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...first team medal--a silver--in a nonboycotted Olympics, the guys were bumping chests. Second place. Wow! At the end of their team final, the silver-medalist women sat glumly on the bench, glaring at Romania's Catalina Ponor as she shimmied for her clapping teammates, knowing the gold was a lock...
Michael Phelps did not win the prize the world was watching for--capturing the most gold medals in a single Games--but he did achieve an Olympian feat nonetheless, matching the most medals, eight, earned at an Olympics. Pulled along in his powerful wake, the U.S. team achieved its own victory, particularly on the men's side, by ending the competition with a world-record win in the medley relay and taking home three more golds than it did in 2000. It was a spectacular week of racing, in which tight match-ups crowned first-time Olympic champions like Japan...
Even after the Spitzian attempt for a record harvest of gold had evaporated into the blazing heat, fans were too invested in the sheer breadth of Phelps' program to abandon their new Olympic hero. They continued to stream in, not just into the Aquatic Center in Athens but also via NBC's coverage. The pool venue sold out every day, according to organizers, and by Day Three, TV ratings exceeded those from the Sydney Games, no doubt owing to the unfolding drama of Phelps' staggering effort. --By Alice Park/Athens
...first marquee race of the track-and-field events, was always going be Ethiopia's. The only question was which Ethiopian: the popular two-time gold medalist Haile Gebrselassie, 31, or the astonishing young Kenenisa Bekele, 22? In just nine days last spring, Bekele smashed Gebrselassie's records in both the 10,000 m and the 5,000 m. Perhaps, though, the wily old campaigner had one last victory...
...world-class athlete. He has also proved to be a world-class young adult and role model. Your article "Built for Speed" captured the essence of Phelps. Michael is a spokesman for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and he volunteers his time to kids. When a gold medal is awarded for integrity and citizenship, Michael will stand on the highest platform. DONALD MATHIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF HARFORD COUNTY Aberdeen...