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U.S. men sweep 200 with class

By Sherry Skalko
ESPN.com

Thursday, August 26, 2004

ATHENS, Greece -- As soon as the men's 200-meter race was introduced over the loudspeaker at Olympic Stadium, the crowd of 75,000 let loose an avalanche of jeers and boos. "Hellas, Kenteris! ... Hellas, Kenteris!" they chanted. The Greeks had come to see their Olympic champion defend his title, not another American show. Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris, who won gold in the 200 meters in Sydney, missed a drug test, then was involved in a suspicious motorcycle accident the day before Opening Cere ...

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