Al-Ahram Weekly Online   2 - 8 September 2004
Issue No. 706
Sports
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Medal men
Egypt left Athens with five medals and its head held conspicuously high
The end
It began with a scandal in the sprints and ended with an ambush in the marathon but it was sheer delight in between
Next
It began with a scandal in the sprints and ended with an ambush in the marathon but it was sheer delight in between
Coping with doping
Athens made a point of catching the cheaters. But who got away?
Healthy and wealthy
What the athletes will make from the Games
Room for improvement
As Egypt celebrates its Athens medals, another group of the country's athletes believe they can do better
Another Olympics
This one is for athletes with intellectual disabilities, writes Abeer Anwar
Squish squash
Rami Ashour flattened his Pakistani opponent to become Egypt's world junior squash champion. Inas Mazhar reports on a youngster with a wicked whack

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