He described Beijing's opening ceremony as "extraordinarily, eye-wateringly spectacular" and that of Athens 2004 as "incredibly beautiful".
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Martikan won silver in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004, finishing second both times behind France's Tony Estanguet.
The British team pursuiters were beaten by Australia at Athens 2004, but roared back to Olympic gold in 2008.
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The IOC first raised the alarm about Athens 2004 back in April, giving Greece 100 days to get its preparations back on track.
Silver in Beijing completed a remarkable recovery for Partridge, who missed out on Athens 2004 after suffering a career-threatening injury in the build-up to the Games.
The 31-year-old, who retired after the Athens 2004 Olympics and lost more than seven stone to return to international competition in Delhi, had already taken 50m butterfly silver.
Playing against the might of the U.S. -- this time dubbed the "Redeem Team" following the disappointment of Athens 2004 -- he scored 22 points in 18 minutes of court time.
Schoneborn was the third winner of an event, which has only been a women's Olympic sport for eight years, after Britain's Stephanie Cook (Sydney 2000) and Zsuszanna Voros of Hungary (Athens 2004).
The final round of Africa's Athens 2004 qualifiers, which start this weekend, continue periodically until March next year, yet Fifa says that European clubs can choose not to release their players for the games.
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Though the official Athens 2004 Web site urges fans to buy tickets early because "they are already hard to find, " a few more clicks shows that tickets were available for every sport on Monday except sailing and the evening swimming events.
By the time the two hit Athens in 2004, they were already a force to be reckoned with having won international titles.
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The gold medals that Im Dong-Hyun has won so far are team golds, which South Korea claimed at Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008.
The team features a mix of youth and experience from 13-year-old Eleanor Simmonds up to Jim Anderson, 45, who won four golds in Athens in 2004.
Clark, an Olympian at Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008, will be fighting in the -63kg category after spending much of the season at -57kg.
Too young to compete at Athens in 2004, Ennis was on course to make her Olympic debut in China in 2008, until a foot injury forced her to withdraw.
Wood coached Simon Archer and Joanne Goode to Britain's first Olympic badminton medal, a bronze in Sydney 2000, and Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms to their silver in Athens in 2004.
He first competed in the Paralympic Games in Athens in 2004, where he won gold in the 200m and bronze in the 100m, after having only taken up the sport eight months previously.
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The International Olympic Committee has already warned Greece that the Olympic Games, due to be held in Athens in 2004, will be moved elsewhere if the delays already dogging preparations go on and if Greece cannot do better against terrorism.
Hardwick further alleges in the suit that she has been routinely discriminated against by the NBA, claiming she was denied promotions and raises because she is a woman, despite an extensive resume of experience, including working as a security official for the U.S. Olympic teams that competed in Athens in 2004 and in Beijing in 2008.
Only one of the 22 venues built for the 2004 Athens Olympics remains in active public use.
Alison Williamson, from Church Stretton in Shropshire, won bronze in the archery at the Athens Games in 2004.
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He made his name aged 17 at the Athens Olympics in 2004 by becoming Britain's youngest ever boxing medallist.
Greece took home 16 medals when Athens hosted in 2004, but its medal count dropped to just four in 2008.
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Dempsey won bronze at the 2004 Athens Olympics in the RS:X class, and silver in Tuesday's Olympic windsurfing final in Weymouth.
Huegill, 31, retired after the 2004 Athens Olympics, but has lost around seven stone since coming out of retirement in 2008.
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Bouallegue, considered one of the greatest Arab and African floor specialists of all time, had previously traveled to Athens for the 2004 Olympics.
Olsson, 25, hurt his foot when he won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics and has been struggling with the injury ever since.
While for Devonish the bronze was his fourth relay world championship medal, having also won an Olympic gold in the 4x100m at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
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