Olympics return to antiquity at the 2004 Athens Games
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FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2004, file photo, the Olympic Rings are shown in flames in a pool of water during the Opening Ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2004, file photo, Germany's Birgit Fischer celebrates after she and her teammates won the Women's K4 500 meter final to take the gold medal, during the kayak flatwater event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Schinias near Athens, Greece. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2004, file photo, Japan's Mizuki Noguchi takes the final lap inside the Panathinaiko Stadium as she wins the gold medal in the women's marathon in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2004, file photo, Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj celebrates after winning the gold medal in the 5000-meter final, his second gold medal of the games, at the Olympic Stadium during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. El Guerrouj also won a gold medal in the 1500-meters. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File)FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2004, file photo, Michael Phelps, of the United States, swims to a gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley at the Olympic Aquatic Centre during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2004, file photo, Argentina's Emanuel Ginobili, top, battles the USA's Lamar Odom for the ball late in the fourth quarter of semifinal basketball game at the Olympic Indoor Hall during the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2004, file photo, John Godina, of the United States, makes a qualifying throw during the Athens 2004 Olympics men's shot put qualification round in Olympia, Greece. The men's and women's shot put was held in the ancient stadium where the original games were played. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2004, file photo, Argentina's Emanuel Ginobili celebrates following a 89-81 win over the United States in a semifinal basketball game at the Olympic Indoor Hall during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2004, file photo, the Olympic Rings are shown in flames in a pool of water during the Opening Ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
