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...martyrs. But for many, such as Kashfia, hero status was not enough. "The injured felt useless, with no role in society," says Mahmoud Khosravivafa, president of the National Paralympic Committee and himself a disabled vet. "They still wanted to serve their country, so we offered them another arena: handicapped sports. If we can't stop people from becoming disabled, we can always improve their lives. Sport is a way to bring the handicapped back into society...
...near Boston, VIJAY SINGH proved once again what has become increasingly clear all year: he's the world's best golfer. The 41-year-old Fijian held off Tiger Woods to snatch his sixth win of the season, ending the ex-champ's record 264-week stand as the sport's No. 1. "The easier part is getting to the top," Singh said later. "The hardest part is staying up there...
...year-old Internet tycoon Takafumi Horie, who says he wants to reform Japanese baseball but saw a previous bid for the Buffaloes spurned. If the current showdown succeeds in opening the door for him and others, it could mark the start of a turnaround for Japan's favorite sport...
...Gatlin and Shawn Crawford were almost as dominant as--although suspiciously a step slower than--those of their possibly drug-tainted predecessors. (It was their coach, Trevor Graham, who sent in a syringe of human growth hormone to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, saying he hoped to save the sport for clean athletes.) Even when Americans weren't supposed to win, they won, like Paul Hamm, the gold-medal gymnast who prospered by a judging error. Gifts from judges don't tend to win hyperpowers many friends...
...GONE OVER BUDGET AND UNDERATTENDED. WHY BRING THE GAMES TO NEW YORK? It would be an enormous boon for New York City. We could raise the money here. It would all be done privately. New York is the media capital of the world. And there are a bunch of sport freaks here. The Olympic Village would be housing we desperately need, all funded privately. In terms of spirit, [it's] the chance to tell the world just how safe and open New York is. And that's one of the things you're going to see this week...