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	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.
	saudiembassy.net /Publications/MagSummer96/olympics.html (951 words)

	1988 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After boycotts of the Olympics in 1976, 1980 and 1984, the Seoul Games were again boycotted, but this time only by four nations: North Korea, Cuba, Ethiopia and Nicaragua.
		Anthony Nesty of Suriname wins his country's first Olympic medal by winning the 100 m butterfly, scoring an upset victory; he is also the first Black to win a swimming title.
		Table tennis is introduced at the Olympics, with China and the host nation both winning two titles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1988_Summer_Olympics (409 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1988 Summer Olympics
		The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism.
		The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
		The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the Peoples Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1988-Summer-Olympics (3129 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Olympic flag was flown at half-staff during the period as a sign of respect to Samaranch's wife.
		People in Canada that wanted to see the Olympics between then and the closing ceremonies had to turn to TSN because the CBC was broadcasing news coverage related to the passing and state funeral of the former prime minister.
		Organisation of the 2000 Summer Paralympics was the responsibility of the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/2000_Summer_Olympics (1690 words)

	2012 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Moscow, Russia: Moscow is representing Russia in a quest to define a "New Russia" by bidding for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
		Whilst the Olympic Park would undoubtedly leave a strong sporting and environmental legacy for London, the magnitude of the project, including the planned upgrade and expansion of transport infrastructure, would require careful planning to ensure all facilities and rehabilitation projects were completed on time.
		Their bid may be hampered by the fact that the 2010 Winter Olympics are being held in Vancouver and organizers are believed to be eager to avoid having consecutive Olympics on the same continent.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/2012_Olympics (2499 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Los Angeles was selected on May 18 1978 on the 80th IOC session without voting, because it was the only city to bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.
		In the wake of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, most of the Eastern Bloc, including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba, boycotted these Olympics (the USSR announced its 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.
	sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1984_Summer_Olympics (488 words)

	Liechtenstein at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Liechtenstein sent four athletes to the 2004 Summer Olympics to compete in judo, athletics, and shooting.
		Liechtenstein athletes have competed at 13 prior Olympics (1936, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000).
		They have collected nine medals, however the last was won during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Calgary.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Liechtenstein_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (83 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The yachting events were held in Tallinn; preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament were held, besides Moscow, at the stadiums of Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk.
		Although approximately a half of the countries, which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics, participated in these ones, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States in a protest to the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
		In response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, NBC, which was slated to provide coverage of the games, canceled its coverage, but the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis.
	sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1980_Summer_Olympics (427 words)

	Encyclopedia: Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics
		Brazil competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
		Brazil competed under the IOC country code BRA.
		General info: Large flag of Brazil Dimensions: 431x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Brazil-at-the-1988-Summer-Olympics (331 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1998-Winter-Olympics
		NHL players were able to compete in men's ice hockey due to a three week suspension of the competition.
		Alpine skier Hermann Maier (Austria) survived a fall in the downhill and went on to gold in the super-g and giant slalom.
		Categories: 1998 Winter Olympics The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every two years and alternating between Summer and Winter Games.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1998_Winter_Olympics (2717 words)

	Netherlands Antilles at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Netherlands Antilles at the 2004 Summer Olympics are represented by the Olympic Committee of Netherlands Antilles and abbreviated AHO.
		Before the 2004 games, the Netherlands Antilles had won only one medal, a silver in sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
		National Olympic Committees at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Netherlands_Antilles_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (183 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > 2004 Summer Olympics
		Brazil men win volleyball gold with win over Italy: Brazil backed up its No. 1 world ranking with a gold-medal finish Sunday to a near-perfect Olympics, beating rival Italy in the volleyball final.
		NBC and its family of cable networks flooded American households with nearly nonstop coverage of the Athens Olympics, and the strategy – along with strong performances by the U.S. teams in swimming and gymnastics – produced not only a ratings increase, but an estimated profit of at least $60 million.
		It was predicted before the Olympics that prostitution, which is legal and heavily regulated in Athens, would enjoy a boom economy.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/olympics (1570 words)

	1996 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Softball beach volleyball and mountainbiking debut on the Olympic programme together women's football (soccer) and lightweight rowing.
		Cycling professionals were admitted to the Olympics 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 but her victories are overshadowed by doping allegations which are later reinforced as is banned after failing a test in 1999.
	www.freeglossary.com /1996_Summer_Olympic_Games (641 words)

	Romário - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Between 1988 and 1992 he played for PSV Eindhoven, who won the Dutch league in 1989, 1991 and 1992.
		In 1995 he returned to Brazil to play for Flamengo, spent the next two years in Valencia, and then returned to Flamengo until 2000.
		As a member of the Brazilian national team, Romário won the silver Olympic medal in Seoul in 1988.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Romario (448 words)

	Football at the Summer Olympics in TutorGig Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		With the launch of the Football World Cup in 1930, FIFA did not want the Olympic tournament to overshadow their own showpiece event, so football was dropped completely from the programme for the 1932 Los Angeles Games, although it returned at the 1936 Berlin Games.
		FIFA still did not want the Olympics to rival the World Cup, so a compromise was struck that allowed teams from Africa, Asia and Oceania to field their strongest professional sides, while only allowing European and American teams to pick players who had not previously played in a World Cup.
		The first women's Olympic tournament was held at the 1996 Atlanta Games, with the hosts, the United States, being arguably the strongest team in the world.
	www.tutorgig.com /ed/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics (1302 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In a protest to a tour South Africa by the New Zealand rugby team Tanzania led a boycott of 22 African nations as the IOC refused not to admit the New team.
		The Olympic Stadium a daring design of French architect Roger Taillibert remains a lasting to the huge deficit as it never an effective retractable roof and the tower only completed after the Olympics.
		This has been often called the Olympic boxing team the United States ever and out of the five American gold in boxing all but Davis went on become professional world champions.
	www.freeglossary.com /1976_Summer_Olympics (368 words)

	1996: THE YEAR IN REVIEW: Summer Olympics: Ukraine debuts (12/29/96)
		These are just some of the names that gave Ukraine prominence in the field of sports in 1996 and made its debut as a free nation at the XXVI Summer Olympics, held in Atlanta in July, an unqualified success.
		In May, the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (NOC-Ukraine) was informed that the budget crisis of the government would limit the size of the team and the money it would receive.
		Funding for the Ukrainian Olympic movement was provided not only by the government but by Ukrainian organizations in Canada and the U.S. After the completion of the Games, on August 15 the Ukrainian National Association received a letter of gratitude from Mr.
	www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1996/529611.shtml (2164 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Although the country-to-be had no National Olympic Committee yet, they were allowed to compete under the Olympic Flag.
		Former Australian Olympic champions brought the torch through the stadium, handing it over to Cathy Freeman, who lit the flame in the cauldron.
		The first medals of the Games were awarded in the women's air rifle shooting event, which was won by Nancy Johnson of the United States.
	www.jaxx.sferahost.com /encyclopedia/2/20/2000_summer_olympics.html (695 words)

	OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT
		The 10 candidate cities for the first ever Summer Youth Olympic Games to be held in 2010 met over the last two days in Lausanne.
		20 September 1910 was the birthdate of Jacques Baptiste LEBRUN (France), Olympic sailing champion at the Games of the V Olympiad in Los Angeles in 1932.
		Discover olympic and world records for olympic sports.
	www.olympic.org /uk/index_uk.asp (129 words)

	SignOn San Diego Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics -- Brazil 68, Russia 67 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		When everyone was back where they belonged and the horn had finally sounded, Brazil had beaten Russia 68-67 Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of the women's Olympic basketball tournament.
		Brazil was able to stay in the game despite leading scorer Janeth Arcain missing the first 13 minutes of the second half because she had four fouls.
		She fouled out with 4:23 left and Russia (3-3) was able to retake the lead at 65-64 on a 3-pointer by Anna Arkhipova with 2:29 left, the team's first after eight straight misses from beyond the arc.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/olympics/basketball/20000927-535-oly-basketba.html (1009 words)

	The New York Times: 2000 Summer Olympics
		He matched the four gold medals won by Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, winning the 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump and the 4x100-meter relay.
		Lewis went on to win the 100 again at the 1988 Seoul Olympics after Ben Johnson of Canada was stripped of his victory for using steroids.
		Coe is the world record- holder in the 800 and the mile and a former record-holder in the 1,500.
	www.nytimes.com /events/olympics/sydney2000/2000_oly_moment_20.html (819 words)

	math lessons - Joaquim Cruz
		Joaquim Carvalho Cruz (born March 12, 1963) is a former Brazilian athlete, winner of the 800 m at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
		Due to a cold, Cruz did not start in the semi-finals of the Olympic 1500 m, which caused quite a stir among the Brazilians, who thought he didn't want to represent his country in an event in which his chances of winning were smaller.
		Four years later, at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Cruz appeared to be on his way to retain his Olympic 800 m title when he was passed by Kenyan runner Paul Ereng, leaving Cruz with the silver medal.
	www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Joaquim_Cruz (286 words)

	Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - free-definition
		Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 players competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions.
		Until this stage, the repechage has been segregated into two distinct halves, with each succesive competitor facing another one from the same half of the original bracket; but each of the two judokas who emerge from the repechage challenged the loser of the other bracket's semifinal.
	www.free-definition.com /Judo-at-the-2004-Summer-Olympics.html (271 words)

	kiat.net: Olympic Games Seoul 1988
		Otherwise, Steffi Graf added an Olympic gold medal to her Grand Slam sweep in tennis, Greg Louganis won both men's diving events for the second straight time, and the U.S. men's basketball team had to settle for third place after losing to the gold medal-winning Soviets, 82-76, in the semifinals.
		Also in 1988, at the Games of the Olympiad in Seoul, tennis - which had not been on the Olympic programme for 60 years - returned with the best players in the world taking part.
		The Seoul Olympics encouraged the West to explore the culture and history of South Korea instead of its chilly, often volatile relationship with its communist North Korean neighbour.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/history/24seoul.html (773 words)

	For Greeks, 'It's Like a Nightmare' (washingtonpost.com)
		On the eve of Greece's moment of triumph, the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games, two of its national hero athletes missed a drug test and then were injured in a motorcycle wreck that put them in the hospital.
		The Olympics have long been dogged by drug-testing scandals, and many Greeks said it would be a colossal embarrassment if it was determined that their heroes were among the cheaters.
		As he made his way through Athens to the new Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremonies, a 29-year-old doctor named Theodore Souras said he and other Greeks had not lost their pride but lamented that some of the excitement had been lost.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A62279-2004Aug13.html (1012 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		Lighting the Olympic Flame by: Rafer Johnson (decathlete)
		For his third Olympics, Daley Thompson (GBR-athletics) faced Jürgen Hingsen (GER) in the decathlon.
		It was a close battle over the first seven events, but then Thompson pulled away with strong performances in the pole vault and the javelin throw.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1984 (193 words)

	Japanese American Summer Olympians
		In a year filled with international conflict and unrest, the 2004 Summer Olympics seem more important than ever as a reminder of the ancient ideals of competition, culture, education, and peace that began the Olympic games as early as 776 BC.
		The return of the games to Athens, Greece-the original site of the Olympics-and the customary lighting of the torch are reminders of the true spirit of the event where athletes from many countries honor the Olympic Truce and compete, not for personal gain, but to represent the best that their country has to offer.
		Her brother Eric also competed in the 1988 and 1992 men's volleyball teams which won gold and bronze medals.
	www.janmstore.com /summerolympics.html (848 words)

	olympics, barcelona -- olympics, barcelona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		For the 1992 Olympics, Barcelona re-opened itself to the sea, and the string of beaches are great for a lazy day in the sun.
		Cycling on the velodrome, Summer Olympics, Seoul, Korea...
		Definition of 1992 Summer Olympics The Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
	www.fivbarcelona.com /olympicsbarcelona (3455 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Basketball Fan Guide
		The United States easily won the men's competition the last two Olympics with NBA players and should do the same in Sydney.
		The Americans have captured the gold medal in every Olympics they have competed except for 1972 and 1988 when the Soviet Union won.
		Russia, Brazil and China figure to be the best of the rest.
	espn.go.com /oly/summer00/basketball/s/viewers.html (172 words)

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