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	1972 Summer Olympics
		In the bid to organise the Olympics, Detroit, Madrid and Montreal were beaten.
		White water canoeing[?] is held for the first time at the Olympics.
		For the first time, the Olympic Oath is also taken by a representative of the referees.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1972_Summer_Olympics.html (256 words)

	1936 Summer Olympics
		Although awarded before the Nazi Party came to power in Germany, the government saw the Olympics as a golden opportunity to promote their fascist ideology.
		For the first time the Olympic Flame was brought to the Olympic Town by a torch relay, with the starting point in Olympia, Greece.
		Basketball and handball made their debut at the Olympics, both as outdoor sports.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1936_Summer_Olympics.html (367 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)

	2000 Summer Olympics
		The ceremonies concluded with the lighting of the Olympic Flame.
		Former Australian Olympic champions brought the torch through the stadium, handing it over to Cathy Freeman, who lit the flame in the cauldron.
		IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, at his last Olympics, had to leave for home, as his wife was severely ill. Upon arrival, his wife had already passed away.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/2/20/2000_summer_olympics.shtml (670 words)

	stuart mcintosh : what is slalom canoeing?
		The kayaker is sitting in the canoe, with his or her legs stretched out in front and equipped with a double bladed paddle.
		Canoe Slalom started on white water on September 11th, 1932 in Switzerland, where the inventor of this discipline proclaimed, "Slalom is a white water test." The idea came from skiing, where terms like "winter, snow and ski slalom" modified into "summer, water and Canoe Slalom".
		In the past 76 years, we have moved from canvas canoes on natural rivers to high-tech carbon fibre canoes raced on purpose built rivers, where the water is pumped back to the start, creating at stadium sport.
	www.stuartmcintosh.co.uk /html/canoeing/whatis.htm (1051 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)

	1936 Summer Olympics - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Although awarded before the Nazi Party came to power in Germany, the government saw the Olympics as a golden opportunity to promote their Nazi ideology.
		She was also the first to introduce the Olympic torch to the ceremonies.
		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)

	1976 Summer Olympics Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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)

	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)

	1964 Summer Olympics
		Tokyo had already been awarded with the organisation of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honour had been passed to Helsinki because of Japan's involvement in China.
		The 1940 Olympics were eventually cancelled because of the outbreak of World War II.
		Yoshinori Sakai, who lit the Olympic Flame, was born in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the day the atomic bomb exploded there.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/19/1964_summer_olympics.shtml (231 words)

	The Austin Chronicle Features: Kids Summer Fun Guide: Listings
		Summer Wonders offers an educational opportunity for gifted children to keep them on their toes and out of your hair while school is out.
		The Organic Gardening Summer Camp is the summer extension of Ronda's Montesorri School, a Primary Farm School.
		The summer camp allows children ages two to six to be in control of their own little plot of land and teaches them responsiblity for animals as well as living plants.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2000-05-05/xtra_roundup2.html (4819 words)

	ipedia.com: 1996 Summer Olympics Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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)

	Canada sending 134 Women and 132 Men to Olympics
		The Canadian Olympic Committee yesterday unveiled its Athens-bound team, which will be looking to bounce back from a miserable Games four years ago in Sydney.
		The COC has been just as adamant in its stance that the Olympics aren't to be seen as a chance to tour the world but an occasion to seriously chase for medals.
		Indeed, the waters at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre may well be the most productive venue for Canadian athletes.
	www.caaws.ca /olympics/2004/wayto/athletes_july20.cfm (366 words)

	Wikinfo \| 1980 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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.
		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.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=1980_Summer_Olympics (332 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 Booklist - Allen County Public Library
		Traces the history of the Olympics from its beginning in 776 B.C. to the present and relates stories of particular events such as track and field, gymnastics, and speed skating.
		Explores the development of the modern Olympic games from their inception in 1896, discussing location, logistics, rituals, events, and who is allowed to participate.
		Provides an overview of the modern Olympics that began again in 1896, describing some of the competitive events, looking at how host cities are chosen, profiling various modern Olympic champions, and more.
	www.acpl.lib.in.us /children/olympics.html (1156 words)

	The Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The summer Olympics will be held in Athens, Greece from 13 to 29 August 13 to 29, 2004.
		Olympic history is traced throughout the twentieth century--the controversies, the triumphs of individual athletes, the sports that have been added or dropped from Olympic play, etc. Also included is an explanation of how host cities are chosen.
		Revised and expanded just in time for the 2000 Olympics, this extremely readable book is an excellent choice not just for schools and libraries, but for parents who want to watch the Olympics with their kids.
	www.childrenslit.com /th_olympics.html (8191 words)

	Right To Play: Right To Play - Our Athletes
		Teamed again in 1996 for the Summer Olympics, Marnie and Kathleen won the Gold medal in the Double Sculls and a bronze in the quad.
		In 1999 Marnie returned to the single and with a disappointing 6th place finish, she targeted the Sydney Olympics and a chance at her 4th gold.
		Summer 2002 Marnie joined an International group on an expedition to climb Mt Kilimanjaro.
	www.righttoplay.com /site/PageServer?pagename=marnie_mcbean (489 words)

	Inwit Publishing, Inc. and Inwit, LLC -- Writings, Links and Software Demonstrations - The Science of the Summer Games ...
		Today in Olympic competition men and women swim four strokes: the freestyle (which in practice means "the crawl"), the butterfly, the backstroke, and the breaststroke.
		In the summer of 1949, at a meet in the U. S., the Japanese sprint swimmer Hironashin Furuhashi unleashed what seemed to be a minor refinement of the kick in the crawl stroke, but it led him and the other Japanese to sweeping victories.
		The breaststroke is the most rigidly defined of the Olympic styles; athletes must adhere to six rules, specifying everything from the permissible kick (the frog "backward and out") to the position of the shoulders ("in line with the water").
	www.algorithm.com /inwit/writings/scienceofthesummergames.html (5160 words)

	Olympic Links, CollectPins.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		No Doping in Sport - IOC - In accordance with the fundamental principles of the Olympic Charter, the IOC is striving to eradicate the practice of doping and ensure equitable and healthy treatment of all athletes taking part in the Olympic Games.
		Olympic Games in the Ancient Hellenic World - The Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum with a plethora of information about the games that are the forefathers of our modern Olympics.
		Science and the Olympics - Science and technology played a small role in the original Olympics, which prompted a brief truce in any wars the Greeks happened to be fighting.
	collectpins.com /olympicgames.html (604 words)

	NBC's coverage of the 2004 Athens Olympics expanded to 1,210 hours; More coverage than last 5 Summer Olympics combined ...
		"We are all eager to showcase the Summer Olympics in unprecedented fashion and to take on the daunting challenge of producing as much total programming from Athens as the last five Summer Olympics combined," said Ebersol.
		The first week of the Olympics features gymnastics and swimming, two sports in which the USA is especially strong this year.
		During the 2000 Sydney Games, the first Olympics carried on NBC's Cable Networks, MSNBC posted triple-digit increases over its normal delivery in comparable time periods (a.7 average cable rating from a.2).
	www.wkyc.com /news/news_fullstory.asp?id=19692 (1331 words)

	rediff.com: Sydney to be biggest Net event ever
		That is approximately 10 times the number IBM experienced at the Nagano Winter Olympics two years ago," Craig Lowder, a spokesman for IBM which is an official sponsor of the Olympics, said on Monday.
		There were 634 million hits at Nagano and just 187 million at the Atlanta Summer Olympics four years ago, Lowder said.
		There is also an official site for the International Olympic Committee (www.olympic.org) which has links to the Olympic committees of each country, as well as links to the Olympic museum and a site for people who collect Olympic memorabilia.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2000/aug/28inter.htm (527 words)

	The Beaufort Gazette: Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Trevor Graham, a track and field coach of Olympic athletes, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury for his role in the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO) steroid distribution case.
		Bob Mathias, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, competing in the sport of decathlon at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Games, passed away Saturday at his home in Fresno, Calif. He was 75.
		DENVER (AP) - The latest spice to the rivalry between Northern and Southern California is a scramble for the Summer Olympics.
	www.beaufortgazette.com /24hour/olympics (982 words)

	Summer Olympics: Taekwondo
		In the Olympics the contestants must wear a body protector, forearm protection, shin guards and tooth brace that protects your mouth from getting hit.
		In the Olympics there will be competitions for men and women.
		Taekwondo became an official Olympic sport in the 2000 Olympics.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/olympics/taekwondo.htm (169 words)

	News Index - Athens Enviromental Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Plans for the construction of rowing and canoeing facilities for the Athens 2004 Olympics in the sensitive coastal wetland area Schinias in eastern Attica are under way.
		Furthermore, the Olympic complex will operate throughout the year thus increasing the human-induced pressures disproportionately to the ecological significance and requirements of the site.
		In addition, the establishment of a national park with the sole aim of covering an environmentally destructive project with an environmental mask is a dangerous decision that forfeits the very idea of conservation.
	www.athensenvironmental.org /news/news_15041998.asp (967 words)

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