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Preparations for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games are in full swing after the initial delays that worried the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Games broadcasting supremo Manolo Romero said on Thursday.

Leading Turkish steel producer Izdemir aims to increase its foreign sales by 30 percent in 2001, boosted by Olympic construction demand from Greece, a senior company official has said.

Greek Cypriot sportsmen are fuming at the decision of their Greek cousins to stage a joint-bid with arch-rivals Turkey to host the Euro 2008 tournament.

Greek Olympic officials say work for the 2004 Olympic Games is on track and it will meet all IOC deadlines.

Greece and Cyprus have agreed to send two satellites into space to advance telecommunications in the region and assist in transmission of the 2004 Athens Olympics.

The organisers of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games have given the Greek national Olympic body, the Hellenic Olympic Committee $3million (?3.2m) to contribute towards the Olympic preparation of Greek athletes.

Brazilian swimming is to demand money from the government to prepare for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

The Olympic Games have become so big they risk pressuring host cities into building big facilities that become "white elephants" once the athletes have packed up their medals and gone home, the new head of International Olympics has said.

New York's international network, many hotels and plans to build new sports arenas amounted to a strong bid to stage the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, a United States Olympic Committee (USOC) panel said.

Olympic boss Jacques Rogge is confident swimming's governing body FINA will agree to start testing for erythropoietin (EPO), one of the most dangerous banned drugs in sport.

Heineken is to use its sponsorship of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games by creating a major superstore in the host city.
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The Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitas has failed to persuade Olympic shooting champion Michael Diamond to surrender his Australian citizenship for a Greek one in time for the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004.

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has taken another step towards bidding to host the 2008 European soccer championships with the publication on Wednesday of a feasibility study.

Greece?s largest private bank Alpha Bank is to help fund the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 via a credit card subscription fee.

The organising committee for the Athens 2004 Olympics has defended charges of mismanagement from environmental organisations which are trying to implement a court order against construction on the proposed site for the Olympic rowing.

Greece's public works ministry said on Monday 19 consortia comprising domestic and foreign companies had expressed interest to build and operate three major highway projects in preparation for the 2004 Olympic Games.