He made his name aged 17 at the Athens Olympics in 2004 by becoming Britain's youngest ever boxing medallist.
Greece is embarked on tens of billions of dollars in construction projects as it prepares to host the Olympics in 2004.
And so what we did was we went and looked at Athens (the Olympics in 2004) and really budgeted closer to Athens than Beijing.
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The real Greek tragedy is that in the boom years of 2000 through to 2007 there was the build-up to the Athens Olympics of 2004, and the dividend that followed.
Lewis-Francis was hailed as the future of British sprinting when he won the world junior title in 2000, and he anchored the British 4x100m relay team to a surprise gold medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004.
Torres took another break from swimming, missing the 2004 Olympics to focus on starting a family.
By that time, the 2003 World Championships in Paris and the 2004 Olympics will be looming.
The 25-year-old left-sided player, who competed for Australia at the 2004 Olympics, has signed a two-year deal.
To much hype, Khan turned pro at age 19 after winning a silver medal for Britain in the 2004 Olympics.
The 800m and 1500m champion at the 2004 Olympics said she was proud and delighted to be given the role.
More athletes were disqualified from the 2004 Olympics in Athens than from any games since drug-testing was introduced in 1968.
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She now looks set to mount a serious challenge for gold at next year's world championships and the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
The Greek Government is planning to build a museum to house the marbles, to be be completed in time for the 2004 Olympics.
"It became very hard in build-up to the US Open, " said Mauresmo, who won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
The government took advantage of the 2004 Olympics and its tourist traffic to open up the funding spigot for improving roads and railways.
Bouallegue, considered one of the greatest Arab and African floor specialists of all time, had previously traveled to Athens for the 2004 Olympics.
He hit a low when he suffered a kidney problem prior to the 2004 Olympics, although he recovered to make the semi-finals in Athens.
Olympic champion Cathy Freeman will return to competition next month for the first time in almost six months as she starts her preparations for the 2004 Olympics.
"I've been dreaming of this since I was a little child, " said the 30-year-old, who won silver in the 2004 Olympics in the road race.
Phelps, who swam for six gold medals in the 2004 Olympics and seven in the world championships last year, is bidding to win eight this time.
Much of the area was redeveloped around the 2004 Olympics, she said, and has many pluses, like a nearby promenade for long walks by the water.
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.
But the U.S. lost three games at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and settled for the bronze as the rest of the world seemed to close the talent gap.
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Natalie Coughlin, who's aiming to be part of her third U.S. Olympic team, said she found herself weighing whether to forgo her remaining eligibility at California before the 2004 Olympics.
Sotherton, who won bronze in the 2004 Olympics and silver in the last European Indoor Championships, in Birmingham two years ago, has been struggling for some time and her withdrawal was no surprise.
Little had been known about his views on finance and economics other than that he was in charge of preparing Athens for the 2004 Olympics, a project which mushroomed in cost, much of it state money.
She won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver in 2008.
Only one of the 22 venues built for the 2004 Athens Olympics remains in active public use.
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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