Let others seek the epitome of Olympic greatness in the Mercurian speed of Gwen Torrence, in the Odys- sean lifts of German superheavy- weight Ronny Weller, in the ny mphlike freestyle strokes of China's Li Jingyi. There is no question that, from the first round of field hockey bright and early Saturday morning to the men's handball final that closes the competition, the athletes of the world will be flesh-and-blood paeans to the heights (both kinds) that the human body can achieve.
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