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...stadium, vomited and smoothed back her hair to accept the gold with a time of 2:26:20. Even earlier, 16 competitors, including British world-record holder Paula Radcliffe, had left the historic town of Marathon, only to abandon the race because of the brutal hills and 35?C heat. (A few days later, Radcliffe would also fail to finish the 10,000 m, a meltdown the British press thought worthy of a Greek tragedy...
...Trasierra, you escape to it: from the dead heat of Seville in summer, from the crush of tourists in cooler months?or, for regular visitor Kate Moss, from the unwelcome intrusions of the paparazzi. The hotel, converted from a 16th century Andalusian manor, is a cosy redoubt defended by 3,000 acres of olive and orange groves in the Sierra Morena, an hour's drive northeast of the city. It keeps the outside world deliberately at bay: there are no phones in the 12 bedrooms, and no TV sets...
...there was lots else to cheer, not least the clean performances of China's weight lifters?in contrast to athletes from seven other nations who had to pull out of the chronically drug-plagued sport because of failed doping tests. Olympic fever diverted Shanghai's residents from the oppressive heat blanketing the city, and plenty of bars cranked their air-cons and stayed open all night so that sports fans could catch every second of live action in Athens. With hundreds of millions of Chinese tuning in to the Games, state broadcasters admitted that viewers were even being siphoned away...
...quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder You don't go to Trasierra, you escape to it: from the dead heat of Seville in summer, from the crush of tourists in cooler months - or, for regular visitor Kate Moss, from the unwelcome intrusions of the paparazzi. The hotel, converted from a 16th century Andalusian manor, is a cosy redoubt defended by 3,000 acres of olive and orange groves in the Sierra...
...loss did not sit well with teammate and fellow University of Texas backstroker Aaron Peirsol, who accused Kitajima of using an illegal dolphin kick to help propel him off the wall after turns. ?I was pretty angry after Brendan?s race,? he told reporters following his own backstroke heat. ?That?s [Brendan?s] medal. [Kitajima] knew what he was doing; he was cheating. Instead of gliding off the start, he took a huge dolphin kick to give him extra momentum. He knows we can?t see that. He takes gold and he was cheating.? U.S. team captain Eddie Reese noted...