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BALDINI GLORY AFTER SHOCK INTRUDER
Stefano Baldini won the men's marathon as Briton Jon Brown finished an agonising fourth again. (More)

PERFECT END TO JONES' REIGN
Max Jones says he had a dream ending to his reign as Team GB's performance director. (More)

GOLDEN HOLMES PLANS TO RUN ON
Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes does not plan to retire after her Athens success. (More)

GREENE'S GOLDEN HANDSHAKE
Mark Lewis-Francis says rival Maurice Greene made a crucial error before Britain's relay triumph. (More)

GOLD RESTORES SPRINTERS' PRIDE
Marlon Devonish believes the men's relay team have put the pride back in British sprinting. (More)

THIRD CHAMPION THROWN OUT OF GAMES
Hungarian hammer thrower Adrian Annus has become the third gold medallist to be kicked out. (More)

HOLMES' ROUTINE PAID DIVIDENDS
Kelly Holmes has revealed the 'lucky' routine which helped her to win gold. (More)

COE SALUTES GOLDEN GIRL KELLY
Kelly Holmes' performance in Athens was "absolutely supreme" according to former great Seb Coe. (More)

CIVIC RECEPTION FOR KELLY
Kelly Holmes will receive a civic reception when she returns home to Kent. (More)

ROGGE MOVED BY RADCLIFFE TEARS
IOC president Jacques Rogge says Paula Radcliffe's marathon woe was one of the Games' enduring images. (More)

DOUBLE FOR GOLDEN GIRL HOLMES
Kelly Holmes completed a golden double by winning the 1,500m final. (More)

BRITAIN SNATCH RELAY GOLD
Great Britain's men's 4x100m relay squad beat the all-conquering Americans for gold. (More)

BACKLEY MISSES MEDAL FAREWELL
Britain's Steve Backley finished an agonising fourth in his final major javelin competition. (More)

EL GUERROUJ STORMS TO GOLDEN DOUBLE
Hicham El Guerrouj's superior sprinting speed saw him win a second Olympic gold in the 5,000m. (More)

BORZAKOVSKIY STRIKES GOLD
Russia's Yuriy Borzakovskiy left it late to win the men's 800m final. (More)

SLESARENKO STRIKES UNLIKELY GOLD
Yelena Slesarenko upset red-hot favourite Hestrie Cloete to win the women's Olympic high jump final. (More)

RADCLIFFE READY FOR A REST
Paula Radcliffe flew out of Athens to start her healing process after her marathon and 10,000m agony. (More)

JONES: PAULA WILL BOUNCE BACK
Team GB chief Max Jones says Paula Radcliffe will be a "stronger athlete" for her Olympic woe. (More)

CAMPBELL SETS SIGHTS ON BEIJING
Darren Campbell has vowed to race in the 2008 Games in Beijing. (More)

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