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	1896 Summer Olympics
		The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the '''Games of the I Olympiad''', were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
		However, the 1900 Summer Olympics were already planned for Paris and, barring the so-called Intercalated Games of 1906, the Olympics did not return to Greece until the 2004 Summer Olympics.
		The true origin of the modern Olympics was acknowledged by De Coubertin as being in Much Wenlock, a rural market town in the English county of Shropshire.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/1896_Summer_Olympics (3227 words)

	GAO-05-547, Olympic Security: U.S. Support to Athens Games Provides Lessons for Future Olympics
		In March 2004, DOD's European Command coordinated the participation of the U.S. Embassy in Athens, several components of the U.S. military, and members of the newly elected Greek government in a consequence management[Footnote 5] military exercise specifically tailored to address a theoretical terrorist attack on the Olympics.
		Greece had received about $1.6 million in previous ATA Program assistance between 1986 and 2001, and, in preparation for the Olympics, received over $15 million in antiterrorism assistance between 2001 and 2004.
		Whereas the 2004 Summer Olympics were mostly centered in and around the Greek capital city, where the United States had a large embassy presence and infrastructure in place to provide administrative and logistical support for the U.S. security efforts, the 2006 Winter Games are located in the remote northwest corner of Italy.
	www.gao.gov /htext/d05547.html (9322 words)

	Athens 2004 Summer Olympics
		Greece's other sprinting hero, Katerina Thanou, won silver in the 100m in Sydney, bronze at the 2001 World Championships and gold at the 2002 European Championships.
		Greece's best hope for a track and field triumph in Athens 2004 may be Mirela Manjani, the 2000 silver medalist and two-time world champion in women's javelin.
		This time around the summer olympics will be the games of XXVIII olympiad where the olympic flame and torch will be passed by 600 people in a two day trip around the city of Athens.
	summerolympics.blogeasy.com (280 words)

	Athens 2004 Summer Olympics : Modern Olympics, Paralympci Games
		The torch for the Athens 2004 Olympics has been inspired from an olive leaf and was chosen to enhance the Flame with its upward dynamic shape.
		Greece led the medals tally with 47 medals.
		An Olympic sport is one that should be widely practiced by men in at least 75 countries on 4 continents and by women in at least 40 countries on 3 continents.
	www.clearleadinc.com /site/sports.html (1301 words)

	Maps in the News > 2004 Summer Olympics
		Greece 700 B.C. It was a homecoming of sorts as the Olympic Games returned to their origins in 2004.
		The scientific method, the idea of democracy, the notion of the Earth being round-these are just a few of the concepts that were born in ancient Greece.
		The 5th century BC saw the much-celebrated Golden Age of Athenian democracy, when the city was beautified with magnificent monuments, and many of the legendary Greek philosophers and artists produced some of their greatest works.
	utopia.utexas.edu /maps/2004summer.html (327 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		There was no designated Olympic Village for the athletes like there is nowadays; the athletes stayed in hotels or with friends.
		In the first modern Olympics of 1896, women were not allowed to compete, but there was an unofficial competitor in the marathon, a poor Greek woman who became known as 'Melpomene'.
	www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics (3849 words)

	The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Greece
		Greece is a small country by the Mediterranean Sea where the first European civilization began more than 2,000 years ago.
		The achievements of ancient Greece in government, science, philosophy and the arts are considered foundations of western culture.
		In early 2000, Greece’s Supreme Court upheld an award of 9.5 billion drachmas to relatives of 218 villagers massacred by the Nazis at Distomo on June 10, 1944.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/Greece.html (5467 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)

	History of The Olympic Games
		The athletes who won were hailed as heroes and often elevated to the status of royalty in their home towns, on return to there towns a part of the walls was destroyed as a price of the city to its Olympic Heroes.
		Statues were built in their honor around the magnificent Temple of Zeus, near the Sacred Grove of Altis and the stadium of Olympia.Athletes usually competed nude.
		The idea was enthusiastically received and the Modern Olympics, as we know them, were born.
	www.athensguide.org /olympics-history.html (475 words)

	Amazon.com: NATO, Greece and the 2004 Summer Olympics: Books: Jason J. Brianas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		For the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States and subsequent 11 March 2004 Madrid bombings in Spain complicated an already robust Greek security plan.
		Greece's extensive security planning, in addition to coordination NATO support, highlighted the challenges and readiness requirements for the Alliance in the 21st century.
		In assessing the dynamics behind NATO's history and its security participation in the 2004 Summer Olympics, this thesis serves as a case study in the continuing transformational role and adaptability of NATO.
	www.amazon.com /NATO-Greece-2004-Summer-Olympics/dp/142352117X (622 words)

	TEXAS 4-H’ERS MAKE SUMMER TREK TO GREECE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		For three weeks this summer five American students shared an International Youth Leadership Exchange trip to Greece, sponsored by Texas 4-H. Stephanie Boyd of Port Lavaca and Spencer Schacdt of Floydada are both 17; Meghan Schwind of Sanger is 16; and Adam Hunter of Dallas turned 17 in Greece.
		They noticed the differences in sports and sports fans, although they were not in Greece during the 2004 Summer Olympics.
		While in Greece I had the opportunity to really decide who I wanted to be and how I wanted people to look at me for the rest of my life.
	agnews.tamu.edu /dailynews/stories/4HYO/Oct0704a.htm (1013 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHENS 2004
		Discover all the Olympic sports and meet the athletes who have made their mark on the Games.
		The IOC was founded on 23 June 1894 by the French educationalist, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who had the idea of reviving the Olympic Games of Ancient Greece.
		The Olympic Movement and the IOC Medical Commission have been fighting against doping for more than 30 years.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/athens2004/index_uk.asp (254 words)

	SAIC: SAIC Magazine: Helping Greece Secure the 2004 Summer Olympics
		When SAIC helped secure the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, it faced a huge challenge developing and integrating the systems that allowed federal, state, and local officials from 60 security agencies to communicate and share information and act in a coordinated manner.
		During the 2002 Winter Olympics, SAIC successfully integrated many of the same systems that will be used in the 2004 Summer Games.
		While SAIC's previous Olympics experience and its broad technical expertise were key discriminators in winning the heavily competed security contract from the Greek government, SAIC's first-hand knowledge of law enforcement issues was also an important factor.
	www.saic.com /news/saicmag/2003-summer/olympics.html (635 words)

	Olympics: history, humor and commentary from Hogan's Alley.
		Olympics: history, humor and commentary from Hogan's Alley.
		Olympics - Revisit the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City and look back at the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team.
		Winter Olympics on NBC, Bob Costas, women's biathlon, speed skating and Apolo Anton Ohno.
	www.115sports.com /Olympics/index.htm (185 words)

	1896 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He presented his ideas at an 1894 congress held in the Sorbonne, Paris, with delegates from sports societies of 11 countries present.
		In addition, the curves of the track were very tight, making fast times in the running events virtually impossible, despite this Thomas Burke won both the 100m and the 400m for the USA in times of 12.0 and 54.2 and winning in relative ease.
		Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics (3661 words)

	Olympic flag flying over Ypsi
		The flag, raised on Aug. 5, was sent to Saline residents Nina and George Contis, who are in Greece as volunteers for the Olympic track events.
		The flag was sent to the Contises after it was raised in Athens, Greece, where the 2004 Summer Olympics are scheduled to open Friday.
		Imprinted on the flag is the Greek spelling of Athens, the year, the five Olympic rings and an olive wreath, all symbols of the games.
	www.ypsilanticourier.com /2004/homepage/04081201.htm (302 words)

	Terrorism & Security \| csmonitor.com
		The mission to safeguard the Olympics, which begin with [the] opening ceremonies Aug. 13, is more challenging and costly than ever, with a record $1.2-billion being spent on the most complex security plan in the history of the Games.
		Last week's announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that it had taken out "an unprecedented insurance policy, worth $170 million, to protect against the Athens Games being called off because of war, terrorism, or natural disasters," however prudent, did little to ease terrorism and security concerns.
		Protecting the Olympic zone with a high security fence equipped with sensors, several hundred surveillance cameras, and walk-through metal detectors and X-ray machines to be used by passengers, ships' crews and visitors.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/0506/dailyUpdate.html (1002 words)

	Passionate Peace Partners - Greece
		The Olympic Truce Movement, Ekecheiria, to run concurrently with the Summer Olympics in Athens Greece, in the summer of 2004, is asking the nations of the world to stop all Wars for 16 days during late July and August..
		In ancient Greece, the Ekecheiria lasted for one thousand years, each Olympic Games marked by the sixteen day cessation of Hostilities around the world.
		For those of you unable to join us in Epidavros for the Summer of 2004, it might be your destiny to help anchor the American Half of the Miracle.
	passionatepeace.org /greece.html (948 words)

	PongWorld Table Tennis - 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece
		The Olympic Games finally returned to Greece, the country that gave birth to the event more than 2000 years ago.
		The African Olympic Qualification events were held between October 12 and 16, 2003 in Nigeria.
		The European Singles Olympic Qualification was held November 26-30, 2003 in Luxemburg.
	www.pongworld.com /more/olympics2004.php (283 words)

	History of Ancient Greek Olympic Game and Athens 2004 Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The olive tree was the sacred tree and symbol of the city-state of Athens.
		The ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games will be a celebration full of energy and excitement in which everyone is invited to participate.
		The palette of white and blue reflects the Greek sea and sky, suggesting the fluidity and transparency of water and the brightness of the Aegean light.
	www.yachting-greece.com /Athens_2004_Olympic_Games.html (596 words)

	2004 Olympic Games - Men's Swimming
		The 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece begin August 13, 2004.
		The swimming events begin on August 14, 2004 with 32 events in 8 consecutive days.
		Finals are usually held on the same evening as the preliminaries, except the 1500m freestyle; the final is conducted the following evening.
	www.angelfire.com /tn3/athens2004/index.html (137 words)

	Pavlakis Beach Apartments and Villas, Crete, Greece: 2004 Summer Olympics
		2004 Summer Olympics will return to there origin in Greece where the Olympic tradition began over 2000 years ago.
		For those of you who want to experience the excitement of the Olympics and combine it with a vacation you won't soon forget........Consider booking your hoiday at Pavlakis Beach, or Omalos, or Topolia or a combination of any of our properties!
		Escape from the hundreds of thousands of tourists who will descend on the ancient city of Athens for the 2004 Olympics.
	www.dreampavlakis.com /olympic.asp (214 words)

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		The Interreligious Conference in Athens, August 10 — 11, 2004, was hosted by the Greek Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in an effort to promote interreligious harmony, dialogue and peace.
		Bretton-Granatoor said the Olympics, and excellence in athletics, also provide a positive metaphor for all that is great about the human spirit and its ability to overcome obstacles.
		Other sessions were devoted to "Religion and the Call for Peace," "The Olympic Ideal and Peaceful Coexistence Amongst All Peoples" and "Towards an 'Olympic Charter' for Peace." Speakers included representatives of Jewish and Islamic faiths and an array of Christian denominations, including Christian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Ecumenical and Maronite Christians.
	www.adl.org /PresRele/ChJew_31/4547_31.htm (293 words)

	Congressman Mike Bilirakis: Press Release
		The mayor of Athens, Dora Bakoyianni, was responsible for presenting the Olympics not only as a modern sporting occasion, but also as an ancient tradition with superb new modern facilities surrounded by historic and architectural wonder.
		The Olympic Games left behind not only a memory of great athletic competition, but a legacy of peace, nobility, and honor that should be at the forefront of all international occasions.
		I commend Greece for ensuring that the 2004 Summer Olympic Games would not be forgotten.
	www.house.gov /bilirakis/10-05a-04.shtml (431 words)

	Massive Outreach Ministries at the Olympics in Greece \| Christianpost.com- Christian News Online , Christian World News
		Athens will be soaked in an atmosphere of spiritual awakening as thousands of Christians anticipate proclaiming the gospel of God to the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Greece, where some twenty centuries earlier the famous apostle Paul made his historic mission trips to the ancient cities Thessalonica and Corinth.
		Evangelism plans at the 2004 Olympics have become important issues within the Christian community.
		Christian evangelists plans to saturate Greece with eternal gospel and they also aim to introduce Christ’s teachings to the Muslims population in the vicinity of Athens.
	www.christianpost.com /article/20040812/13063.htm (482 words)

	Wrestler's eyes fixed on Athens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		He is vying for a spot on the 2004 U.S. Olympic team.
		A year after successful reconstructive shoulder surgery, the Greco-Roman wrestler is back to 100 percent and has his eyes fixed on Athens, Greece, and the 2004 Summer Olympics.
		Hey's dream is to win the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the very city where his sport originated -- Athens, Greece.
	www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123006948 (735 words)

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