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	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").
		At the end of an Olympics, the mayor of the host-city presents the flag to the mayor of the next host-city.
		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.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics (1311 words)

	Olympic Games - MSN Encarta
		The modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece, in 1896, two years after French educator Pierre de Coubertin proposed that the Olympic Games of ancient Greece be revived to promote a more peaceful world.
		Although the Olympic Charter, the official constitution of the Olympic movement, proclaims that the Olympics are contests among individuals and not among nations, the IOC assigns to the various NOCs the task of selecting national Olympic teams.
		Women’s Olympic sports have grown significantly since then, and currently women account for approximately half of the members of teams, except in teams from Islamic nations, where the level of female participation is generally lower.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761562380/Olympics.html (1338 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)

	Canada
		Canada's wild northern frontier, which has etched itself into the national psyche, and its distinct patchwork of peoples have created a country that is decidedly different from its brash neighbour.
		Canada's wild west begins in the prairie province of Manitoba, and Winnipeg is its capital.
		Canada is so large, cyclists find it hard to cover much ground; most people use other forms of transport to move from region to region and keep their bikes for recreational cycling once they're there.
	www.poltskof.com /canada.htm (5809 words)

	1912 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden.
		Swedish marksman Oscar Swahn became the oldest Olympic gold medalist (up to that time), at the age of 64, in the deer-shooting event.
		They were the representatives of Kingdom of Serbia and were sent by the Serbian Olympic Club: sprinter Dušan Milošević, who ranked third in the 100m qualification group and marathon runner Dragutin Tomašević, who finished in 37th position.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1912_Summer_Olympics (371 words)

	1936 Summer Olympics - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		She was also the first to introduce the Olympic torch to the ceremonies.
		For the first time the Olympic Flame was brought to the Olympic Town by a torch relay, with the starting point in Olympia, Greece.
		The Canadian Olympic Team was the only team from a non-fascist country to salute Hitler (in a gesture of friendship) during opening ceremonies.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/1/9/3/1936_Summer_Olympics_a11e.html (852 words)

	Olympics - BR Bullpen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Baseball and softball were voted out of the 2012 Olympics in London, however both remain eligible to be re-added for the 2016 Olympics.
		Baseball was first appeared as part of the Olympics in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden.
		The 2008 Olympics are to be held in Beijing, China.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Olympics (380 words)

	CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - History: 1912 Stockholm
		The 1912 Olympic games in Stockholm, Sweden, marked a genuine coming of age for the Olympic movement.
		The 1912 Games were the largest yet and were also the first games to enjoy major attention from the world's media, with events making front-page headlines in U.S. newspapers.
		It was the first of three Olympics Kahanamoku would compete in before going on to be a film star and becoming an early surfing icon.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/2004/1912.html (1468 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		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)

	Greece Central School District - Summer Reading List
		On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.
		The summer she turns 12, Hattie Owen is steeped in the routines of her smalltown life until the startling arrival of an uncle no one has ever spoken about.
		Hattie suddenly experiences a summer in which she learns living life fully means facing both the good times and the bad.
	www.greece.k12.ny.us /summerread/list/middle.htm (7450 words)

	History of the Modern Summer and Winter Olympics from Fanbay.net
		The Summer and Winter Olympics of 1932 were both held in the United States, in Los Angeles, CA and Lake Placid, NY, respectively.
		The Olympic facilities were as impressive as the cutting edge facilities that brought the Summer Olympics to a new level in Munich (1972).
		Canada skated away with the Olympic gold medal in ice hockey for the first time in 50 years.
	www.fanbay.net /olympics/modern_history.htm (2739 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Third dive the charm for Wilkinson
		Even before she stunned the powerful Chinese divers to win America's first Olympic gold in 36 years on the 10-meter platform Sunday, Wilkinson grinned every time she walked to the edge of the 33-foot tower.
		That's the same dive that landed Wilkinson on her first Olympic team at the U.S. trials in June, where she received mostly 10s.
		She emerged smiling from the water, and blew a kiss to the television camera from the hot tub.
	espn.go.com /oly/summer00/news/2000/0924/773536.html (629 words)

	National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		On other fronts, the Olympics were broadcast on television for the first time (as seen in the film Contact) and also saw the introduction of the relay of the Olympic torch.
		Though the Olympics paused for 34 hours, the IOC ordered the games to continue and memorable performances were turned in by American swimmer Mark Spitz, who won seven gold medals, and Russian gymnast Olga Korbut, who captivated audiences en route to winning three gold medals.
		This lead was followed by Canada, West Germany, Japan, Kenya and China, while other Western nations left it up to their individual athletes, many of whom chose to partake.
	www.naqt.com /YouGottaKnow/olympics.html (1032 words)

	Canada at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Canada competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
		Nations at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden
		Canada • Chile • Denmark • Egypt • Finland • France • Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Italy • Japan • Luxembourg • Netherlands • Norway • Portugal • Russia • Serbia • South Africa • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • United States
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canada_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics (213 words)

	1800-Olympics.com -- Summer Olympics: Olympic Sports: Triathlon
		The Californians were the first ones to put together an endurance contest of their favourite outdoor sports (swimming, cycling and running).
		While triathlon was added to the Athens 2000 Olympic Games along with taekwondo, triathlon's first official world championships were only held in 1989.
		She finally kicked for gold, 200 metres from the finish, and won the event two seconds ahead of the Australian favourite.
	1800-olympics.com /SummerOlympics/OlympicSports/Triathlon.htm (898 words)

	The Olympics in the North - ExploreNorth
		The Olympics in the form that we know them now exist largely as a result of the efforts of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, with the Ist (modern) Olympics held in Athens in 1896.
		The Olympic flame for the games was lit from the fireplace in the home of Sondre Norheim, the most famous of early Norwegian skiers.
		The first-ever torch relay on skis was performed by 94 skiers, and the stadium torch was lit by the grandson of Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen.
	www.explorenorth.com /library/weekly/aa101698.htm (1017 words)

	1980 Summer Olympics
		The United States are joined by some 50 other countries - including Japan, West Germany and Canada - and many individual athletes from participating nations.
		Women's field hockey is Olympic for the first time, but all major nations boycott the tournament.
		The team of Zimbabwe is invited just a week before the start of the Games, but it wins the nation's first gold medal.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/19/1980_summer_olympics.shtml (273 words)

	USATODAY.com - No sports axed for 2008 Beijing Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Soccer and cycling are the only summer sports yet to sign the code, which sets out uniform drug-testing rules and sanctions, but have promised to do so before the Athens Games in August.
		The Olympics are played during the major league season, and commissioner Bud Selig said the season cannot be stopped to allow players to join Olympic teams.
		New York, which has never staged the Olympics, has to contend with anti-American sentiment fueled by the invasion of Iraq and the geographical disadvantage of having the 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/summer/2004-05-17-baseball-safe_x.htm (745 words)

	JWA - In Focus—Jewish Women In the Olympics
		She was the first woman to win a silver medal for the discus throw and later broke the Olympic and world records to win a gold at the 1932 Olympics.
		The United States participated in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin-the "Nazi Olympics"-sending the largest delegation of any country (312 athletes) to Germany.
		Held in Israel every four years (the year after the Summer Olympic games) these games draw thousands of athletes from dozens of countries.
	www.jwa.org /discover/inthepast/infocus/olympics (915 words)

	2008 Summer Olympics Trivia & Fun Facts
		For more detailed information, click over to our main 2008 Summer Olympics subject pages which will take you to more information about each sport - with more links to tops sites actively involved in reporting all the Olympics action as Summer 2008 draws near...
		Of the 1.2 billion people who live in China, about 400 million are under 18, so there will be plenty of interest in watching the games within China itself, along with millions more who will be tuning in worldwide.
		They are, from left : Beibei the fish, Jingjing the panda, Huanhuan the Olympic flame, Yingying the Tibetan antelope, and Nini the swallow.
	www.chiff.com /a/olympics-trivia.htm (402 words)

	The Summer Olympic Games
		Because of Australian quarantine laws, the equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden.
		1992 was the last year that both the summer games and the winter games were held in the same year.
		After 1992, the summer and winter games are staggered 2 years apart.
	www.janecky.com /olympics/summergames/index.html (76 words)

	Montreal mulls bid for 2016 Olympics
		Canada ended the two-week event with five swimming medals (four silver, one bronze) and four diving medals (three gold, one bronze) to go with a bronze in women's water polo.
		All in all, the 15-day event featuring 1,784 athletes from around the world won praise and plaudits, even though organizers announced that 160,000 tickets were sold (they were shooting for 200,000) and that they expect to run at a $4 million deficit.
		Canada's economy churned out a better-than-expected 22,400 new jobs in November, but the unemployment rate ticked up slightly as more people were looking for work, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/story/2005/07/31/montreal_olympics050731.html (1380 words)

	The Olympics
		The Olympic Games began in 776 B.C. in the the valley of Olympia in Greece.
		Beginning in 1994, the Winter games take place two years from the Summer games, thus, every two years will be an Olympic year.
		The Olympic torch is carried to the hosting country from Greece by a series of runners.
	www.mistupid.com /sports/olympics.htm (167 words)

	Rings of Glory: the Olympics fanlisting ... a production of ... Zengrrl.com
		This particular fanlisting is for the ultimate athletic competition, The Olympics, both Summer and Winter.
		The Olympics are a world athletic competition that is held every two years, with Winter games and Summer games alternating.
		In 2004, the Olympic Games returned to their origins when Athens hosted the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad.
	misc.admirefromafar.us /olympics/about.php (119 words)

	35 Trojans To Compete In 2004 Summer Olympics :: USC'S amazing gold medal streak on the line.
		Kaitlin Sandeno is one of 35 Trojans who will compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
		From 1904 to 2000, there have been 340 athletes who attended USC before, during or after their Olympic appearance.
		They have collected 217 medals (104 gold, 59 silver and 54 bronze), including at least one gold medal in every summer Olympics since 1912.
	usctrojans.cstv.com /genrel/080904aaf.html (391 words)

	1912 Olympics — Infoplease.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Environmental factors in the summer Olympics in historical perspective.
		Olympics puts punch in Dad's Day in Atlanta: retailers say accessories sales with the Games logos are hot.
		(Atlanta weather during the Summer Olympics in Jul and Aug 1996)(includes related article on how hot......
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0114419.html (462 words)

	2006 Olympics News, 2008 & 2004 Olympics News: QuickSports.
		Olympics Search: The DMOZ Open Directory is a Yahoo-like website directory.
		One of Jim's biggest football thrills: "Running back two straight kickoffs for touchdowns against Army [and a cadet halfback named Ike Eisenhower] in 1912." In the Olympics that year, with hardly any formal training, Jim won both the pentathlon and the decathlon.
		Then it was discovered that Jim had played summer baseball in 1909 and 1910--for $25 a week.
	sports.quickfound.net /olympics_news.html (816 words)

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