<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - 2004</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><description>2004</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Games Come to an End]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44360-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44360-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Under a burning Olympic flame, the Greeks celebrated an Olympics that at one point was almost taken away, but in the end left them jumping with national pride.]]></description><author> Craig Whitlock</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour of Triumph]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14620-2004Sep11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14620-2004Sep11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Michael Phelps officially came home to Baltimore Saturday, and he was officially mobbed.]]></description><author> Neely Tucker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Honors Athletes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42212-2004Oct18.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42212-2004Oct18.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Bush welcomes Olympic and Paralympic athletes who brought home nearly 200 medals, telling the athletes they had served as exemplary U.S. ambassadors.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil Wants Gold Medal  For Harassed Marathoner]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47471-2004Aug30.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47471-2004Aug30.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Brazilian sports officials blamed inadequate course security for a defrocked priest's bizarre attack on the Olympic marathon leader, and said yesterday they will appeal to world track authorities for a duplicate gold medal.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medal Stays in Hungary]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50509-2004Aug31.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50509-2004Aug31.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Hungarian hammer thrower who was stripped of his gold medal after refusing to take a follow-up drug test at the Athens Olympics said Tuesday that he vows to keep his medal.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[So Long, Bye-Bye]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45609-2004Aug30.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45609-2004Aug30.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Summer Games from Athens on NBC were not, for the most part, riveting television, though they may go down as the crankiest Olympics in some time.]]></description><author> Tom Shales</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Combination Unlocks Gold]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43937-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43937-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Andre Ward believed he would win the light heavyweight gold medal for the United States. He just didn't know how. Sunday he did it.]]></description><author> Michael E. Ruane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Finds Lack of Drug Positives Encouraging]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45188-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45188-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ ATHENS, Aug. 29 -- Though a record number of athletes -- 22 -- were sent home from these Olympic Games because of drug violations, not a single American was among them. On the heels of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) drug scandal, the lack of American positives for performance-enhancing drugs is viewed as a victory almost on par with the 103 medals the U.S. team won here.]]></description><author> Amy Shipley</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the Games, Relief From Out of the Blue]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45341-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45341-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ HYDRA, Greece, Aug. 29 -- Olympics? What Olympics?]]></description><author> Peter Carlson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia Tops Sluggish U.S.]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43591-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43591-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Russia beats the United States in straight sets to win the bronze medal in men's volleyball Sunday, bringing the Americans' respectable Olympic run to a frustrating end.]]></description><author> Barry Svrluga</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee May Never Be the Same]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45011-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45011-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   What I will miss most about Athens is the little coffee shop across from the bus stop. It's called Flower, though I'm not sure if that's because the owner thought "Flower" would be a good name for a coffee shop or because the space once belonged to a florist. (I'm betting the latter because the neighborhood is stocked with hospitals, pharmacies and florists.)]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summing Up Day 17]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45052-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45052-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The biggest surprise of the final day came when Justin Guarini and  Kelly Clarkson tied the knot during Closing Ceremonies.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamm to Carry U.S. Flag]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41896-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41896-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Retiring soccer star Mia Hamm was elected by her fellow U.S. athletes to carry the nation's flag in Sunday's closing Olympic ceremony.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic Double]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42680-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42680-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj becomes the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 meters and the 5,000 meters in the same Olympics.]]></description><author> Amy Shipley</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pushed  Beyond The Limit]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45340-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45340-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   ATHENS<br>Vanderlei de Lima is not a big man. At 5 feet 5, he is two feet shorter than Yao Ming, the tallest Olympian. At 119 pounds, he is 231 pounds lighter than Iranian weightlifter Hossein Rezazadeh, the world's strongest man.]]></description><author> Mike Wise</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Give These Games A Gold Medal]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45135-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45135-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If Athens will be remembered as one of the most richly atmospheric Olympics, it also had to be credited as modern and well-organized, which no one would have predicted.]]></description><author> Sally Jenkins</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heaven and Hellas]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44124-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44124-2004Aug29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Italy's Stefano Baldini wins the marathon while American Mebrahtom Keflezighi triumphantly captures the silver. Brazil's Vanderlei de Lima, above, wins bronze despite being attacked by a spectator.]]></description><author> Amy Shipley</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Rules in Medals]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41964-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41964-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The United States enters the final day guaranteed that it will haul home more gold, silver and bronze than any of its rivals for the third consecutive Summer Games.]]></description><author> Liz Clarke</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Livin' Large in The Wee Hours]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42576-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42576-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   By the time I stopped writing Thursday night, it was 45 minutes past midnight. I called Vassili Thomadakis to apologize for taking too long, for blowing my chance to experience Athens's night life. It was going to take me 15 minutes to get to the hotel, another half-hour to shower and change. I wouldn't be able to meet him until 1:30, 1:45 at the earliest.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summing Up Day 16]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42584-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42584-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   The "Welcome Home" is wearing thin.<br>If you had "two weeks" in the office pool for how long Athens's Olympic motto would hold up, you're a winner.]]></description><author></author></item></channel></rss>