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Suggested Reading2004 Olympic Games - South American Countries Sports and Recreation Elsewhere on the WebSouth American Medal Results in the 2004 OlympicsExciting! Emocionante!The 2004 Olympic Summer Games came to a close with athletes parading, fireworks in a moonlit sky, music, dances, many gestures of friendship and respect, plus the Olympic torch extinguished to be lit again in 2008 in Beijing, China. Athletes return home with their medals, twenty-four going to South America.
Exciting! Emocionante! For the 670+ athletes from 12 South American countries, the Olympic games were a mixture of emotions as they competed with others from around the world. Some failed to qualify in the preliminary rounds and some struggled into the match rounds. Some were defeated and some fought their way to medal status. Their countries must be proud of all of them. There were moments of heart-stopping action. Who can forget the Chilean tennis players who brought home Chile’s first medals ever? Who can ignore the excitement of having two South American countries face off for the soccer/futbol gold medal? Who would have thought that the Brazilian men’s basketball would defeat the US where the game was born? Who would have though that the Brazilian leader of the men’s marathon, the expected gold medal winner, would be pulled out of the race by an assailant, recover, get back in the race and still win a medal? Exciting! Emocionante!
Exciting! Emocionante! The XX Olympic Winter Games will be in Turin, Italy in 2006. See you there! Suggested Reading2004 Olympic Games - South American Countries Sports and Recreation Elsewhere on the Web |
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