Phivos and Julien Absalon, Olympic mountain bike champion

Athina and Phivos next to the Olympic swimming pool during the water polo event

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Athina and Phivos soft toys in a souvenir shop

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The reverse of the medal features several symbolic elements: an Olympic cauldron containing a burning flame, the official Athens 2004 logo, the Olympic rings, and, engraved in Ancient Greek, the first verse of the Eighth Olympic Ode of Pindar, composed in 460 BC in honour of the victory of Alcimedon of Aegina in wrestling
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Moroccan runner Hicham el Guerrouj presents his gold medal on the podium for the 5,000m event of the Athens 2004 OG. Alongside him are Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele (silver medal) on the left and Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge (bronze medal) on the right

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Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, the last torchbearer, lights the Olympic cauldron

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