues brimming with unoccupied seats. The small crowds underlined the problem of slow ticket sales...
Even if Phelps belly flops, he will still come home a millionaire, thanks to his many endorsement deals. But the same is far from true for the 300 or so athletes who will leave the Summer Games with a gold medal. Compete in one of the less popular sports--one...