Greece lightning

Athens faces a race against time to be ready for the Olympic Games next month. Simon Binns explains why preparations for the event's homecoming are going down to the wire
Kostas Kederis, the Olympic 200 metres champion, won the first race at the stunning new Olympic stadium in Athens last month, coasting though his 100 metres heat at the national championships - held there to test the new facilities - in 10.72 seconds. But in the background, workers were attaching panels to huge roof wings, just days after they had been attached to the...

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