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Serena Williams hungry for Olympic gold...ahead." The Williams sisters combined for the Olympic gold medal in doubles at the 2000 Games in Sydney, but Serena missed the 2004 games in Athens due to an injury and she admitted a singles medal at Beijing was a target. "The Olympics... In this article: Serena Williams, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Stanford, Beijing, Australian Open, WTA, Katarina Srebotnik, Jelena Jankovic, and Reuters |
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BBC News | August 11, 2008
Venus joins Serena in round three
...updated at 06:51 GMT, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 07:51 UK Venus joins Serena in round three Serena missed the 2004 Games in Athens because of injury Sisters Serena and Venus Williams continued their bids for Olympic gold with second-round...
In this article: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Agnieszka Radwanska, Daniela Hantuchova, Samantha Stosur, Li Na, Caroline Wozniacki, Francesca Schiavone, Iveta Benesova, and Svetlana Kuznetsova
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's Doubles
...medal from Athens, albeit with a different partner. Although China failed to repeat its historic championship performance from Athens, it did return to the medal stand for a bronze. Russia , whose doubles teams were composed of...
In this article: Serena Williams, Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Virginia Ruano Pascual, 2008 Summer Olympics, Venus Williams, China, Olympic Green Tennis Centre, Sydney, and Beijing
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The Red and Black | November 04, 2009
Tennis stars hit Athens
...talent in Melanie Oudin and world No. 1-ranked Serena Williams," said Diaz. "That says a lot about what people think the Athens community can support." Tickets for Rock-n-Racquets are on sale today at 8 a.m. and a portion of the...
In this article: John Isner, Serena Williams, Melanie Oudin, Sam Querrey, Stegeman Coliseum, and SEC
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Miami Herald - 5-minute Herald | August 20, 2008
Roughing it in the Olympic Village
...Federer and Venus and Serena Williams also stayed in a first-class hotel. ''It was quite difficult in Athens,'' Federer said of village living at the 2004 Olympics. ``Taking the bus and not being in control of my own schedule, and many...
In this article: Rafael Nadal, James Blake, Roger Federer, Dirk Nowitzki, Ronaldinho, Carlos Boozer, Kobe Bryant, and Michael Phelps
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NY Post: Sports | August 17, 2008
VENUS AND SERENA WILLIAMS WIN GOLD IN DOUBLES - New York Post
...and a gold medal in Sydney alongside younger sister Serena. The pair didn't enter the doubles competition in Athens four years ago because Serena was hurt at the time. "To share this kind of moment with your sister," Venus said, "it...
In this article: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Yan Zi, Kateryna Bondarenko, New York Post, Sichuan, Alona Bondarenko, Wimbledon, The Star-Spangled Banner, and Anabel Medina Garrigues
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The Hindu - News | August 17, 2008
The Hindu News Update Service
...``chill bumps.'' The win improved the sisters' Olympic record to 10-0. They didn't enter the doubles competition in Athens four years ago because Serena was hurt. Sunday's match pitted the second-seeded sisters, who won at Wimbledon in...
In this article: Serena Williams, Yan Zi, Venus Williams, The Hindu, Beijing, Alona Bondarenko, Wimbledon, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Kateryna Bondarenko, and French Open
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Huffington Post | August 17, 2008
Williams Sisters Defeat Spain For Gold Medal In Doubles
...Olympic record to 10-0 and gives them their second gold medal. The Williamses won the doubles event at the Sydney Games but didn't play Athens because Serena was hurt. BEIJING — Venus and Serena Williams of the United States have...
In this article: Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Virginia Ruano Pascual, Beijing, United States, Spain, and Beijing 2008 Olympics
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Athens (pronounced: /ˈæθənz/; Greek: Αθήνα, Athina, ), the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years.
The Greek capital has a population of 745,514 (in 2001) within its administrative limits and a land area of 39 km2. The urban area of Athens extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3,130,841 (in 2001) and a land area of 412 km2. According to Eurostat, the Athens Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) is the 7th most populated LUZ in the European Union (the 5th most populated capital city of the EU) with a population of 4,013,368 (in 2004).. A bustling and cosmopolitan metropolis, Athens is central to economic, financial, industrial, political and cultural life in Greece and it is rated as an alpha world city. It is rapidly becoming a leading business centre in the European Union. In 2008, Athens was ranked the world's 32nd richest city by purchasing power and the 25th most expensive in a UBS study.
Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, Athens was also the birthplace of Socrates, Pericles, Sophocles and its many other prominent philosophers, writers and politicians of the ancient world. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely due to the impact of its cultural and political achievements during the 5th and 4th centuries BC on the rest of the then known European continent.
- Name:
- Athens
- Local Name:
- Αθήνα
- Mayor:
- Nikitas Kaklamanis
- Area:
- 38.964
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 70
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