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Adios!
The Games end. And the party begins. The full report....

Time to let boogongs be boogongs
From the fat-bottomed wombat who dropped golden excreta on prime athletic moments on, the Sydney Games will go down as a celebration of all that was irreverent.

India's campaign lacks lustre
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes mourn the lack of sports infrastructure. And warn that it is going to take quite a while before India can even dream of producing champions.

The almost-but-not-quite Games
Much derring-do, but the 27th Games failed to produce the one mind-blowing athlete.

US leads, but only just
The Sydney Games saw the US maintain its pole position in the athletics world -- but the real story is the way the rest of the world has been catching up.

Asia makes its presence felt
China reiterated its standing as Asia's sporting superpower. Some of its neighbours made its presence felt, as well.

Asian women leave their mark
The likes of Naoko Takahashi and Fu Mingxia led a parade of Asian women triumphing in Sydney.

Best ever Games bows out in style
Chaos was expected as the world's athletes, and their fans, prepared to leave Sydney. What the airport witnessed, though, was surprising calm.

'Super Games' ensures soccer success
Favourites Italy and Brazil lost. But soccer won, in outstanding fashion.

Altitude training the key to Ethiopia's success
A very simple philosophy -- train high, compete low -- fuelled Ethiopia's eight-medal drive.

Brief respite for IOC from bribe scandal
A brilliant Games gives the global body a little bit of breathing space, from the controversies swirling in the wake of Salt Lake.

Drugs mar the face of sport
One way of looking at it is that Sydney will be remembered for the cheats. Another way is to say that in Sydney, the cheaters did not prosper.

Africans sweep marathon
Ethiopia-Kenya-Ethiopia was the finish in the men's marathon -- an interesting, tactical, close fought race that saw the two Ethiopians run in tandem to ensure that at least one of them got the gold.

Probe likely into India's Olympics fiasco
Union Sports Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Saturday said he was awaiting the return of his deputy, Shah Nawaz Hussain, who is leading the Indian contingent.

Armenian lifter in drug bust
This makes the fifth competitor in Sydney to lose a medal after a positive test.

Cuba 'robbed' of boxing golds
Cuban president Fidel Castro denounces the "international conspiracy" against boxers from his country.

Fatso the Wombat waddles into the money
The official mascot had organisational backing. The rebel mascot had the people on its side. Only in Australia, folks.

33 US athletes flunked doping tests last year
Five of the cases involved anabolic (steroid) agents, 26 were for stimulants and two were for other substances.

US men, women take golds in relays
Traditionally, the 4x400 relays for women, then men, end the Olympics track and field programme. True to tradition, the US won both without raising a sweat. And oh yes, Marion Jones ended with three golds, two bronzes. And a legend named Michael Johnson ran his last Olympic race.


Marathon caps last day of Games
Standby for the greatest party
US men take 4x100 gold
Gold for Bahamas, bronze for Marion & company
Australia win men's hockey bronze
Cameroon take soccer gold
Super Savon does the 'trick'
Roll of dishonour
Charlie's Angels sign off on a high
Romania may sue over Raducan case
Koreans claim second gold in taekwondo
The sport that uncovered a famed cheat
Malleshwari has reasons for wanting to quit
An out-standing Olympics for India
When the going gets tough...


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