Sideshows at Athens Olympics
Photo source: ImagineChina

	Germany Go 女球迷为德国手球助威 Two fans with the words "Germany Go!" written on their stomachs cheer on the German handball team against Brazil, August 18, at the Olympic Games in Athens.
	Cameramen rest 摄影师们偷空小憩 Asian television cameramen rest between matches at the Olympic table tennis tournament in Athens, August 20.
	Spectator dives 观众跳水 An unknown spectator jumps from the three meter springboard during the Olympic Games event finals August 16 in Athens.
	Pony-tailed beard 举重选手蓄"辫子胡须" US weightlifter Shane Hamman with his eye-catching pony-tailed beard, cheers for Tara Cunningham in the Women's 48kg competition on August 14, in the Athens Olympics.
	Medal reception with son 赛艇选手携子领奖 Lubos Podstupka from Slovakia, with his son on his shoulders, receives a silver medal in the Men's Lightweight Double Sculls Final, August 21, in the Athens Olympics.
	Armed to the nails 美国短跑名将武装到指甲 US sprinter Gail Devers, with her eagle-nails prepares to start her women's 100 meter heat of the 2004 Olympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in Athens, August 20.

World in Words
Collected & translated by Beverly

"It just means a whole lot. I worked my whole life to be an Olympic champion."
American Carly Patterson took the women's individual all-around gymnastics gold medal with 38.387 points at the Athens Olympics. Patterson is the first US woman to win the all-around title since Mary Lou Retton did it in 1984.
"此次夺金意义重大.一直以来,我不断努力,就是希望成为奥运会冠军."
——美国的卡莉·帕特森以总分38.387赢得了本届奥运会女子体操个人全能比赛的金牌,成为继玛莉·洛·雷顿在1984年第23届奥运会上夺冠之后又一位为美国夺取此殊荣的女选手.

"Waldner has beaten three generations of Chinese players."
Swedish team coach Peter Sternburg was very proud when Swedish veteran table tennis player Jan-Ove Waldner accomplished a "mission impossible" in the Olympic table tennis tournament on Wednesday as he defeated three top-seeded Chinese players in both singles and doubles within one single day.
"瓦尔德内尔打败了三代中国(乒乓球)选手."
——瑞典老将瓦尔德内尔在一天之内将中国的三位种子选手挡在了雅典奥运乒乓球比赛男单及男双的八强门外,完成了一项"不可能完成的任务".瑞典队主教练彼得·斯特内博伊对此十分得意.

"Weightlifting is an important sport and we have a 100-year history at the Olympic Games. We have to do everything to have a clean weightlifting sport."
The IWF (International Weightlifting Federation) announced in a press release that five weightlifters, Wafa Amomouri of Morocco, Viktor Chislean of Moldova, Zoltan Kecskes of Hungary, Kumari Pratima Na of India and Sule Sahbaz of Turkey have tested positive in out-of-competition dope tests.
"举重是一项重要的体育运动,举重成为奥运会正式比赛项目已有一百年的历史.我们必须尽一切努力,保持举重比赛的纯洁性."
——国际举重联合会19日中午发表新闻公报说,有5名举重运动员在赛后兴奋剂检查中出现问题.他们是:阿莫里(摩洛哥),奇斯林(摩尔多瓦),凯克斯凯斯(匈牙利),普拉蒂玛·纳(印度)和苏勒(土耳其).