Athens eccentric Tom McGrath guards oddball garden near Acropolis
In Plaka, 54 year old Tom McGrath from Belfast tends Tom's Garden a quirky patch of junk art near the Acropolis. He invites tourists to view his improvised aquatic center and says he will phone Greek TV if authorities intervene. The landowner is the Greek Orthodox Church and redevelopment looms as Olympics approach.
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Court rules Jerome Young must be stripped of Olympic gold
The Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds a ruling that Jerome Young tested positive for nandrolone in 1999 and should lose his 2000 Sydney Olympic relay gold. The decision stops short of ordering removal of his teammates’ medals, leaving room for subsequent IOC recommendations to disqualify the entire 1,600-meter relay team.
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