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...pageantry of the Olympics wound down last week, the clack of taxi drivers' worry beads and the endless renditions of the theme from Zorba the Greek already fading from memory, about 10,000 athletes faced the reality of leaving Athens as losers. But the jubilant performances of many of these athletes reminded us that the Olympics draw their greatest glory from the dignity of competing and finishing?even if it's in last place. Naturally, the Games' most exceptional winners will remain etched in our minds. Take Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco's rendition of a Giacometti stick figure, who stayed...
...DIED. ELENI IOANNOU, 20, three-time Greek judo champion; of an apparent suicide attempt on August 7; in Athens, Greece. The first-time Olympian jumped off a third-floor balcony after quarreling with her boyfriend, kickboxer Yiorgos Chrysostomidis, just hours before she was to enter the athletes' Village. Chrysostomidis later jumped from the same balcony but survived. Ioannou took up judo only about four years ago but won bronze at the Balkan Games in 2003. She will be buried in the outfit she would have worn to the Olympic opening ceremonies...
...angry. Instead he sounded amazed and resigned--like a man who has seen Vesuvius blow its top and knows that in a few moments an empire will be covered in dust. Brown's mood didn't improve after Saturday's 4-point loss to Lithuania, although, thanks to a Greek victory over Angola, his team backed into the medal round. But 12 years after the original Dream Team pulled off the improbable trick of charming its opponents while destroying them by an average of 43.8 points, Brown's U.S. squad is a long shot for gold and has become, unfairly...
...meantime, the U.S. squad is getting jeered not only by its coaches and fans but also by a global audience formerly in thrall to its every NBA-marketed leap. The team is booed lustfully whenever it takes the floor or shows the faintest hint of exuberance--Greek fans chanted "Puer-to Ri-co"--and, yes, politics has a lot to do with it. The rest of the world understands metaphor...
There has been a lot of criticism of how Greece handled being host of the Olympic Games. Media reports made the situation in Athens sound dire. But at a time when the rest of the world was entering a civilized era, Greeks had already established a rich culture and accomplished better things, including the first Olympics. We Greeks are a caring people. The 2004 Games will be successful because Greeks welcome everyone from all over the world. Skeptical articles represent only a minority opinion and are not illustrative of the Greek people. GEORGE APOSTOLOPOULOS West Vancouver...