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The Russian had won all major titles since the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, but she has been out of form so far this season and failed to clear her final height of 4.80 meters.
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Just eight years ago Greece hosted the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
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He has taken personal responsibility for the success of the Athens Olympic games in August 2004, a time-consuming chore thanks to infighting among organisers and delays in building new sports and media facilities.
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The Greek authorities faced a race against time to get the Athens Olympic Park ready for the 2004 games.
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In Athens, host of the 2004 Games, many Olympic venues have been abandoned.
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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.
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"Matthew Mitcham had it all to play for and he threw it away, " said BBC commentator Leon Taylor, Olympic silver medallist in the synchro event at the Athens Games in 2004.
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"The clock is ticking towards 2004 when the whole world's eyes will be on Athens as the Olympic Games are held there, " said Richard Allan MP, head of the marbles campaign group Parthenon 2004.
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