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	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.
		Olympic medals are awarded to those individuals or teams placing first, second, and third in each event.
	www.nalis.gov.tt /olympics/Olympics.htm (1089 words)

	Olympic Games
		Until 1992, the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in the same year, but in 1986, the IOC voted to separate them, as to spread costs for all involved parties.
		The Olympic Flame is lighted in Olympia and brought to the host city by runners carrying the torch in relay.
		The growth of the Olympics also means that some less popular (modern pentathlon) or expensive (white water canoeing) sports have to fear for their place on the Olympic programme.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/olympic_games (3324 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The ceremonies concluded with the lighting of the Olympic Flame.
		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 broadcasting news coverage related to the passing and state funeral of the former prime minister.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics (1895 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.
		A total of eight sports were included in the winter Olympics in 1998: biathlon (cross-country skiing and rifle marksmanship), bobsled, curling (for the first time), ice hockey (which included women’s hockey for the first time), luge (toboggan), figure skating, speed skating, and skiing (which, for the first time, included snowboarding as a medal sport).
		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)

	Encyclopedia: 1960 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: )
		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.
		The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem entitled "Dancing Beijing" was unveiled in August 2003 in a ceremony attended by 2,008 people at Qi Nian Dian — the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in Beijing's Tian Tan (Temple of Heaven).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1960-Summer-Olympics (701 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics
		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.
		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.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/2/20/2000_summer_olympics.html (812 words)

	Facts about topic: (2000 Summer Olympics) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On September 28, the CBC was airing the Olympics when the network's chief correspondent, Peter Mansbridge (additional info and facts about Peter Mansbridge), interrupted it to break news to Canadians that Pierre Elliott Trudeau (additional info and facts about Pierre Elliott Trudeau) had died.
		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 (additional info and facts about passing and state funeral of the former prime minister).
		Organisation of the 2000 Summer Paralympics (additional info and facts about 2000 Summer Paralympics) was the responsibility of SPOC the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/2/20/2000_Summer_Olympics.htm (3483 words)

	Encyclopedia: 2000 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Olympic Oath is taken by an athlete and a judge at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games.
		Rechelle Hawkes was captain of the Australian Womenâ€™s Hockey team (known as the Hockeyroos) for eight years and is one of only two Australian females to win three Olympic gold medals at three separate Games (Sydney 2000, Atlanta 1996 and Seoul 1988).
		The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece sports arena of the Summer Olympic Games.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/2000_Summer_Olympics (553 words)

	Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics - Olympic games memorabilia, pins and more (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Blackwell Science and the International Olympic Committee have teamed up to produce these great books aimed at helping competitive athletes reach their goals with the aid of their coaches, physicians, physical therapists, and nutritionists.
		Whether you're off to the Sydney Olympics in September 2000, headed for the Australian Outback, or exploring the Great Barrier Reef, we've got everything from Lonely Planet Australia and Eyewitness Sydney to Bruce Chatwin's remarkable classic, The Songlines.
		The eyes of the world will be upon Sydney, Australia, for the XXVII Summer Olympics from September 15 through October 1, 2000.
	www.1earth.com.au /olympics.html (529 words)

	2000 Olympics
		The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
		During the raising of the Olympics Flag, the Olympic Hymn was sung by the Millennium Choir of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
		The Olympic flag was flown at half-staff during the period as a sign of respect to Samaranch's wife.
	www.pastywhitegirl.com /search/2000_Olympics (1858 words)

	Reference for 2000 Summer Olympics - Search.com
		The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
		The cover for the DVD of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics showing fireworks in the background and the lighting of the Olympic Flame by Cathy Freeman (who subsequently won the 400 m title).
		People in Canada who wanted to see the Olympics between then and the closing ceremonies had to turn to TSN because the CBC was broadcasting news coverage related to the death and state funeral of the former prime minister.
	www.search.com /reference/2000_Summer_Olympics (2244 words)

	2000 - Sydney - The Sports Beat... Basketball, Football, Baseball, Olympics - SearchBeat.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Olympic Co-Ordination Authority - The NSW State Government authority that co-ordinates the organisation of the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralymic Games.
		Australian Olympic Committee - The Australian Olympic Committee is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the national Olympic committee in Australia.
		Olympic Flame Lighting and Handing Over Ceremony for Sydney 2000 - Photos and comments about the Flame Lighting 10-May-00 and the handing over ceremony 20-May-00 for Sydney 2000.
	www.searchbeat.com /Sports/Events/Olympics/SummerGames/2000-Sydney (1279 words)

	2000 sydney summer olympics
		Summer Olympics 2000 Index - ESPN.com selected 12 moments from recent Summer Olympics that today still - The Sydney Olympics drew to a close after 17 days, and were donned the -
		Sydney: 2000 Summer Olympics - Sydney: 2000 Summer Olympics.
		The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which sets and enforces Olympic policy, has struggled with the licensing and commercialization of the games, the need to schedule events to accommodate American television networks (whose broadcasting fees help underwrite the games), and the monitoring of entrants who seek illegal competitive advantages, often through the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
	www.olympic-headquarters.net /2000-sydney-summer-olympics.htm (1202 words)

	Game: Sydney 2000 - Australian Olympic Committee
		Sydney 2000 marked a century of women’s participation in the Olympics.
		Betty Cuthbert, the Golden Girl of the Melbourne Olympics, was pushed in a wheelchair by Raelene Boyle.
		Freeman, who had been a secret selection to light the Olympic flame, then ran up four flights of stairs, crossed a shallow pond and lit a ring of fire around her.
	corporate.olympics.com.au /games.cfm?GamesID=2000 (1144 words)

	Pin collecting and the Games - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pins have been a part of the Olympic Games since the turn of the 20th century, although the first "pins" were made of cardboard and the early pin-bearers were athletes, officials and judges.
		Thousands of Olympic media types represent scores of publications and TV and radio stations from across the globe — and most will have at least one pin representative of his or her media market.
		Bid cities are recognized by first national Olympic committees as their official bid finalists and then national bid city, followed by recognition by the IOC as a candidate city, finalist and eventual bid winner.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,65000115,00.html (2389 words)

	Winter Olympics: Ice Hockey — FamilyEducation.com
		In 1998 the face of Olympic hockey underwent a major change when it was ruled that professionals would be allowed to compete.
		Hockey games will be played at the new Palasport Olimpico and also at an ice rink set up in the existing Torino Esposizioni.
		With all due respect to the other countries competing in the women's hockey event in Torino, international women's hockey comes down to just two teams: Canada and the United States.
	life.familyeducation.com /spot/winter-olympics-ice-hockey.html (525 words)

	Ruble chase is new Russian Olympic sport - Feb. 12, 2002
		By comparison, the U.S. Olympic team expects to see an average of nearly $50 million a year in sponsor dollars from 2001 through the Summer Olympics of 2004, and with broadcast and other revenue, it expects to receive annual revenue of $117 million.
		It finished second to the United States in medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and third behind Germany and Norway at the last Winter Olympics is in 1998 in Nagano, Japan.
		Moscow is seeking to be awarded the 2012 Summer Olympics, and it will be competing with one U.S. city that will be chosen later this fall, as well as probably Paris and Toronto, which lost out on the 2008 Olympics to Beijing.
	money.cnn.com /2002/02/12/olympics/olympics_russians (840 words)

	Athens Olympics 2004
		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)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Field Hockey Fan Guide
		ESPN.com puts Olympic field hockey In the Crosshairs with our interactive fan guide feature.
		Equipment: Each player is armed with hardwood sticks that resemble hockey sticks, though smaller.
		The stick is flat on one side and rounded on the other, and only the flat side may be used to hit the ball, which weighs about 5½ ounces and is slightly larger than a baseball.
	www.espn.go.com /oly/summer00/fieldhockey/s/viewers.html (221 words)

	2000 summer olympics
		Athens 2004 Summer Olympics Olympics: Photos Track & Field Gallery Iran's Farshideh Nabizadeh reacts as she attempts to clear 1.7 meters during the women's high jump at the third West Asian Games in Doha...
		The modern revival of the Olympic games is due in a large measure to the efforts of Pierre, baron de Coubertin, of France.
		The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which sets and enforces Olympic policy, has struggled with the licensing and commercialization of the games, the need to schedule events to accommodate American television networks (whose broadcasting fees help underwrite the games), and the monitoring of athletes who seek illegal competitive advantages, often through the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
	www.olympic-headquarters.net /2000-summer-olympics.htm (1179 words)

	Latest Hockey News, Indian Hockey Players, Article, Columns - Stick2Hockey
		This is the pity and plight of Indian hockey.
		It is needless and pointless to accuse the media of ignoring hockey even if such argument would have a trace of truth in it.
		Truly speaking, the hockey victories be it Perth 4-Nation (it was achieved defeating Germans in the final a month before the Olympics) or Cairo Cup did not stir up anybody's consciousness.
	www.stick2hockey.com /ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleTypeOID=7&ArtList=863~860~854~786~725~724~716~582~580~565~554~551~512~499~498~489~456~454~453~400&ArticleOID=453 (779 words)

	Olympic Gold Medalist Misty Hyman To Speak At Marist College On Saturday :: Hyman won a gold medal in the 200-meter ...
		Olympic Gold Medalist Misty Hyman To Speak At Marist College On Saturday :: Hyman won a gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
		Hyman is perhaps best known for her stellar upset at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney when she defeated Australian favorite Susie O'Neill, who hadn't lost a 200-meter butterfly race in six years.
		She is currently training to make the 2004 Olympic team after an injury and surgery on her shoulder.
	www.collegesports.com /sports/c-swim/stories/060603aaa.html (261 words)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Gold medalist Quann returns to school
		PUYALLUP, Wash. -- Arriving at her high school with a police escort, 16-year-old Olympic gold medalist Megan Quann smiled at the crowd of students gathered to greet her on her first day back to school.
		But being just a normal kid will be a challenge for Puyallup's most famous daughter, who started her junior year at Emerald Ridge High School on Friday.
		School started three weeks ago, but Megan did work this summer to make up for the classes she missed while in Australia.
	adimages.go.com /oly/summer00/swimming/s/2000/1009/809557.html (658 words)

	HoustonChronicle.com - Sports: Summer Olympics 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Olympic coverage from: 9/14 - 9/15 - 9/16 - 9/17 - 9/18 - 9/19 - 9/20 - 9/21 - 9/22 - 9/23 - 9/24 - 9/25 - 9/26 - 9/27 - 9/28 - 9/29 - 9/30 - 10/1
		The Olympic Games ended with a bang today as fighter bombers set the night sky ablaze with plumes of flame and a spectacular cascade of fireworks lit up Australia's Sydney Harbor Bridge.
		Ricardo Juarez's dreams of Olympic glory came up short today when the Houstonian suffered a 22-14 loss to Bekzat Sattarkhanov of Kazakhstan in the gold medal match of the featherweight boxing tournament.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/sports/oly/00/oly101.html (310 words)

	2000 Summer Olympics: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about 2000 Summer Olympics
		The Games of the XXVII Olympiad were held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia.
		The Governor-General, William Deane, declared the games to be open.
		A hot favourite for the 400 m title, Freeman is a major role model for the Aborigines in Australia.
	www.encyclopedian.com /20/2000-Summer-Olympics.html (654 words)

	Belo Interactive - Olympics
		They are the dreamers who hope the Summer Olympics will come to their cities someday.
		And it is there when the chosen city succeeds in staging the Olympics without: (a) a scandal that ruins reputations, (b) a terrorist attack that raises questions about security, (c) a major protest about an embarrassing issue or (d) complaints from athletes about lousy housing.
		Dallas viewers of the summer Games should consider the events on and off the field in Sydney and create their own plus-and-minus charts for the Olympics.
	olympics.belointeractive.com /general/168500_tatum_13edi.AR.html (904 words)

	Cardinal At The 2000 Summer Olympics ::
		British discus thrower Robert Weir competes in a qualifying round of the men's discus throw at the Summer Olympics Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, at Olympic Stadium in Sydney.
		Chryste Gaines of the United States, competes in a frst round heat of the 100m at the Summer Olympics Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, at Olympic Stadium in Sydney.
		U.S. swimmer Gabrielle Rose competes in a heat of the women's 200m individual medley Monday, Sept. 18, 2000 at the Sydney International Aquatic Center during the Summer Olympics in Sydney.
	www.gostanford.com /genrel/092400aac.html (497 words)

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