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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Summer Olympic Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
1896 - Games of the I Olympiad - Athens, Greece
1920 - Games of the VII Olympiad - Antwerp, Belgium
2004 - Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Athens, Greece
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 Summer Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee.
The 1964 Games held in Tokyo are notable for heralding the modern age of telecommunications.
The games, though lacking the excitement normally associated with Olympic Games, were appreciated for their better than expected quality, from the point of view of their organisation, hospitality, the excellence of the competition, and the image transmitted worldwide.
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 Olympic Games Encyclopedia Articles @ BareHands.com (Bare Hands)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The date of the Games' inception based on the count of years in Olympiads is reconstructed as 776 BC, although scholars' opinions diverge between dates as early as 884 BC and as late as 704 BC.
The Olympics were of fundamental religious importance, contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honouring both Zeus (whose colossal statue stood at Olympia), and Pelops, divine hero and mythical king of Olympia famous for his legendary chariot race, in whose honour the games were held.
The Antwerp flag: Was presented to the IOC at the 1920 Summer Olympics by the city of Antwerp, Belgium, and was passed on to the next organising city of the Summer Olympics until the Games of Seoul 1988.
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 Summer Olympic Games - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Olympics are the most prestigious such event in the world, with a larger range of sports than other such events, and most of those considering Olympic victory the most prestigious achievement in their field.
The 1928 Amsterdam Games were notable for being the first games which allowed females to compete at track & field athletics and benefitted greatly from the general prosperity of the times.
1896 Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece (Games of the I Olympiad)
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