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  2004 Summer Olympics
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.
EMI released Unity, the official pop album of the Athens Olympics, in the leadup to the Olympics.
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.
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 2004 summer olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Athens was chosen as the host city in 1997, after surprisingly having lost 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, is still currently under construction, with an estimated completion date of July 20, some three weeks before the games open.
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 brother and sister, Phevos and Athena named after the god of light and music and the goddess of wisdom respectively.
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 1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Los Angeles was selected on May 18 1978 on the 80th IOC session without voting, because it was the only city to bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.
In the wake of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, most of the Eastern Bloc, including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba, boycotted these Olympics (the USSR announced its intention not to participate on May 8, 1984).
Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion of an Islamic nation, and the first of her country in the 400 m hurdles.
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 1988 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After boycotts of the Olympics in 1976, 1980 and 1984, the Seoul Games were again boycotted, but this time only by four nations: North Korea, Cuba, Ethiopia and Nicaragua.
Anthony Nesty of Suriname wins his country's first Olympic medal by winning the 100 m butterfly, scoring an upset victory; he is also the first Black to win a swimming title.
Table tennis is introduced at the Olympics, with China and the host nation both winning two titles.
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 2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 broadcasing news coverage related to the passing and state funeral of the former prime minister.
Organisation of the 2000 Summer Paralympics was the responsibility of SPOC the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee.
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 Encyclopedia: 1988 Summer Paralympics
See also: 1988 Summer Olympics The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
The 1988 Summer Paralympics were the first Paralympics in 24 years that were held concurrently with the Olympics.
See also: 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Paralympic Games were the fourth winter Paralympics and they were held in Innsbruck, Austria.
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 Malta Olympic Committee - Games - The Olympics
The first modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896 and since then they were held every four years except in 1916, 1940 and 1944 because of the first and second world wars.
Up to 1992 they were held in the same year of the Summer Olympics but in 1986 the IOC decided to hold the Winter Games every other two years with the result that in 1994, two years after Albertville, the Games of Lillehammer were held.
The Olympic flame is lit by the rays of the sun in Olympic, Greece.
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 wiki/1988 Summer Paralympics Definition / wiki/1988 Summer Paralympics Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The 1988 Summer Paralympics were the first Paralympics in 24 years that were held concurrently with the OlympicsThe Olympic Games, or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event taking place every fourth year.
Malta The Republic of Malta is a small and densely populated island nation in southern Europe.
They were originally planned to be held alongside the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, but in 1966, the Mexican government decided against it, due to difficulties.
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 1984 Summer Olympics [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A marathon for women is held for the first time at the Olympics, won by Joan BenoitJoan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) was an American marathon runner who won gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
In 1988, she became the third woman to win the Grand Slam, beating Chris Evert in the Australian, Natasha Zvereva in the French, Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon, and Gabriela Sabatini at the U.S. Open.
Summer Olympic GamesThe Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee.
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 Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Four events were contested in Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
The format for the individual competition was altered for the first time since the 1972 Summer Olympics.
In Seoul, instead of all archers using the double FITA round to determine rankings, a sort of elimination plan was introduced.
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 1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The yachting events were held in Tallinn; preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament were held, besides Moscow, at the stadiums of Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk.
Although approximately a half of the countries, which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics, participated in these ones, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States in a protest to the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
In response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, NBC, which was slated to provide coverage of the games, canceled its coverage, but the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis.
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 1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the wake of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, 14 Eastern Bloc countries including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba, boycotted these Olympics (the USSR announced its intention not to participate on May 8, 1984).
Daley Thompson apparently misses a new world record in winning his second consecutive gold medal in the decathlon; the next year his score is retroactively raised to 8798, giving him the record.
The opening ceremony featured the arrival of Bill Suitor by means of the Bell Aerosystems rocket pack (also known as a Jet Pack who flew in from the roof of the main stadium to the location of the Olymic Flame.
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 Encyclopedia: Doping (sport)
The first tests for athletes were at the 1966 European Championships and two years later the IOC implemented their first drug tests at both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
A famous case of illicit drug use in a competition was Canadian Ben Johnson's victory in the 100 m at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
The 1904 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St....
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 Archery at the Summer Olympics - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The archery competition that was featured at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of a double FITA Round competition with two events - men's individual and women's individual.
This form of the archery competition was held until the 1988 Summer Olympics, when team competition was added and the Grand FITA Round format was used.
The Olympic records for archery are for the competition format established in 1992.
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 1984 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Los Angeles was selected on May 18, 1978 on the 80th List of IOC meetings without voting, because it was the only city to bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion of an Islam nation, and the first of her country in the 400 m hurdles.
A Marathon (sport) for women is held for the first time at the Olympics, won by Joan Benoit.
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 The Sports Network - Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Four-time U.S. pairs champion and Olympic silver medalist Peter Carruthers was the keynote speaker of the event and focused on finding inspiration and dealing with the media.
Oregon is the featured state in the June 21 issue, where a three-page spread is devoted to Steve Prefontaine and the influence he had on the sport of track and field.
U.S. 2004 Olympic nominee Victor Plata (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) was second in 1:47:49 and Joe Umphenour (Bellevue, Wash.) was third in 1:48:08.
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 wiki/1980 Summer Paralympics Definition / wiki/1980 Summer Paralympics Research
The 1980 Summer Paralympics were the sixth Paralympic GamesThe Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities.
June 21 is the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, so is the day of the year with the longest hours of daylight in the northern hemisphere, and the shortest in the southern hemisphere....
1976See also: 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Paralympics were the fifth Paralympic Games to be held.
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 Timeline Russia 1988-1995
1988 Feb 15, The Soviet Union was defeated by Afghanistan, and a total withdrawal by the Soviets occurred.
1988 Sep 2, A command error to the PHOBOS 1 Orbiter and lander caused it be lost en route to Mars.
1988 Oct 1, In a continuing shake-up of the Soviet leadership, Mikhail Gorbachev was confirmed as president, succeeding Andrei A. Gromyko.
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 2000 Summer Olympics Online Research :: Information about 2000 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Yvonne Kenny was the soprano who sang the " Olympic Hymn " at the Closing Ceremony.
The Games were then handed over to the city of their birthplace, Athens, Greece, where they would again take place in 2004 Summer Olympics.
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 Death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau.
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 Encyclopedia: Malta at the 2004 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Malta Olympic Committee nominated eleven athletes for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
This is the thirteenth time Malta is represented at the Olympics (other years being 1928, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000).
National Olympic Committees at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece
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 1972 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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As the 1972 Summer Olympics commenced, this notion was punctuated with the impressive fact that no American team had...
After a summer when weary action flicks and television remakes failed to fire up movie fans, Hollywood hopes to turn things around this autumn with films that put new faces and the Oscar race in the spotlight.
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 A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union --S--
Its application for membership of the EC in 1990 received only a cautious welcome from the Commission, which was troubled by the country's economic backwardness, its lack of experienced officials, its protectionism and the hostility to the EU of its powerful pro-communist Labour Party.
Although the peseta devalued during the 1992 ERM crisis, Spain was accepted in 1998 as a first-wave participant in the single currency, having achieved a considerable degree of fiscal discipline and having moved rapidly to privatise the state-owned industrial structure created by Franco.
A naive attempt to have member states' athletes compete in a unified EU team at Barcelona was vetoed by the European Olympic Committee, but the Community, despite the Olympic Charter's ban on political propaganda, spent over $15 million on advertising during the opening ceremonies.
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 Science Fair Projects - Australia at the Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Australia (AUS) is one of only three countries to have sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games.
Edwin Flack was the first athlete to represent Australia at the Olympics.
He won gold in both the 800 metres and the 1500 metres of the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
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 1956 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Summer Olympics Through The Years Modern Olympic Games The Summer Olympics 1896 Olympics 1900...
Olympics 1936 Olympics 1948 Olympics 1952 Olympics 1956 Olympics 1960 Olympics 1964 Olympics 1968 Olympics 1972...
Summer and Winter Games Table Notes: Games were cancelled due to WWI.
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 2000 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Opening Ceremony began with a tribute to the heritage of the Australian Stockhorse, with the arrival of a lone rider, Steve Jefferys, whose Australian Stockhorse, "Ammo" reared.
Steve Jefferys cracked his stockwhip and a further 120 riders and Stockhorses entered the Stadium and performed intricate steps to the music of Bruce Rowland who composed a special Olympics version of the main theme which he had composed for the 1982 film "The Man From Snowy River".
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.
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 1972 SUMMER OLYMPICS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
All Olympic events were briefly suspended but continued a day later, although some athletes decided to leave.
Also in track and field, two African-American 400 m runners, Vincent Matthews and Wayne Collett, acted disrespectfully on the medal stand, twirling their medals (gold and silver, respectively) and joking with one another as the Star-Spangled Banner was being played during the award ceremony.
The last three seconds, during which US athletes missed their victory, were replayed two times before the Aleksander Belov's winning throw, due to faults by referees.
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 2004 SUMMER OLYMPICS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Athens 2004 marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance.
Athens was chosen as the host city during the 106th IOC Session held in Lausanne in 05 September 1997, after surprisingly losing the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics to Atlanta nearly seven years before, on 18 September 1990, during the 96th IOC Session in Tokyo.
Officially there were 28 sports as swimming, diving, synchronised swimming and water polo are classified by the IOC as disciplines within the sport of aquatics, and wheelchair racing was a demonstation sport.
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 International Games News March 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Summer games have been held every two years since 1991, winter games since 1993.
Malta held the games ten years ago, in 1993 and has held the FISEC games on four previous occasions, most recently in 1997 and 2002.
Malta has won five, four and seven gold medals in the last three editions of the games.
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 China Olympics News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Olympic champion Zhang Ning of China joined Xie with a decisive 11-1, 11-2...
Olympic champion in action and the genial Chinese obliged them with the comfortable victory.
The Iranian National Olympic Committee funded the construction of a recently-opened...
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