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Tennis: Liu starts fast, fades faster in losing to Ukrainian [Julia Vakulenko] (San Diego Union-Tribune) 08/31/2004
Unsporting behaviour [Even the old Soviet Union, which managed to secure separate seats at the UN for countries such as the Ukraine, did not allow the various national groups to appear at the Olympics under any flag other than that of the USSR] (China Standard) 08/31/2004
Yaust – Yet Another Ukraine Super-Talent [14-year-old Yuriy Kuzubov] (Chessbase) 08/31/2004
Rookie DE Olshansky not too raw to start (San Diego Union-Tribune) 08/30/2004
Soccer: East European round-up (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/30/2004
Athens pulls off successful Games - Ron Judd [Irini Merleni of the Ukraine helped christen a new sport — women's wrestling, with one of the most wonderfully unrestrained gold-medal celebrations we have ever seen — the flowing tears in her eyes on the medal stand reflecting why we're all here.] (Seattle Times) 08/30/2004
Olympics 2004: On Final Day, IOC Chairman Praises 'Superb' Olympic Games (RFE/RL) 08/30/2004
Ukrainian sportsmen win 23 medals in Athens (Interfax) 08/30/2004
Ukrainians Won at Olympic Games 9 Gold, 5 Silver, and 9 Bronze Medals, and Occupied 12th Place in General Reckoning (UNIAN) 08/30/2004
Ukraine G9 S5 B9 T23; Rank by Gold 12; Rank by Total 12 (Athens 2004) 08/29/2004
Photo: Bronze medal winner Anna Bessonova from Ukraine holds her bouquet during the medal ceremony for the women's individual all-around final at the rhythmic gymnastics competition at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games (news - web sites) August 29, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Photo: Alina Kabaeva of Russia,center, shows her gold medal with silver-medalist Irina Tchachina of Russia. right, and bronze-medalist Anna Bessonova of Ukraine, left, during the medal ceremony for the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Photo: Japan's bronze medallist Kenji Inoue (top) grapples with Ukraine's Yasyl Fedorshyn in their men's freestyle 60kg wrestling match at Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 29, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Photo: Japan's bronze medallist Kenji Inoue (bottom) grapples with Ukraine's Yasyl Fedorshyn in their men's freestyle 60kg wrestling match at Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 29, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Pozdnyakova breezes in 10-mile masters race (MLive/Flint Journal) 08/29/2004
Olympics Results (NZ Herald) 08/29/2004
Photo: Russia's Alina Kabaeva (C) celebrates her gold medal win in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-round gold medal at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 29, 2004. Her compatriot Irina Tchachina (L) finished second and Ukraine's Anna Bessonova (R) took bronze. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Emotions ran deep through women's wrestling final [ The nine minutes of unremitting action turned in by the Ukraine's Irini Merleni and Japan's Chiharu Icho was one of the best wrestling bouts I've ever seen.] (Sports Illustrated) 08/29/2004
Photo: Anna Bessonova of Ukraine performs with a hoop during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Natalia Godunko performs in the individual all-around final of the rhythmic gymnastics competition at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 29, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Natalia Godunko performs in the individual all-around final of the rhythmic gymnastics competition at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 29, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
2004 Olympic Medals Table [Ukraine G9 S5 B8 T22] (AP/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Photo: Natalia Godunko of Ukraine performs with a hoop during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Photo: Japan's bronze medallist Kenji Inoue (L) reacts as referee Lee Ronald Mckay (C) of Canada announces his win against Ukraine's Yasyl Fedorshyn (R) in their men's freestyle 60kg wrestling match at Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 29, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Photo: Russia's Alina Kabaeva (C) celebrates her gold medal win in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-round gold medal at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games on August 29, 2004. Her compatriot Irina Tchachina (L) finished second and Ukraine's Anna Bessonova (R) took bronze. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Doping Cases at the Athens Games (AP/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Photo: Bronze medal winner Anna Bessonova from Ukraine balances a ball in the crook of her neck during a routine in the women's individual all-around final at the rhythmic gymnastics competition at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 29, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Anna Bessonova performs in the individual all-around final of the rhythmic gymnastics competition at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 29, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Photo: Russia's Alina Kabaeva (C) celebrates her gold medal win in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-round gold medal at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games on August 29, 2004. Her compatriot Irina Tchachina (L) finished second and Ukraine's Anna Bessonova (R) took bronze. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Photo: Bronze medal winner Anna Bessonova from Ukraine performs during a routine in the women's individual all-around final at the rhythmic gymnastics competition at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 29, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Photo: Bronze medal winner Anna Bessonova from Ukraine performs during a routine in the women's individual all-around final at the rhythmic gymnastics competition at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 29, 2004 (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
She's so finest [Anna Benson, the ravishing wife of new Mets pitcher Kris Benson...is part Irish, part Ukrainian and mostly Cherokee.] (NY Post) 08/29/2004
2004 Olympic Medals Table [Ukraine G9 S5 B9 T23; Rank by gold 11; Rank by Medals 12] (AP/Yahoo) 08/29/2004
Ukraine Olympic Medals 2004 by Event (Athens 2004) 08/29/2004
Ukraine beat up on France (Eurosport) 08/29/2004
2004 Olympic Medals Table [Ukraine G9 S5 B8 T22] (AP/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Viktoriya Styopina celebrates her bronze medal in the women's high jump at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Medal winners in the women's high jump celebrate their wins at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. From left, are: silver medalist Hestrie Cloete of South Africa, gold medallist Yelena Slesarenko of Russia, and bronze medallist Viktoriya Styopina of Ukraine. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Saturday's Olympic Scores (AP/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's bronze medalists attend the podium ceremony for the women's handball competition during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 29, 2004. Denmark won gold, South Korea took silver and Ukraine won bronze. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Olympic record for Slesarenko in women's high jump [Ukraine's Viktoria Styopina cleared the same height as Cloete but was placed third as she had failures earlier in the competition. Styopina was delighted with her bronze despite just missing out on going one step further up the podium, as she added two centimetres to her previous best.] (AFP/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Handball Women : Ukraine takes bronze medal (Athens 2004) 08/28/2004
Ukraine secure bronze medal (BBC) 08/28/2004
Photo: Viktoriya Styopina of the Ukraine clears the bar during the final of the women's high jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olympic champion Elbrus Tedeyev (C) stands with silver medallist Jamill Kelly (L) of the U.S and Russia's bronze winner Makhach Murtazaliev (R) during the podium ceremony for the men's freestyle 66kg event at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olympic champion Elbrus Tedeyev (C) stands with silver medalist Jamill Kelly (L) and bronze winner Russia's Makhach Murtazaliev during the podium ceremony for the men's freestyle 66kg event at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Lyudmyla Shevchenko (L) kisses Maryna Vergelyuk (R) to celebrate their bronze medal win in the match against France at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. Ukraine defeated France 21-18. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olympic champion Elbrus Tedeyev bites his gold medal during the podium ceremony after the men's freestyle 66kg finals at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Viktoriya Styopina reacts during her bronze medal-winning performance in the women's high jump final at Olympic Stadium at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: France's Veronique Pecqueux Rolland, right, tries to stop Ukraine's Maryna Vergelyuk during their Olympic women's handball bronze madal match at the Helliniko Indoor Arena, at the Olympic Games 2004 in Athens, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Maryna Vergelyuk (C) jumps to throw on goal against France's Delphine Guehl (L) in their women's handball bronze medal match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Ukrainian Beats Kelly [5-1] in 66k Freestyle [Elbrus Tedeyev] (AP/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Tetyana Shinkarenko, left, tries to stop France's Sophie Herbrecht during the bronze medal handball match of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Helliniko Indoor Arena in Athens, on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Lyudmyla Shevchenko, left, stops France's Veronique Pecqueux Rolland during the bronze medal handball match of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Helliniko Indoor Arena in Athens, on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Anastasiya Borodina, left, and Lyudmyla Shevchenko, center, stop France's Leila Lejeune during the bronze medal handball match of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Helliniko Indoor Arena in Athens, on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's women's handball team celebrate their bronze medal win in the match against France at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. Ukraine defeated France 21-18. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: France's captain Stephanie Cano (C) gets caught by Ukraine's defender Lyudmyla Shevchenko (R) in their women's handball bronze medal match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's women's handball player Lyudmyla Shevchenko (R) kisses team mates to celebrate their bronze medal win in the match against France at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. Ukraine defeated France 21-18. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's players celebrate their win against France after the bronze medal handball match of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Helliniko Indoor Arena in Athens, on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004. Ukraine won the game 21-18 and took the bronze medal. (AP/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olympic champion Elbrus Tedeyev displays his gold medal during the podium ceremony after the men's freestyle 66kg finals at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olympic champion Elbrus Tedeyev (top) grapples with Jamill Kelly of the U.S. to win the gold medal in their men's freestyle 66kg finals at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olympic champion Elbrus Tedeyev celebrates with his country's flag after he defeated Jamill Kelly of the U.S. to win the gold medal in their men's freestyle 66kg finals at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olympic champion Elbrus Tedeyev (R) grapples with Jamill Kelly (bottom) of the U.S. to win the gold medal in their men's freestyle 66kg finals at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Jamil Kelly, of United States,right, and Elbrus Redeyev, of Ukraine, wrestle during the men's freestyle 66kg wrestling final bout at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004. Redeyev won and Kelly got the silver medal. (AP/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Jamil Kelly, of United States, bottom and Elbrus Redeyev [Tedeyev], of Ukraine, wrestle during the men's freestyle 66kg wrestling final bout at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004. Redeyev won and Kelly got the silver medal. (AP/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Jamil Kelly, of United States, looks down after being defeated by Elbrus Redeyev, of Ukraine, who being embraced by his coach, left, during the men's freestyle 66kg wrestling final bout at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olympic champion Elbrus Tedeyev celebrates with his coach after he defeated Jamill Kelly of the U.S. to win the gold medal in their men's freestyle 66kg finals at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 28, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olympic champion Elbrus Tedeyev celebrates with his coach (C) after he defeated Jamill Kelly (L rear) of the U.S. to win the gold medal in their men's freestyle 66kg finals at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 28, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
[Hungarian] Weightlifter Stripped of Silver [Moving up to take silver will be Ukrainian Igor Razoronov] (The Scotsman) 08/28/2004
2004 Olympic Medals Table [Ukraine G8 S4 B7 T19] (AP/Yahoo) 08/28/2004
Gymnastics Rhythmic [Natalia Godunko could win surprise medal] (Athens 2004) 08/28/2004
Handball Women: Denmark in the gold medal match after 29-20 against Ukraine (Athens 2004) 08/27/2004
Potapenko will avoid trial if he completes diversion program (AP/Miami Herald) 08/27/2004
Kovalenko braces for stretch run (MLS Net) 08/27/2004
Williams set to fight Klitschko (ic Scotland) 08/27/2004
Photo: Denmark's Camilla Ingermann Thomsen (R) jumps against Ukraine's Lyudmyla Shevchenko (rear) and Tetyana Shinkarenko (L) to take a shot on goal in their women's handball semi-finals match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 27, 2004. Denmark defeated Ukraine 29-20. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Lyudmyla Shevchenko, left, tries to stop Denmark's Katrine Fruelund during their Olympic women's handball semifinal match at the Helliniko Indoor Arena, at the Olympic Games 2004 in Athens, Friday, Aug. 27, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
Photo: Denmark's Rikke Hoerlykke Joergensen (R) jumps against Ukraine's Mayrna Vergelyuk (L) to take a shot on goal in their women's handball semi-finals match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 27, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olena Yatsenko (L) walks ahead of team mates as they leave the court after losing to Denmark in the women's handball semi-finals match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 27, 2004. Denmark defeated Ukraine 29-20. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Lyundmyla Shevchenko (L) jumps against Denmark's Camilla Ingermann Thomsen (R) to take a shot on goal in their women's handball semi-finals match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 27, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
Photo: Denmark's Camilla Ingermann Thomsen (R) jumps against Ukraine's Nataliya Lyapina (L) to take a shot on goal in their women's handball semi-finals match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 27, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
Photo: Ribbons of grace : Anna Bessonova from the Ukraine performs with a ribbon at the gymnastics rhythmic individual all-around qualification at the Galatsi Olympic Hall in Athens. (AFP/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Anna Bessonova performs in the individual all-around qualification of the rhythmic gymnastics at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 27, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
Photo: Anna Bessonova of Ukraine performs with clubs during the Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-around qualification at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Friday, Aug. 27, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
Photo: Ukraine's women kayak bronze medallists Inna Osypenko, Tetyana Semykina, Hanna Balabanova and Olena Cherevatova stand together on the podium after the women's K1 500 metres finals at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 27, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
Photo: Germany's Birgit Fischer, Maike Nollen, Katrin Wagner and Carolin Leonhardt (L to R) cross the finish line...Behind are Ukraine's Inna Osypenko,Tetyana Semykina, Hanna Balabanova and Olena Cherevatova (L-R), who won the bronce medal (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
Photo: Germany's Birgit Fischer (L) and Maike Nollen celebrate after crossing the finish line...Behind the Germans are Ukraine's Inna Osypenko (L) and Tetyana Semykina, who won the bronze medal. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
Complaints spill into rhythmic, this time from an American (AP/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
Two very bronzed off Brits ['We always knew the Spaniards would be strong, while the Ukrainian pair simply sailed out of their skins...'] (Guardian) 08/27/2004
Glad You Asked [Sergey Bubka of Ukraine has the world record with a vault of 20 feet, 1 3/4 inches on July 31, 1994.] (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 08/27/2004
Lazio draw Ukrainians [Metalurg Donetsk] in UEFA Cup (AP/CNN) 08/27/2004
2004 Olympic Medals Table [Ukraine G8 S4 B7 T19] (AP/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
Germany Wins Four-Woman, 500M Kayak Race [Ukraine took the bronze.] (AP/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Inna Osypenko, Tetyana Semykina, Hanna Balabanova and Olena Cherevatova (left to right) paddle to the third place in the Women's K4 500 meter final to take the bronze medal, during the kayak flatwater event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Schinias near Athens, Greece, Friday, Aug. 27, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/27/2004
President Bush's re-election campaign refused a request by the U.S. Olympic Committee yesterday to pull a television ad that mentions the Olympics. (San Diego Union-Tribune) 08/27/2004
Fischer Wins 8th Gold; U.S. Won't Give Up Hamm Medal (Update2) [Soviet gymnast Larysa Latynina, who also represented Ukraine, is the only woman with nine career Olympic titles.] (Bloomberg) 08/27/2004
Notebook: Bush camp won't halt Olympic- themed ads (Seattle Times) 08/27/2004
Gymnastics Rhythmic: Qualifications: Russia and Kabaeva leading the fields [major upset when the Ukraine team failed to make the final; In third is the Ukrainian Anna BESSONOVA, the most decorated rhythmic gymnast with 52.650] (Athens 2004) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olena Olefirenko poses on the podium after Ukraine's rowers won the bronze medal in the Women's Quadruple Sculls final at the 2004 Olympic Games in Schinias near Athens, Greece, on Aug. 22, 2004. The Ukrainian team was stripped of its bronze medal on Thursday Aug. 26, 2004, after Olefirenko tested positive for a banned drug. (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Drugs cast shadow over Games (Reuters) 08/26/2004
Doping Cases at the Athens Game (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Spain's goalkeeper Eugenia Sanchez, right, and her teammate Montserrat Puche, center, try to stop Ukraine's Ganna Siukalo as she scores during their Olympic Women's Handball quarterfinal match at the Helliniko Indoor Arena, at the Olympic Games 2004 in Athens, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Rower fails drugs test (BBC) 08/26/2004
Ukraine lose sculls bronze (Eurosport) 08/26/2004
Ukrainian Rower [Olena Olefirenko] Fails Drugs Test; stripped of bronze medal from the quadruple sculls [team-mates – Olena Morozova, Tetyana Kolesnikova and Yana Dementyeva – will also have to hand over their medals.] (The Scotsman) 08/26/2004
Women : Ukraine advances to semifinals (Athens 2004) 08/26/2004
IOC Sanctions Olefirenko & Kovacs for Violating Anti-Doping Rules (Athens 2004) 08/26/2004
Ukrainian rowers stripped of bronze for drug violation; Hungarian weightlifter expelled (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's four-woman boat team poses on the podium after they won the bronze medal in the Women's Quadruple Sculls final at the 2004 Olympic Games in Schinias near Athens, Greece, on Aug. 22, 2004. The Ukrainian team was stripped of its bronze medal on Thursday Aug. 26, 2004, after Olena Olefirenko, second from left, tested positive for a banned drug. From left are Yana Dementyeva, Olefirenko, Tetyana Koleskinova and Olena Morozova. (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's bronze medal-winning women's quadruple sculls team (L-R) Yana Dementyeva, Olena Olefirenko, Tetyana Koleskinova and Olena Morozova pose on the podium on this August 22, 2004 file photo. The team lost the rowing bronze medals on August 26, 2004 after crew member Olena Olefirenko tested positive for a prohibited stimulant. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
It's official - there are more blazers than tracksuits in 45 teams [Vests-Blazers-Ratio: US 549 538 0.979; Russia 458 351 0.766; Ukraine 245 139 0.567] (Guardian) 08/26/2004
Olympics: Cut It Out, Give It Back, Cool the Hype [U.S. Olympic Committee asked President Bush's re-election campaign to pull a television ad that refers to the Olympic Games; Ukraine loses bronze] (Reuters) 08/26/2004
Photo: Spain's Marta Mangue (C) takes a shot on goal against Ukraine's defenders Ganna Siukalo (L) and Olena Radchenko (R) in their women's handball quarter-finals match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 26, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Nataliya Lyapina, left, and Tetyana Shinkarenko, right, try to stop Spain's Isabel Ortuno during a quarterfinal handball match of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Helliniko Indoor Arena in Athens on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004. Ukraine won the game 25-23 and will play in the semifinals on Friday. (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Silviu Simioncencu [?] sits on the dock after he and team mate Florin Popescu failed to qualify in the men's C2 500-metre during competition at the Athens 2004 Olympics August 26, 2004. The Ukranian pair placed fourth just missing out. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Tetyana Shinkarenko (R) takes a shot past Spain's Marta Mangue (L) in the women's handball quarter-final match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 26, 2004. Ukraine defeated Spain. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Anna Bessonova performs with hoop during the individual all-around qualification of the rhythmic gymnastic at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Ganna Siukalo takes a shot during her women's handball quarter-final match against Spain at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 26, 2004. Ukraine defeated Spain 25 - 23 (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Natalia Godunko of Ukraine performs with a ball, during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualification at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Thurday, Aug. 26, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's handball team celebrates their victory over Spain in the women's handball quarter-final match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 26, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Spain's Marta Mangue, right, stops Ukraine's Maite Adreu as she tries to score during their Olympic women's handball quarterfinal match at the Helliniko Indoor Arena, at the Olympic Games 2004 in Athens, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004. Ukraine won 25-23 and qualified to the semifinals. (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Spain's 49er crew skipper Iker Martinez, left, and crew Xavier Fernandez celebrate after they won the men's double-handed 49er dinghy sailing event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004. Spain's 49er won the Gold medal. At left is runner-up Ukraine who took the Silver. (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Women : Press Conference Highlights from Match No. 22 UKR - ESP (Athens 2004) 08/26/2004
Photo: Spain's Queen Sofia, 4th from left, and King Juan Carlos of Spain, 4th from right, are flanked by medal winners of the men's double-handed 49er dinghy sailing event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004. From left to right are Ukraine's crew George Leonchuk, Spanish crew Xavier Fernandez, Ukraine skipper Rodion Luka, Spanish skipper Iker Martinez, British crew Simon Hiscocks and skipper Chris Draper. Spain won gold, Ukraine silver and Britain bronze. (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: The 49er dinghies from Spain, Ukraine and Britain (R to L) return to the marina after the Athens 2004 Olympic Games regatta in the same order, August 26, 2004. Spain's Iker Martinez and Xavier Fernandez, the pre-competition favourites and world champions, cruised to Olympic gold in the open 49er class on Thursday. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Spaniards Win 49er Sailing Gold [Rodion Luka and George Leonchuk of Ukraine took silver] (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Spain's 49er crew skipper Iker Martinez, 3rd from left, and crew Xavier Fernandez, 4th from left, run into the water with competitors after they won the men's double-handed 49er dinghy sailing event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004. Spain's 49er won the gold medal. At left are Ukraine's 49er crew who took the silver medal. (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's 49er crew George Leonchuk capsizes their 49er in the Olympic sailing center marina after they won the silver medal in the men's double-handed 49er dinghy sailing event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's 49er crew skipper Rodion Luka, left, and crew George Leonchuk sail in the final race of the men's double-handed 49er dinghy sailing event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004. Ukraine's 49er won the silver medal. (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Natalia Godunko performs with a ball during the individual all-around qualification of the rhythmic gymnastic at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
49er : Comments from the medallists (Athens 2004) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Natalia Godunko performs with the hoop during the individual all-around qualifications of the rhythmic gymnastics at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Spain's Queen Sofia congratulates Ukraine's George Leonchuk during the award ceremony after he won the sliver medal in teh 49er class sailing event at of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games regatta August 25, 2004. Spain won gold, Ukraine silver and Britain bronze. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Natalia Godunko performs her individual routine with a hoop in the rhythmic gymnastics all-around qualifications at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 26, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Natalia Godunko performs her individual routine with a hoop in the rhythmic gymnastics all-around qualifications at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 26, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Turkey's Elvan Abeylegesse (L) and Ukraine's Nataliya Sydorenko Tobias run during a semi-final of the women's 1500 metres at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 26, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Anna Bessonova performs her individual all-round ball routine in the rhythmic gymnastics competition at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 26, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Olympic athletes run during a semi-final of the women's 1500 metres at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 26, 2004. The athletes are (L-R) Turkey's Elvan Abeylegesse, Ukraine's Nataliya Sydorenko Tobias... (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Olympics medals table [Ukraine G8 S4 B7 T19; one bronze rescinded today, new total - 18] (AFP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Gymnastics: She's got rhythm, but Sanders a longshot for finals [Olympics] (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
2004 Olympic Medals Table [Ukraine G8 S4 B6 T18] (AP/Yahoo) 08/26/2004
Photo: Oleksiy Kolokoltsev of the Ukraine falls backwards after failing at his attempt to lift 430 pounds (195 kg) in the snatch during the Men's over 231 lb (+105 kg) event (AP/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Photo: Shaktar Donetsk's Lemos Evaeverson celebrates after winning against Club Bruges during their Champions League match (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Photo: Club Bruges' Hans Cornelis is tackled by Shaktar Donetsk's Andriy Vorobyey during their Champions League match (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Dynamo power to victory (UEFA) 08/25/2004
Photo: Shaktar Donetsk's Zvonimir Vukic celebrates with Francelino Matuzalem and Andriy Vorobyey after scoring against Club Bruges (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Shakhtar shine in Belgium (UEFA) 08/25/2004
Photo: Club Bruges' Victor Simoes de Oliveira is tackled by Shaktar Donetsk's Flavius Vladimir Stoican during their Champions League third qualifying round, second leg match (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Photo: Club Bruges' Alin Stoica fights for the ball with Shaktar Donetsk's Joad Batista Marques (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Photo: Club Bruges' Philippe Clement duels for the ball with Shaktar Donetsk's Francelino Matuzalem during their Champions League match (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Photo: Shaktar Donetsk's goalkeeper Jan Lastuvka celebrates after winning against Club Bruges during their Champions League match at the Jan Breydel stadium in Bruges (Reuters) 08/25/2004
Photo: Shaktar Donetsk's Anatoliy Tymoshchuk celebrates after winning against Club Bruges during their Champions League match (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Photo: Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Jan Lastuvka celebrates after winning against Club Bruges during their Champions League match at the Jan Breydel stadium in Bruges (Reuters) 08/25/2004
Photo: Runners compete in the women's 400-meter hurdles finals at the Olympic Stadium during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004. From top right, Tetiana Tereshchuk-Antipova, of the Ukraine, Brenda Taylor of the United States, Ionela Tirlea-Manolache, of Romania, Fani Halkia, of Greece, Jana Pittman, of Australia, Yuliya Pechenkina, of Russia, and Yekaterina Bikert of Russia. Halkia won the gold, Tirlea-Manolache won the silver, and Tereshchuk-Antipova won the bronze. (AP/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Oleg Mashkin, left, reaches out his blow to Thailand's Prasathinphimai Suriya during the middleweight boxing quarterfinals in the 2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games at the Peristeri boxing hall in Athens Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004. Prasathinphimai won the match. (AP/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Photo: At the medals ceremony for the women's100m hurdles are, from left, silver medalist Olena Krasovska of Ukraine, gold medalist Joanna Hayes of the U.S., and bronze medalist Melissa Morrison of the U.S., at the 2004 Olympic Games Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004 in Athens, Greece. (AP/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dynamo Kyiv qualify (Soccerway) 08/25/2004
US Leads Olympic Medal Count After Day 12 [women's 400 meter hurdles: Tetiana Tereshchuk-Antipova of Ukraine took bronze (53.44)] (VOA) 08/25/2004
Menendez eases into final [women's javelin final: Ukraine's Tetyana Lyakhovych qualified third with 63.07m] (BBC) 08/25/2004
2004 Olympic Medals Table [Ukraine G8 S3 B7 T18] (AP/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Photo: Fani Halkia of Greece (C) wins ahead of Tetiana Tereshchuk-Antipova of Ukraine (R), Jana Pittman of Australia (2R) and Brenda Taylor of the USA (R), in the women's 400m hurdles final during the Olympic Games athletics competitions at the Olympic Stadium in Athens. (AFP/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Photo: Khadevis Robinson of the U.S., left, Amine Laalou of Morocco, and Ivan Heshko of Ukraine run a qualifying heat of the 800m at the 2004 Olympic Games Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004 in Athens, Greece. (AP/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Long night's journey into tears of joy and controversy [see: Sergey Bubka] (IHT) 08/25/2004
Commentary: Invest in Sport, Then You'll Reap (AllAfrica) 08/25/2004
2004 Olympic Medals Table [Ukraine G8 S3 B6 T17; Rank by Gold 10, Overall Rank 12] (AP/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Gennadiy Krasilnikov powers a lift during the men's +105 kg weightlifting event at the Athens 2004 Olympics Games August 25, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Gennadiy Krasilnikov powers a lift during the men's +105 kg weightlifting event at the Athens 2004 Olympics Games August 25, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Gennadiy Krasilnikov powers a lift during the men's +105 kg weightlifting event at the Athens 2004 Olympics Games August 25, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Photo: Gennadiy Krasilnikov of the Ukraine reacts after failing in his attempt to lift the 430 pound (195 kg) in the snatch during the men's over 231 lb (105 kg) event at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Wednesday Aug. 25, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/25/2004
Olympics Results (NZ Herald) 08/25/2004
Photo: Gold-medalist Yuri Nikitin of the Ukraine in blue and bronze-medalist Henrik Stehlik of Germany perform a synchro routine on the trampoline during the gymnastics exhibition gala at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games (AP/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Photo: Gold medallist Dmitry Berestov of Russia (C) silver medalist Zoltan Kovacs (L) from Hungary and bronze medallist Igor Razoronov from Ukraine pose during the medal ceremony for the 105kg category in the men's weightlifting at 2004 Athens Olympics August 24, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Photo: Gold medallist Dmitry Berestov of Russia (C), silver medalist Zoltan Kovacs (L) from Hungary and bronze medallist Igor Razoronov from Ukraine pose during the medal ceremony for the 105kg category in the men's weightlifting at 2004 Athens Olympics August 24, 2004. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Photo: Igor Razoronov from Ukraine powers a lift on his way winning the bronze medal in the 105kg category in the men's weightlifting at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 24, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Photo: Gold medallist Dmitry Berestov of Russia (C), silver medallist Zoltan Kovacs (R) from Hungary and bronze medallist Igor Razoronov from Ukraine pose after the medal ceremony for the 105kg category in the men'sweight lifting at 2004 Athens Olympics August 24, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Olympic Medal: Women's 100 Hurdles [Silver - Olena Krasovska, Ukraine, 12.45] (AP/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Photo: Igor Razoronov from Ukraine powers a lift on his way to win the silver medal in the 105kg category in the men's weight lifting at 2004 Athens Olympics, August 24, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
2004 Olympic Medals Table [Ukraine G8 S3 B6 T17] (AP/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Hayes wins dramatic Olympic women's 100 metres hurdles gold [Olena Krasovska of Ukraine won silver] (AFP/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Photo: Gold medalist Dmitry Berestov of Russia, center, is joined by silver medalist Ferenc Gyurkovics of Hungary, left, and bronze medalist Igor Razoronov of Ukraine after the men's 231 lb (105 kg) event at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall during the Summer Olympics in Athens, Tuesday Aug. 24, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olena Krasovska (L) congratulates Joanna Hayes of the U.S. after she won the women's 100 metres hurdles final at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 24, 2004. Joanna Hayes of the U.S. won gold in a time of 12.37 seconds ahead of Ukraine's Olena Krasovska and Melissa Morrison of the U.S. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
American Joanna Hayes Wins 100M Hurdles [Olena Krasovska of Ukraine won silver in 12.45] (AP/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Photo: Joanna Hayes (2nd R) of the U.S. celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women's 100 metres hurdles final at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 24, 2004. Hayes won the gold in a time of 12.37 seconds ahead of Ukraine's Olena Krasovska (far right) and Melissa Morrison of the U.S. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Cayard Sails Closer to Olympic Medal [ Pending protests, Wadlow and Spaulding won't be able to catch the crews from Spain, Ukraine and Great Britain, which appear to have locked up the medals.] (AP/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
China, Japan, Ukraine Take Women's Wrestling Golds (VOA) 08/24/2004
Photo: Gold-medalist Yuri Nikitin of the Ukraine in blue and bronze-medalist Henrik Stehlik of Germany perform a synchro routine on the trampoline during the gymnastics exhibition gala at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Photo: Olympic gold medalist Valeri Goncharov from Ukraine performs on the parallel bars during an artistic gymnasticS exhibition at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 24, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Booing fans shut down Olympic horizontal bar final (AFP/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Photo: Olympic gold medalist Yuri Nikitin from Ukraine (L) and bronze medallist Henrik Stehlik of Germany perform on the trampoline during an artistic gymnastics exhibition at the Athens Olympic Games August 24, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Dmytro Lysenko dives during the semi-final of the men's three metre springboard at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 24, 2004. Lysenko qualified for the final (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Olympics Results (NZ Herald) 08/24/2004
Olympic scoreboard (El Paso Times) 08/24/2004
No day at the beach ['Our Ukes are going to win!'; Olympics] (AP/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Touching victory for Ukrainian [Irini Merleni] (Contra Costa Times) 08/24/2004
Female grapplers have the last laugh (AP/Yahoo) 08/24/2004
Photo: Referee Kostantin Mikhailov (C) raises the arms of Japan's bronze medallist Kyoko Hamaguchi, with a bruised eye, and Ukraine's Svitlana Sayenko (R) at the end of their freestyle wrestling (under 72kg) match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 23, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: The Ukraine's Valeri Goncharov performs his gold medal routine on the parallel bars during the men's gymnastics individual apparatus finals at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Monday, Aug. 23, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Ukrainian Wins, Hamm Last in Parallel Bars (AP/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Valeri Goncharov competes on the parallel bars during the men's gymnastics individual apparatus finals at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Monday, Aug. 23, 2004. Goncharov won the gold medal. (AP/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: Gold-medalist Valeri Goncharov of the Ukraine smiles during the medal ceremony after the parallel bars competition during the men's gymnastics individual apparatus finals at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Monday, Aug. 23, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Booing fans shut down Olympic horizontal bar final (AFP/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: Silver-medalist Hiroyuki Tomita of Japan, left, gold-medalist Valeri Goncharov of the Ukraine, center, and bronze-medalist Li Xiaopeng of China hold their medals during the medal ceremony after the parallel bars competition during the men's gymnastics individual apparatus finals at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Monday, Aug. 23, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: Gold medal winner Valeri Goncharov from Ukraine dismounts the parallel bars during his winning performance at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games individual gymnastics competition August 23, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: Silver-medalist Hiroyuki Tomita of Japan, left, gold-medalist Valeri Goncharov of the Ukraine, center, and bronze-medalist Li Xiaopeng of China are seen during the medal ceremony after the parallel bars competition during the men's gymnastics individual apparatus finals at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Monday, Aug. 23, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: Olga Maslivets from Ukraine drinks water after the Women's Mistral windsurfer sailing event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Monday, Aug. 23, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: Olympic men canoe team from ( front to back ) U.S., Germany, Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, Canada and Slovakia compete in the heat of the men's C2 canoe flatwater race during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 24, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: Italy's Roberto Cammarelle (L) celebrates after being proclaimed as the winner while Ukraine's Oleksii Mazikin (R) reacts after the super heavy weight (+91kg) bout at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 23, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: Irini Merleni, from Ukraine, right, jubilates after defeating Chiharu Icho, from Japan, during the women's freestyle 48kg wrestling final match at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Monday, Aug. 23, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: Irini Merleni, from Ukraine, right and Chiharu Icho, from Japan, wrestle during the women's freestyle 48kg wrestling final match at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Monday, Aug. 23, 2004. Merlini won the gold medal. (AP/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Irini Merleni (top) grapples with Japan's Chiharu Icho (bottom) on the way to her gold medal win in their women's freestyle wrestling (under 48kg) finals at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 23, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: Irini Merleni from Ukraine, bottom, and Chiharu Icho from Japan wrestle during the women's freestyle 48kg wrestling final match at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Monday, Aug. 23, 2004. Merlini won the gold medal. (AP/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Maryna Vergelyuk (L Rear) Olena Radchenko (C) and Olena Yatsenko (R) celebrate after they defeated Hungary in their preliminary match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 23, 2004. Ukraine defeated Hungary 23-22. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: Irini Merleni, from Ukraine, waves after receiving the gold medal for the women's freestyle 48kg wrestling event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Monday, Aug. 23, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
2004 Olympic Medals Table [Ukraine G8 S2 B5 T15] (AP/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Parallel joy for Ukrainian [Valeri Goncharov clinched the gold medal in the men's parallel bars final by the narrowest of margins.] (BBC) 08/23/2004
Olympic Medal: Men's Parallel Bars [Gold - Valeri Goncharov, Ukraine, 9.787] (UPI/Wash Times) 08/23/2004
Women Handball: Ukraine keeps unbeaten record with Hungary win (Athens 2004) 08/23/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Irini Merleni (top) grapples with Patricia Miranda of the U.S. in their women's freestyle wrestling (under 48kg) semi-finals match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 23, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Corbett to fight Barney [Corbett was due to face a 28-year-old Ukrainian Konstantine Shvets but a contract was not forthcoming.] (BBC) 08/23/2004
Shevchenko guns down Lazio (Malaysia Star) 08/23/2004
CSKA Sofia thrash top flight newcomers [see: Dynamo Kiev, Shakhtar Donetsk] (ESPN Soccernet) 08/23/2004
Sunday's detailed Olympics results (Seattle Times) 08/23/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Iryna Sekachova competes in the women's hammer throw qualification round at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens August 23, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Photo: Patricia Miranda of the U.S. (top) grapples with Ukraine's Irini Merleni (C) in their women's freestyle wrestling (under 48kg) semi-finals match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 23, 2004. Merleni defeated Miranda on points 9-0. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Ukrainian Wins Women's 48kg Wrestling [Irini Merleni of Ukraine beat Chiharu Icho of Japan to win the gold medal Monday in the 105 1/2-pound (48 kg) class of freestyle wrestling.] (AP/Yahoo) 08/23/2004
Olympics Journal: Memorable moments come in all shapes (SF Chronicle) 08/23/2004
Monday's Olympic Capsules (AP/SF Chronicle) 08/23/2004
2004 Olympic Medals Table [Ukraine G6 S2 B5 T13] (AP/Yahoo) 08/22/2004
Photo: Olena Zhupina of Ukraine competes in the finals of the Women's 10 meter platform diving competition at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2004 (AP/Yahoo) 08/22/2004
Photo: Andriy Sokolovskyy of the Ukraine competes in the final of the men's high jump at the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Sunday Aug. 22, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/22/2004
Photo: Japan's Kaori Icho (R) wrestles head to head with Ukraine's Lyudmyla Golovchenko during the women's wrestling freestyle 63kg elimination event during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games , August 22, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/22/2004
Photo: Kazahstan's Bakhtiyar Artayev (L) fights Ukraine's Viktor Polyakov (R) during their welter weight (69kg) quarter-final bout at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 22, 2004. Artayev won the fight. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/22/2004
Women's Quadruple Sculls : Germany retains Olympic title [For the Ukraine quad...it was a first Olympic medal in this event] (Athens 2004) 08/22/2004
Olympic Medal: Women's Quadruple Sculls [Bronze - Ukraine, 6:34.31] (UPI/Wash Times) 08/22/2004
Photo: Ukraine's bronze medal rowers, from L-R, Sergij Grin, Sergij Bilushchenko, Oleg Lykov and Leonid Shaposhnikov celebrate their third place finish after the men's quadruple sculls final at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 22, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/22/2004
Photo: Ukraine's bronze medal rowers Sergij Grin, Sergij Bilushchenko, Oleg Lykov and Leonid Shaposhnikov show their medals during the awards ceremony after the men's quadruple skulls final at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 22, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/22/2004
Living Up To Their Promise [Yana Klochlova...The Ukrainian swimmer, dubbed 'the female Phelps,'] (Time) 08/22/2004
Men's Team : Ukraine wins first ever Men's Archery medal (Athens 2004) 08/21/2004
Women's Handball : Ukraine eases by Greece (Athens 2004) 08/21/2004
Photo: AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko celebrates with his team mates Jon Dahl Tomasson and Ricardo Kaka after scoring (Reuters) 08/21/2004
Photo: Silver medal winner Alexander Moskalenko of Russia, left, gold medal winner Yuri Nikitin of the Ukraine, center, and bronze medal winner Henrik Stehlik of Germany smile during the medal ceremony after during the men's trampoline competition at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Photo: Ukraines gold medallist Yuri Nikitin performs during the gymnastics trampoline men's event at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 21, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Photo: Ukraine's gold medallist Yuri Nikitin performs during the men's gymnastics trampoline event at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 21, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Photo: (R-L) Sweden's Carolina Kluft, Ukraine's Yuliya Akulenko, Ghana's Margaret Simpson and Portugal's Naide Gomez celebrate with other participants after the 800 metres heptathlon at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 21, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Photo: Morocco's Hasna Benhassi (C) celebrates as she wins her semi-final of the women's 800 metres ahead of Slovenia's Jolanda Ceplak (R) and Ukraine's Tetyana Petlyuk (L) at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 21, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
South Korea Wins Gold in Men's Archery [Ukraine got the bronze medal] (AP/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Photo: Hasna Benhassi, center, of Morocco, wins a semifinal of the 800m at the 2004 Olympic Games Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004 in Athens, Greece. On the left is Tetyana Petlyuk, of Ukraine, and Jolanda Ceplak, of Slovenia, is on the right. (AP/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Men's Team : Ukraine wins first ever Men's Archery medal [Viktor Ruban - Ukraine beat USA 237-235 in the bronze medal match] (Athens 2004) 08/21/2004
Yngling : Impressive silver medal for Ukraine’s team (Athens 2004) 08/21/2004
Photo: Germany's Lukas Wilaschek (R) fights Ukraine's Oleg Mashkin (L) during their middleweight (75kg) round of 16 bout at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 21, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Women Handball: Ukraine eases by Greece (Athens 2004) 08/21/2004
Ukraine's Nikitin Wins Trampoline Gold (AP/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Ukrainian Wins Men's Trampoline Gold [Yuri Nikitin, scoring 41.50 points] (AP/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Photo: AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko celebrates with his team mates Marcos Cafu and Jon Dahl Tomasson after scoring (Reuters) 08/21/2004
Shevchenko hat-trick hands Milan Super Cup win (Reuters) 08/21/2004
2004 Olympic Medals Table [Ukraine G6 S2 B3 T11] (AP/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Photo: Gold medal winner Yuri Nikitin of the Ukraine smiles during the medal ceremony after the men's trampoline competition at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Photo: Ukraine's gold medallist Yuri Nikitin celebrates during the awards ceremony for the men's gymnastics trampoline event at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 21, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Photo: Ukraine's gold medallist Yuri Nikitin (C), Russia's silver medallist Alexander Moskalenko (L) and Germany's bronze medallist Henrik Stehlik celebrate during the awards ceremony for the gymnastics trampoline men's event at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 21, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Shevchenko strikes thrice in Super Cup win (Soccerway) 08/21/2004
Ukrainian Wins Men's Trampoline Gold (AP/Wash Post) 08/21/2004
Photo: AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko celebrates with his team mates Jon Dahl Tomasson, Marcos Cafu and Ricardo Kaka after scoring against Lazio (Reuters) 08/21/2004
Photo: AC Milan Ukrainian forward Andriy Shevchenko celebrates with teammates after scoring during the Italy Super Cup soccer match between AC Milan and Lazio (AP/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Photo: AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko celebrates with the trophy after defeating Lazio in the Italian Supercup match at the San Siro Stadium in Milan. AC Milan won the match 3-0 (Reuters) 08/21/2004
Ukrainians Win Silver in Yngling (AP/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Ukraine 2004 Olympic Medals Table by Athlete and Sport (Athens 2004) 08/21/2004
2004 Olympic Medals Table [Ukraine G5 S2 B2 T9 Rank 12] (AP/Yahoo) 08/21/2004
Athletes To Watch [Olena Zhupina, Ukraine, women's diving...best, most consistent performer] (Houston Chronicle) 08/20/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olena Zhupina dives during the semi finals of the women's 10 meter platform diving competition at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens August 21, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Maksym Tretyak (L) punches Hungary's Zsolt Bedak (R) in their bantam weight (54kg) round of 16 boxing bout at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 20, 2004. Tretyak won the bout. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: Olena Zuphina [Zhupina] from Ukraine completes an inward 1-1/2 somersault in the semi finals of the Women's 10 meter platform diving competition at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004. Zuphina stands fourth going into Sunday's final dives. (AP/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olena Movchan performs during the gymnastics trampoline women's qualification event at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games , August 20, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: Gold medallist Michael Phelps of the U.S. (C) silver medallist Ian Croker of the U.S. (L) and bronze medallist Andriy Serdinov (R) of Ukraine pose during the medal presentation ceremony for the 100 metre butterfly final during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games swimming competition, August 20, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: 100-meter butterfly bronze medalist Andriy Serdinov, of the Ukraine, left, Gold-medalist Michael Phelps (news - web sites), and silver-medalist Ian Crocker, of the United States, stand on the podium at the Olympic Aquatic Centre during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Friday, Aug. 20, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: Lauryn Williams (L) of the U.S., Ukraine's Zhanna Block and France's Veronique Mang run during the second round of the women's 100 metres at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 20, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: Bulgaria's Ivet Lalova (L) leads Ukraine's Zhanna Block during the second round of the women's 100 metres at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 20, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: Lauryn Williams, left, of the U.S., and Zhanna Block, of Ukraine, run in a heat of the 100m at the 2004 Olympic Games Friday, Aug. 20, 2004 in Athens, Greece. (AP/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: Finishing a heat of the 1500m are, left to right: Ivan Heshko of Ukraine, Juan Carlos Higuero of Spain, Michael East of Britain, Rashid Ramzi of Brunei, and Timothy Kiptanui of Kenya at the 2004 Olympic Games Friday, Aug. 20, 2004 in Athens, Greece. (AP/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: Medalists of the 2004 Olympic Games shot put from left, Adam Nelson, US, silver, Yuriy Bilonog, Ukraine, gold, and Joachim Olsen, Denmark, bronze, pose on the podium after the presentation ceremony in the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Friday Aug. 20, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: Gold medallist Michael Phelps (C), silver medallist Ian Crocker (L), both of the U.S., and bronze medallist Andriy Serdinov from Ukraine pose after the medal ceremony for the 100 metre butterfly final at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games swimming competition, August 20, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: Medal winners in the men's shot put (L-R) Adam Nelson of the U.S., Yuriy Bilong [Bilonog] of Ukraine and Joachim Olsen of Denmark hold their medals at Olympic Stadium in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 20, 2004. The competition was held in Olympia, Greece on August 18. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Yuriy Bilong [Bilonog] of Ukraine holds his gold medal for the shot put at Olympic Stadium in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 20, 2004. The competition was held in Olympia, Greece on August 18. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Oh, say, can you hear an appropriate national anthem at the Olympics? (Chicago Tribune) 08/20/2004
Girls of the Olympics [Playboy Magazine][Shame too, that Ukrainian two-time Olympian, Zhanna Block, the 100-meters sprinter who is naked except for her sneakers, tensed and ready for the signal to run felt the need to be photographed nude.] (OpEd News) 08/20/2004
2004 Olympic Medals Table [Ukraine G5 S1 B1 T7] (AP/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olena Zhupina dives during the women's 10 metre platform preliminary at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 20, 2004. (Reuters/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Olena Zhupins [sp. Zhupina] begins her first dive in the preliminaries of the Women's 10 meter platform diving event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Friday, Aug. 20, 2004. Zhupina holds the lead entering Saturday's semifinals. (AP/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Diving: Women's 10m Platform : ZHUPINA (UKR) leads qualifiers (Athens2004) 08/20/2004
Veteran diver Zhupina leads as Chinese teens struggle (AFP/Hindustan Times) 08/20/2004
Photo: Fartun Abukar Omar, third from left, of Somalia, runs in the wrong lane during a qualifying heat of the 100m at the 2004 Olympic Games Friday, August 20, 2004 in Athens, Greece. The runners are, from left to right: Heather Samuel of Antigua and Barbuda, La Verne Jones of the Virgin Islands, Abukar Omar, Gail Devers of the U.S., and Zhanna Block of Ukraine. (AP/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Americans Stand 13th, 14th in Diving [Olena Zhupina of Ukraine led the preliminaries with 371.10] (AP/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
Photo: Ukraine's Volodymyr Dyudya overtakes Germany's Christian Lademann, right, during the Men's individual pursuit qualification at the Olympic velodrome at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Friday, Aug. 20, 2004. (AP/Yahoo) 08/20/2004
2004 Olympic Games - Prelims Day 7 Aug 20 (Swim News) 08/20/2004
Cycling: Wiggins sets new record [Ukrainian rider Volodymyr Dyudya had earlier broken Robert Bartko's Olympic record from Sydney when he crossed the line in 4:18.169 seconds; Wiggins took more than three seconds off Dyudya's time two rounds later.] (BBC) 08/20/2004
Olympics Results (New Zealand Herald) 08/20/2004
Why Ukraine, Belarus? Govt had asked the IOA (Newindpress) 08/20/2004
Olympics return to ancient roots ['I feel very familiar here; it's like home,' said gold medallist Yuriy Belonog of Ukraine] (Miami Herald) 08/20/2004
Swimming: Day 6 Finals Wrap Up [Ukraine’s Andriy Serdinov set the Olympic record in the first semifinal with a time of 51.74, only to have Phelps top it with a time of 51.61 in the second semifinal.] (Sports Features) 08/20/2004
Thursday at the Olympics [Team Handball: In Group A...Ukraine beat Brazil 21-19, erasin |
![Photo: Ukraine's Silviu Simioncencu [?] sits on the dock after he and team mate Florin Popescu failed to qualify in the men's C2 500-metre during competition at the Athens 2004 Olympics August 26, 2004. The Ukranian pair placed fourth just missing out.](http://www.brama.com/cgi-bin/rd.cgi?http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=634&u=/040826/ids_photos_sp/r3445083329.jpg&printer=1){kind=link}
![Photo: Medal winners in the men's shot put (L-R) Adam Nelson of the U.S., Yuriy Bilong [Bilonog] of Ukraine and Joachim Olsen of Denmark hold their medals at Olympic Stadium in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 20, 2004. The competition was held in Olympia, Greece on August 18.](http://www.brama.com/cgi-bin/rd.cgi?http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=634&u=/040820/ids_photos_sp/r717861416.jpg&printer=1){kind=link}
![Photo: Ukraine's Yuriy Bilong [Bilonog] of Ukraine holds his gold medal for the shot put at Olympic Stadium in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 20, 2004. The competition was held in Olympia, Greece on August 18.](http://www.brama.com/cgi-bin/rd.cgi?http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=634&u=/040820/ids_photos_sp/r4235690381.jpg&printer=1){kind=link}
