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	Encyclopedia: 1936 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In the quarter-finals of the football tournament, Peru beat Austria by 4 to 2 in over-time, but a replay was ordered as Peruvian fans stormed the pitch during the match.
		The Canadian Olympic Team was the only olympic team from a non-fascist country to salute Hitler (in a gesture of friendship) while marching by during opening ceremonies.
		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.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1936-Summer-Olympics (3410 words)

	Football at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Football was not on the original modern Olympic Games programme; perhaps unsurprisingly, as international football was still in its infancy in 1896.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics (1124 words)

	2008 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the People's Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p.m.
		The centerpiece of the 2008 Summer Olympics is the construction of the Beijing National Stadium which began on December 24, 2003.
		However, the entrance of Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands (the remaining nations that were not present at the 2004 Summer Olympics) is an open possibility provided that both countries establish a National Olympic Committee prior to IOC deadlines.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics (1663 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Athens was chosen as the host city in 1997, after surprisingly losing the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games.
		Olympic Stadium, the designated facility for the opening and closing ceremonies, was completed -- without roof -- shortly before the games opened.
		Since the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France it has been the tradition to have a mascot for the games and this year the official mascots are sister and brother, Athena and Phevos, named after the goddess of wisdom, strategy and war and the god of light and music, respectively.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/2/20/2004_summer_olympics.html (1174 words)

	Athens Olympics 2004. ABC Sport.
		But while every Olympic city has a fabulous stadium, nowhere else in the world could events be held at Ancient Olympia - the home of the ancient Games - and the magnificent Panathinaiko Stadium, home of the first Games of the modern era back in 1896.
		Through the prism of history, the Athens Olympics may come to be seen as the Games at which two major trends emerged - the rise of Asian nations as Olympic powers and the time the war on drugs became serious.
		The highlight of the football program at the Games was the victory by the United States over Brazil in the women's final, sending US superstar Mia Hamm, probably the best ever women's footballer, out a winner.
	www.abc.net.au /olympics (2755 words)

	Athens Olympics 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Fittingly for an Olympic Games that was, more than most, about beginnings and endings, the honour of carrying the Australian flag and leading the team at the closing ceremony was given to veteran swimmer Petria Thomas.
		As is the fate of many Olympic athletes, the members of the men's hockey team who won perhaps the most thrilling of Australia's 17 gold medals will return to relative obscurity once the celebrations have died down.
		Olympic historian Harry Gordon speaks to Roy Masters about his impression of how the Games will be remembered.
	www.smh.com.au /olympics (464 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - Beijing wants 'green Olympics' for 2008 Summer Games
		BEIJING -- China's Olympic organizers are ordering "polluting enterprises" in central Beijing to either renovate or move out of the area in preparation for the 2008 Summer Games, a senior organizing official said Thursday.
		Jiang Xiaoyu, deputy president of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee, said the measures were part of what he called a diligent attempt to cut pollution and improve the environment in Beijing before the games.
		Jiang said the Beijing committee's goals include quintupling the use of natural gas within the city by 2008 and a sharp reduction in the use of dirtier coal in a bid to reduce air pollution.
	espn.go.com /oly/news/2003/0904/1608933.html (461 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.fastload.org /19/1964_Summer_Olympics.html (251 words)

	ESPN.com - MORESPORTS - Ten cities apply for 2008 Summer Olympics
		LONDON -- The race is on for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
		IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch said the 10 applications for the 2008 Games showed the lure of the Olympics had not suffered as a result of the scandal.
		Once the cities are selected, the national Olympic committees in those countries will sign a contract with the IOC, giving them responsibility and oversight for the bid.
	espn.go.com /moresports/news/2000/0201/328682.html (722 words)

	The Olympics
		The Olympics are supposed to cost Londoners around 38p a week, but the Conservatives say that the draft legislation contains no provision for a supplementary rate earmarked specifically for the event; the money will instead be raised as part of the overall council tax precept, which is added on to residents' overall council tax bill.
		But amid all the Olympic excitement, we have a duty to ensure that Londoners are not being forced to write a blank cheque to Ken Livingstone or his successors.
		Olympic organisers are keen to screw as much money out of people as possible, whilst they are still enthusiastic for the idea of holding the Olympics in Britain.
	olympics2004.blogspot.com (11665 words)

	Worldandnation: U.S. won't block China's bid for 2008 Summer Olympics
		Policymakers suggest that the prize of the Olympic Games and the fear of a boycott, similar to the one called by President Jimmy Carter after the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, would probably ride high in the minds of Chinese leaders.
		Thus, public opposition to the Olympics would sour the atmosphere -- with no notable gain -- at a moment when the administration is intent on improving relations.
		Once China is awarded the Olympics, objectionable behavior on Beijing's part probably would spur calls from groups in the United States for a boycott, calls that would present a Republican administration with a difficult choice.
	www.sptimes.com /News/071101/Worldandnation/US_won_t_block_China_.shtml (841 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.
		Three Principles of the People was chosen the best national anthem of the games.
		Basketball : This was the year that basketball became a recognized Olympic sport.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1936_summer_olympics.html (582 words)

	CNNSI.com - More Sports - IOC board trims 2008 Summer Olympics potential host list - Monday August 28, 2000 08:35 AM
		The International Olympic Committee executive board trimmed the preliminary field of 10 cities to a short list of five official candidates.
		The cutoff came 10 1/2 months before the full IOC selects the 2008 host city at its session in Moscow in July, 2001.
		The 2008 applicants responded to an IOC questionnaire covering issues such as political and public support, general and sports infrastructure, logistics and experience, and financing.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /more/news/2000/08/28/oly_2008_ap (732 words)

	1960 Summer Olympics
		Rome had been awarded the organisation of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but had to decline and pass the honours to London.
		South Africa appears in the Olympic arena for the last time under the apartheid regime.
		It was the second time an athlete died in competition at the Olympics, after the death of Portuguese marathon runner Francisco Lazaro[?] at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
	www.fastload.org /19/1960_Summer_Olympics.html (275 words)

	1956 Summer Olympics. Who is 1956 Summer Olympics? What is 1956 Summer Olympics? Where is 1956 Summer Olympics? ...
		Therefore, these events were held in Stockholm(Sweden) marking the second, and so far last time, that events of the same Olympics were held in different countries.
		Because Melbourne is situated in the southern hemisphere, the Olympics are held late in the year.
		A third boycott came from the People's Republic of China, which protested against presence of Taiwan (under the name Formosa).
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/jsp/db/facts.jsp?title=1956+Summer+Olympics (282 words)

	ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		A grand celebration, the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games, which for 17 days returned to Greece, the country where they were originally born and the city where they revived, is completed.
		The Olympic flame traveled for the first time to all continents.
		Read the highlights of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games and feel again the excitement of the most important events of each competition day.
	www.athens.olympic.org /en (589 words)

	LOGOs & MASCOTs
		Executives of the Japanese Olympic committee and national sports federations on 13th August 1997 by 29-17 in a secret ballot chose Osaka to become the country's candidate to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
		The U.S. Olympic Committee on 27th August 2002 selected New York and San Francisco as the U.S. finalists to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, while Houston and Washington, D.C., were eliminated as contenders.
		The Austrian Olympic committee on 2nd December 1997 chose Klagenfurt, capital of the Carinthia region (joint bid with Italy and Slovenia), to become the country's candidate to host the 2006 Olympic Winter Games.
	www.aldaver.com (2459 words)

	International Games News August 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The concept is different from the (sadly, now defunct) US Olympic Festival, which wavered between focusing on developing up-and-coming athletes and catering to the professional athletes for marketing purposes.
		Some of the events such as the football and basketball tournaments were watched enthusiastically, while other events, notably women's track and field had limited entries, with some events having only two competitors from the ten nations participating.
		Vietnam lost the football final to Thailand and the streets in Hanoi were quiet, in part to road blocks and water cannon set up at major intersection by police.
	www.internationalgames.net /august99.htm (2457 words)

	USA All The Way - Our Athens Summer Olympics Blog
		Well, apparently, when Iliadis was leaving Liossia Olympic stadium to return to his room he was one of the last people to get on the bus crowded with Olympic employees and fellow athletes.
		She will be competing in the 100 and 200-meter Track and Field events while in Athens, and is carrying the hopes of all Iraqi women on her shoulders.
		Additionally, if Edwards is expelled from the Olympic Games, her spot would be given to Gail Devers, who is also gunning for the elusive gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles, an award she has been striving to attain for the last 72 years.
	usaalltheway.blogs.com /usa (6140 words)

	Robert Scheer's Summer Olympics blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Before the Olympics the Athens government rounded up all the strays, and rumor has it that the guy-dogs were neutered.
		The Olympics are for the athletes, but in a way, they are the Olympics for the press too.
		Other questions centered around the newness of women's wrestling on the Olympic level, and what it was like to grow up climbing trees and getting bloody with the guys.
	www.indystar.com /articles/4/168863-6274-094.html (6558 words)

	Learn more about 1936 Summer Olympics in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /1/19/1936_summer_olympics.html (481 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Olympics 2004
		The 2004 Olympics come to an end with a spectacular closing ceremony in Athens.
		A team and country more than ready to be hosts in 2008
		Robbo's best and worst moments from the Athens Olympics
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/olympics_2004/default.stm (156 words)

	Famous Sports Birthdays
		This is the official website for the 2002 Olympic games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
		The International Olympic Committe presents the stories of more than 250 timeless champions.
		Visit the site of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame with profiles (including birthdates) of many athletes.
	www.famousbirthdays.com /sports.html (590 words)

	Olympics - CBS SportsLine.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Yep, it's all about London for the 2012 Olympics.
		While N.Y. ponders its options after its bid to host the 2012 Olympics fails, London starts preparing -- it's the winner in an upset over favorite Paris.
		Fantasy Football: Randy Cross and Michael Fabiano discussed quarterbacks Kerry Collins (Real
	www.sportsline.com /olympics (289 words)

	2001 Details, Meaning 2001 Article and Explanation Guide
		July 14 - The International Olympic Committee votes for Beijing to be the host of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
		This is the first time that China had been bestowed this honor.
		November 30 - Robert Tools, first recipient of a self-contained artificial heart, at age 59 after 151 days without a living heart.
	www.e-paranoids.com /2/20/2001.html (2965 words)

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