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	Archery Recurve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held at the archery range, located at the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre (Krylatskoye district, Moscow).
		Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Four events were contested in archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
		Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium (Kallimarmaro).
	ca74.motorists-mico.com /archeryrecurve.html (872 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		The winter Olympics were begun in 1924 and were held in the same year as the summer games until the 1994 winter games in Lillehammer, Norway, when the alternating cycles began.
		The 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, reflected a changed political landscape: the 172 participating nations and territories included the Unified Team (with athletes from 12 former Soviet republics), a reunited Germany, and South Africa, which was allowed to compete for the first time since 1960.
		The Olympic games are competitions of individual athletes, not of nations, and the IOC does not keep national scores; however, the media of all nations report national standings according to one of two scoring systems.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/sports/olympics.html (1093 words)

	1988 Summer Olympics: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		After boycotts of the Olympics in 1976, 1980 and 1984, the Games were again boycotted, but only by four nations: North Korea, Cuba, Ethiopia and Nicaragua.
		Christa Rothenburger[?] becomes the first (and last) athlete to win Olympic medals at the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics in the same year.
		Table tennis is introduced at the Olympics, with China and the host nation both winning two titles.
	www.encyclopedian.com /19/1988-Summer-Olympics.html (341 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		In the bid to organise the Olympics, Montreal defeated Moscow and Los Angeles, which would organise the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.
		In a protest to a tour of South Africa by the New Zealand rugby team, Tanzania lead a boycott of 22 African nations as the IOC refused not to admit the New Zealand team.
		The Olympic Stadium, a daring design of French architect Roger Taillibert[?], remains a lasting monument to the huge deficit, as it never had an effective retractable roof, and the tower was only completed after the Olympics.
	www.encyclopedian.com /19/1976-Summer-Olympics.html (361 words)

	Olympic world turns with ever less American influence - The Boston Globe
		So both will be dropped from the Summer Games, with United States Olympic officials as powerless to save their signature sports as they were to spare New York City from early elimination last year in the high-stakes bidding for the 2012 Summer Games.
		US Olympic Committee chairman Peter Ueberroth maintains that American involvement is crucial for both the US and the Olympics.
		Of the 34 global federations that govern Olympic sports and wield enormous influence with the International Olympic Committee, only one is led by an American: Porter's softball federation.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2006/02/20/olympic_world_turns_with_ever_less_american_influence (1181 words)

	Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held at the archery range, located at the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre (Krylatskoye district, Moscow).
		The archery schedule began on 30 July and ended on 2 August.
		For the first time in Olympic archery history, the women's gold medalist outscored the men's.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Archery_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics (184 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Woodhead was devastated by boycott
		Summer Olympics 2000 Woodhead was devastated by boycott
		Former U.S. Olympic swimmer Cynthia "Sippy" Woodhead remembers sitting in her high school classroom, embarrassed at the tears that were about to overcome her.
		But the 1980 U.S. Olympic boycott kept her from the Games where she was going to shine.
	espn.go.com /oly/summer00/s/boycott/woodhead.html (639 words)

	Special: Athens Olympics 2004 \| The Christian Science Monitor
		In early February of 1980, the Olympic news at Lake Placid, N.Y. was that US President Jimmy Carter was asking the International Olympic Committee to move the summer games from Moscow.
		The USSR refused to attend the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
		The official reason was "alleged violations of the Olympic Charter by US authorities," but Monitor correspondent Gary Thatcher paints a picture of plain-old politics: "Although the Soviet authorities will never officially admit it, they are exacting belated retribution for the US boycott of the Moscow Olympics of 1980." PDF.
	www.csmonitor.com /specials/oly2004/docs/oly_politics.html (719 words)

	Olympics
		Until 1994, the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in the same year, but in 1986 the International Olympic Committee, which organises the Olympics, decided to separate them, so as to spread costs for all involved parties.
		As with the Ancient Olympics, once the flame has been lit, it is kept burning throughout the celebration of the Olympics, and is extinguished at end of the closing ceremony of the Games.
		The Olympic fire is then extinguished, and the Olympic flag is lowered, folded, and presented to the mayor of the host city of the next Olympic Games.
	www.nalis.gov.tt /olympics/Olympics.htm (1089 words)

	Archery Shoot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Archery - Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows.
		Archery has historically been used in hunting and combat, and has become a precision sport.
		Archery Target Shooting - Archery Target Shooting Martial Arts Teaching Tales of Power and Paradox A collection of parables archery target shooting and teaching stories from the martial arts traditions of Japan archery target shooting and China that emphasizes their spiritual foundation.
	ma94.netpage-ues.com /archeryshoot.html (1137 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the bid to organise the Olympics, Montreal defeated Moscow and Los Angeles, which would organise the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.
		In a protest to a tour of South Africa by the New Zealand rugby team, Tanzania led a boycott of 22 African nations as the IOC refused to not admit the New Zealand team.
		The Olympic Stadium, a daring design of French architect Roger Taillibert, remains a lasting monument to the huge deficit, as it never had an effective retractable roof, and the tower was only completed after the Olympics.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/1/19/1976_summer_olympics.html (353 words)

	Saudi Athletes in Atlanta Strive to Build on Their Nation's Olympic Tradition
		The Olympics have always inspired feelings of national pride, both in the inhabitants of the host country and in the inhabitants of every country sending athletes to the games.
		For the first time ever, the Kingdom's soccer team was represented in the Olympics, and although it lost its first game to Brazil and tied its second with Malaysia, it was a great moment in Saudi soccer history and set the course for the national soccer team's participation in future Olympics.
		In the 25th Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, in 1992, Saudi athletes represented the Kingdom in a number of sports, including some in which the Kingdom had never before competed, such as gymnastics, table tennis and swimming.
	www.saudiembassy.net /Publications/MagSummer96/olympics.html (951 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		After the American -led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow the Eastern Bloc including the Soviet Union East Germany and Cuba boycotts these Olympics (the USSR announced intention not to participate on May 8 1984).
		Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion an Islamic nation and the first of her in the 400 m hurdles.
		A marathon for women is held for the time at the Olympics won by Joan Benoit.
	www.freeglossary.com /1984_Summer_Olympics (481 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics
		After the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, the Eastern Bloc, including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba boycotts these Olympics (the USSR announced their intention not to participate on May 8, 1984).
		Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion of an Islamic nation, and the first of her country in the 400 m hurdles.
		A marathon for women is held for the first time at the Olympics, won by Joan Benoit.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/19/1984_summer_olympics.shtml (289 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - Olympic Facts
		The Olympic Rings were created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1913 and first displayed on the Olympic Flag in 1920.
		The greatest honor for an Olympic athlete is to particpate in a Victory Cermony.
		Olympic medals must be at least 60 millimeters in diameter and at least three millimeters thick.
	www.usoc.org /33_34.htm (971 words)

	ipedia.com: 1996 Summer Olympics Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Also during the games, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing took place on July 27, 1996 killing Alice Hawthorne and wounding 111 others, and eliciting the death of Melih Uzunyol by heart attack.
		Cycling professionals were admitted to the Olympics, with five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Induráin winning the inaugural individual time trial event.
		Michelle Smith of Ireland wins three gold medals and a bronze, but her victories are overshadowed by doping allegations, which are later reinforced as she is banned after failing a test in 1999.
	www.ipedia.com /1996_summer_olympics.html (488 words)

	1980 Olympics — FactMonster.com
		Unable to persuade the IOC to cancel or move the Summer Games, U.S. President Jimmy Carter pressured the USOC to officially withdraw in April.
		The first Games to be held in a Communist country opened in July with 80 nations competing and were dominated by the USSR and East Germany.
		1980 Olympics - 1980 Olympics Lake Placid Eric and the Miracles.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0114780.html (348 words)

	London Paralympic Games 2012 - Disabled Olympics
		The International Olympic Committee says that London 2012 will enable the country to provide facilities and services for elite athletes, as well as encouraging participation in sport well after the 2012 Games are over.
		In 1960, the Olympics were held in Rome, and Guttmann brought 400 wheelchair athletes to the Olympic city to compete.
		While the Olympics went to Mexico in 1968, the Paralympics were staged in Israel and four years later were held in Heidelberg while the Olympics were in Munich.
	www.apparelyzed.com /london-paralympic-games/index.html (981 words)

	The History of the Olympic Games
		They were held in the same year as the summer Olympics until 1994, when they began to be held on separate 4-year cycles that were staggered by two years.
		Small, local festivals were being called “Olympics” as early as the 17th century in places like England and France, but the discovery of the ruins of Olympia in the 19th century sparked interest in the games once again on an international scale.
		The Olympic relay, another well-known symbol of the games, in which the torch is lit in Olympia and run to the host city, was introduced in 1936.
	www.wam.umd.edu /~leannajf/olympics.html (1072 words)

	Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com
		The Greeks held the first Olympic games in the year 776 BC (over 2700 years ago), and had only one event, a sprint (a short run that was called the "stade").
		For each Olympics, a new flame is started in the ancient Olympic stadium in Olympia, Elis, Greece, using a parabolic mirror to focus the rays of the Sun.
		The events in the Summer Olympics include: archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football (soccer), gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, kayaking, marathon, pentathlon, ping pong, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, taekwando, tennis, track and field (many running, jumping, and throwing events), triathlon, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics (1311 words)

	Archery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Archery at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games - Archery at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games was held at Remy Field, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Zambales, Philippines.
		Archery Targets - Archery Targets McKenzie NatraLook Series 3-D Target - Gobbling Turkey The original 3-D targets that add exciting realism to hunting practice archery targets and tournament competition.
		The score from that round determined the match-ups in the semifinals) meant that the basic problems of most archers stemmed from their ignorance of these aspects, it should make an invaluable contribution to the overall improvement of performance standards.
	ar35.mcgrathpowerpr.com (822 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics
		The Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union.
		On March 21, 1980, following the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, American president Jimmy Carter announced a boycott of the Moscow Olympics.
		Women's field hockey is Olympic for the first time, but all major nations boycott the tournament.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/19/1980_summer_olympics.shtml (273 words)

	Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics at AllExperts
		Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics at AllExperts
		Yugoslavia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
		In the second time the nation competed in Olympic archery, Yugoslavia again entered only one man. He came in eleventh place, missing a top eight finish by eight points.
	en.allexperts.com /e/y/yu/Yugoslavia_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics.htm (181 words)

	Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics
		Canada is not a power at the Summer Olympics.
		The main network for Olympic coverage in Canada is the CBC which covers events live, and then replays highlights in prime time.
		Most disappointing was the men's eights who had been undefeated for two years before the Olympics, but to the surprise of many finished fifth in their event.
	www.askfactmaster.com /Canada_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (2674 words)

	Archery Shoot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		One such threat is scepticism from the public, often unaware of the largest in the United States.
		Summer biathlon, with skiing replaced by running, popular in the world.
		As a participant sport, however, it is one of the targets had human-like (or in the case of running target, animal-like) shapes; most have now assumed a circular form to reduce the connotations with the use of guns in wars.
	ca74.motorists-mico.com /archeryshoot.html (996 words)

	Archery at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the 1900 Summer Olympics, six of the archery events that took place in Paris were considered Olympic, with 153 archers competing in them.
		It was the first time that archery was featured in the Olympics.
		The events included here are those currently considered Olympic by the International Olympic Committee.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Archery_at_the_1900_Summer_Olympics (463 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The number of athletes participating in the Summer Paralympic Games has increased from 400 athletes in Rome in 1960 to 3,806 athletes from 136 countries in Athens in 2004.
		The Olympic Games as we know them today have a long history that dates back to Antiquity.
		The Organising Committees of the Olympic Games (OCOGs) organise the Olympic Games in collaboration with their National Olympic Committee and the host city.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/index_uk.asp (176 words)

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