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The Olympics celebrate the triumph of motion, the powerful upward thrust of a weight lifter, the gravity-defying spring of a pole vaulter, even the twirling toes of a flock of synchronized swimmers. So when Mongolia's sole female marathoner, Luvsanlkhundeg Otgonbayar, appeared at the entrance of a massive marble...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beaten, But Not Defeated | 8/30/2004 | See Source »

Such contracts, of course, pale in comparison with the frenzy that will accompany the Beijing Games. Hundreds of multinationals are already jockeying for a chance to bid for Chinese ad contracts once Athens wraps up. To prove that the Chinese capital is worthy of such lavish attention, Beijing earlier this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turning the World Upside Down | 8/23/2004 | See Source »

The simple answer is no, unless you count cricket, which the International Olympic Committee rather unsportingly doesn't. The painful truth is India is rubbish at pretty much every other game. It has no football team worthy of the name, ranking 142nd in the world, behind the Maldives (paradise-island...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Eternally Faltering Flame | 8/16/2004 | See Source »

Those who think of these elaborate pool designs as worthy investments should reconsider. Real estate experts say even the splashiest new pools boost an average home's value by less than 10%. Still, most people who construct waterfalls and poolside theaters are speculating on their dreams, not their finances. It...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Cool In the Pool ... ... And Hot On the Deck | 8/16/2004 | See Source »

From the day Jerry Conover started receiving Social Security checks five years ago, something gnawed at him. "I didn't need it to put food on my table," says the Denver semi-retired lawyer, 70. "And though I could've spread it amongst my 15 grandkids, they didn't really...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sharing Wealth | 8/16/2004 | See Source »

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