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Last Updated: Wednesday, 15 December, 2004, 19:02 GMT

Olympic rings Greece bids Games farewell
The 2004 Olympics come to an end with a spectacular closing ceremony in Athens.

IOC president Jacques Rogge tours the Olympic Village ahead of the Athens Games Rogge hails Athens success
Olympic chief Jacques Rogge praises the organisers of the Athens Games.

Kelly Holmes GB Olympic team back home
Team GB arrive back in the UK after winning 30 medals in Athens.


Pinsent looks ahead to 2012
Matthew Pinsent hopes Britain's success in Athens will boost the bid to bring the Games to London in 2012.

Heroes get warm welcome
BBC Sport's Dan Warren joins the fans as they welcome home Team GB from the Olympics.

Brazil make marathon appeal
Brazil want Vanderlei de Lima to be awarded gold after a spectator disrupted the Olympic marathon.

Kenteris appears in court
Kostas Kenteris testifies in Athens in connection with the doping affair that led to his departure from the Olympics.

Holmes keeps on running
Britain's double gold medallist Kelly Holmes has no plans to retire after her incredible success in Athens.

GB beat Sydney medal haul
Britain's golden night on the track help the nation's Olympians surpass their success in Sydney four years ago.


TEAM GB REVIEW

Britain's roll of honour
A rundown of the medal winners

Mission accomplished?
Achievements in Athens compared to previous Games

Focus on the individuals
Who exceeded expectations, and who failed to deliver?

Will the golden glow fade?
Is British athletics set fair after Athens - or heading for the rocks?

Sweetenham under pressure
Coach Bill Sweetenham defends his team's record in Athens


ATHENS REVIEW

Phelps' star shines brightest
A look at the biggest winners and losers in Athens

Moments to cry for
The highs and lows of an emotional rollercoaster

The battle against drugs
Record tests, so the worst Games ever or start of the fightback?

Full marks to Athens
The Greek capital allayed all fears of a city not ready for the Games

China on the march
A team and country more than ready to be hosts in 2008


ATHLETICS

Protester ruins marathon
Stefano Baldini's victory in the marathon is overshadowed after a spectator attacks Vanderlei de Lima.

Golden double for Holmes
Britain's Kelly Holmes makes Olympic history by adding 1500m gold to her 800m title.

Holmes' place in history
Where does Kelly Holmes' double gold stand in the pantheon of Olympic achievements?

GB men conjure golden finish
Britain's sprint relay team salvage pride with a stunning gold medal.

El Guerrouj wins historic gold
Hicham El Guerrouj shocks world record holder Kenenisa Bekele to win the 5,000m.

Steve Cram on 'Super Saturday'
BBC Sport's Steve Cram looks back on a magical Saturday in the Olympic Stadium in Athens.

Radcliffe pulls up in 10,000m
Paula Radcliffe drops out of the 10,000m final with eight laps to go, days after quitting the marathon in tears.

Crawford defies Kenteris clamour
American Shawn Crawford had to beat the crowd as well as his fellow American sprinters to win Olympic 200m gold in Athens.

Marathon agony for Radcliffe
An exhausted Paula Radcliffe fails to finish in Athens as Japan's Mizuki Noguchi wins the women's marathon.

Gatlin proves fastest gun
The men's 100m final was one of the best sprint races in Olympic history.

Greek duo out of Olympics
Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou pull out of the Games as their case is referred to athletics' governing body.


OTHER SPORTS

Amicable Amir targets Beijing
British silver medallist Amir Khan looks forward to becoming lightweight amateur champion.

Dream Team surrender title
The US men's basketball team are ousted in the semi-finals by Argentina, while Italy beat Lithuania.

Wiggins claims third medal
Britain's Bradley Wiggins and Rob Hayles win a superb cycling bronze in the madison.

GB sailors dominate Games
Great Britain finish the Olympic regatta as the most successful sailing nation for the second straight Games.

GB upgraded after appeal
Leslie Law gets gold and the British team silver after Germany are stripped of their three-day event medals.

Rumpus hits gymnastic final
The horizontal bar final is hit by controversy and a delay caused by protests from the crowd.

Rower suffers Aussie backlash
Sally Robbins has been the talk of Australia after the infamous incident at Sunday's Olympic women's eight final.

Fourth gold for Pinsent
Britain's Matthew Pinsent wins his fourth straight Olympic gold as the men's coxless four triumph in a photo finish.

Phelps causes biggest splash
Michael Phelps wins his sixth gold in the pool in Athens.

Thorpe grabs 200m glory
Ian Thorpe beats Holland's Pieter van den Hoogenband and American Michael Phelps in the 200m freestyle.



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