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	Olympic symbols - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Was presented to the IOC at the 1920 Summer Olympics by the city of Antwerp, Belgium, and at the Closing Ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, was passed on to the next organising city of the Summer Olympics (the Games of Seoul 1988), when it was retired.
		Was presented to the IOC at the 1952 Winter Olympics by the city of Oslo, Norway, and is passed on to the next organizing city of the Winter Olympics.
		Was presented to the IOC at the 1988 Summer Olympics by the city of Seoul, South Korea, and is passed on to the next organising city of the Summer Olympics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olympic_symbols (1969 words)

	Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Olympics were of fundamental religious importance, contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honouring both Zeus (whose colossal statue stood at Olympia), and Pelops, divine hero and mythical king of Olympia famous for his legendary chariot race, in whose honour the games were held.
		The Oslo flag: Was presented to the IOC at the 1952 Winter Olympics by the city of Oslo, Norway, and is passed on to the next organising city of the Winter Olympics.
		The Seoul flag: Was presented to the IOC at the 1988 Summer Olympics by the city of Seoul, South Korea, and is passed on to the next organising city of the Summer Olympics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olympic_Games (6889 words)

	My Olympics Page
		The rings of the lower row are yellow and green.
		It is widely believed that the colours of the rings were chosen because at least one of them can be found in the flag of every nation, though this has never been confirmed as the intention of the designer.
		The Olympic flame is a symbol carried over from the ancient Olympics, where a sacred flame burned at the altar of Zeus throughout competition.
	members.rediff.com /olympics (543 words)

	olympic games summer and winter locations and history of the games
		The Olympic Games took their name from the Greek city of Olympia and though there were important athletic competitions held in other Greek cities in ancient times, the Olympic Games were regarded as the most prestigious.
		Participation in the Olympic Games was originally limited to free born Greeks, but as Greek civilization was spread by the conquests of Alexander the Great, the Games drew entrants from as far away as Antioch, Sidon and Alexandria.
		The organizers had planned the first modern Olympics for 1900 in Paris, but later decided to move the date forward to 1896 and to change the venue to Athens, though the local government of the Greek capital was initially hostile to the idea.
	www.worldatlas.com /aatlas/infopage/olympic.htm (1007 words)

	SI.com - Facts on Olympic history - Tuesday April 20, 2004 2:38AM
		The colors of the rings are thought to have been chosen because at least one of these colors can be found in the flag of every nation.
		The "primary" Olympic flag was thus known as "the Antwerp flag." In 1984, Seoul presented a new Olympic flag (as the old was getting quite worn) to the IOC, which was first flown at the 1988 Olympic Games.
		Olympic medals must be at least 66 millimeters in diameter and at least three millimeters thick.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/olympics/2004/04/20/olympic.facts/index.html (1213 words)

	rings: University of Utah News Release: January xx, 2002
		Nerve cells and fibers grow on a bioengineered scaffolding in the shape of the Olympic rings in a demonstration of technology that someday may help people with brain disorders and spinal cord injuries.
		The "living rings" were made in December by graduate student Mike Manwaring, a native of Pleasant Grove, Utah, in response to a challenge Tresco issued to his lab staff.
		The living rings were made using materials that, in certain cases, were different than the materials that would be used in attempting to repair nerve damage in human patients.
	www.utah.edu /unews/releases/02/jan/rings.html (1129 words)

	The Olympic Movement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Olympic medals must be at least 60 millimeters in diameter and at least three millimeters thick.
		The Olympic Hymn is played when the Olympic Flag is raised and was adopted by the IOC in 1957.
		The Olympic Rings are seen as the most potent of all global marketing symbols.
	www.olympics.org.uk /olympicmovement/olympicmovement.asp (560 words)

	2002 Olympics-Rings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Olympic rings are the official symbol of the Olympic movement.
		This is a real international emblem." The Olympic rings represent the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes throughout the world at the Olympic Games.
		Olympic medals are awarded to those individuals or teams placing first, second, and third in each event.
	sesd.sk.ca /tr/olympics/symbols.htm (1956 words)

	Symbols of the Olympic Games
		The colours of the interlinked Olympic rings were chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), to represent the union of the 5 continents, Australia, Africa, America, Asia and Europe and further signify the meeting of the worlds athletes at the Olympic Games.
		Olympic Torch is used to light the Olympic flame.
		Olympic athletes are not separated into national teams as they enter the stadium, to symbolise the unity nand friendship of the Games.
	australianjoeyscouts1.4t.com /olympic/rings.html (834 words)

	Modern Olympic Symbols and Traditions
		It was proposed by the father of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin, who got it from a speech given by a friend of his, Henri Didon, a Dominican priest and principal of an academy that used sports as part of its educational program.
		The rings were going to be used in the 1916 Games, but those games were cancelled because of World War I, so the rings made their debut in the 1920 Games in Antwerp, Belgium.
		The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge from the home nation during the Opening Ceremony of every Olympics, acting on behalf of all the competitors and judges.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/olympicsceremonies.html (1101 words)

	Olympic Flag - Olympic-Legacy.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The colorful Olympic rings are one of the most widely recognized symbols in the world today.
		The Olympic flag measures 2.06 m long, 60 cm high and is completely white with five circles in the center.
		The Olympic flag is a symbol of peace, goodwill, and global solidarity and tolerance.
	www.mediaconcerto.com /olympic/trivia/flag_t.php (542 words)

	Canadian Olympic Committee
		Olympic sports widely practised by men must be played in at least 75 countries on four continents; and by women in at least 40 countries on three continents.
		The IOC has established the Olympic Programme Commission to review the current Games programmes with the view to recommending additions, modifications and reductions of sports, disciplines and events for future Games.
		The five colours of the rings from left to right are blue, fl and red across the top and yellow and green along the bottom.
	www.olympic.ca /EN/faq.shtml (1174 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
		The Olympic rings are the exclusive property of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and cannot be used without the IOC's prior written consent.
		It was adopted by the International Olympic Committee as its official anthem in 1958 at the Tokyo Session.
		On the Olympic flag, the rings appear on a white background.
	www.olympic.org /uk/utilities/faq_detail_uk.asp?rdo_cat=10_39_0 (487 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - Olympic Facts
		The Olympic Rings were created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1913 and first displayed on the Olympic Flag in 1920.
		The five colors of the rings blue, fl and red (top) and yellow and green (bottom) were chosen since one of these colors can be found in the flag of each competing nation.
		The greatest honor for an Olympic athlete is to particpate in a Victory Cermony.
	www.usolympicteam.com /33_34.htm (971 words)

	USA Field Hockey Symbols of the Olympic Games
		The Olympic symbol -- five interlocked rings -- represent the union of the five original major continents (Africa, America, Asia, Australia and Europe) and the meeting of the athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.
		The lighting of an Olympic flame for the duration of the Games derives from the ancient Greeks who used a flame lit by the sun's rays at Olympia, the site of the original Games.
		Olympic Games mascots are selected by the local organizing committee of the host city.
	www.usfieldhockey.com /games/oly_symbols.htm (528 words)

	ARTSEDGE: Olympic Posters
		The Olympics are watched by billions of people across the globe, and each Olympics poster is a visual representation of the Olympic ideals and the host country's culture and spirit.
		At least one of the colors on the Olympic flag, including the white background, can be found on the flag of every nation in the world.
		Have students present their Olympics posters to class, using the elements and principles of design as the points of discussion.
	artsedge.kennedy-center.org /content/3606 (1248 words)

	Quick, somebody count the Olympic rings
		At the rate Olympic cronies are still giving one another gifts, who knows which piece of the movement will disappear next.
		News that the 11-year-old daughter of International Olympic Committee vice president Kevan Gosper wound up as the first Australian to carry the Olympic torch should surprise no one.
		Or even that the Greek Olympic Committee happens to be under the threat of losing the 2004 Summer Games because of a lack of progress at various venues in Athens.
	slam.canoe.ca /SlamOlympicScandal/may11_qui.html (681 words)

	Olympics Flag Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
		The flag of the Olympic Games has five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, fl, green, and red) on a white ground.
		The rings represent the five parts of the world that were joined together in the Olympic movement: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe.
		At the end of an Olympics, the mayor of the host-city presents the flag to the mayor of the next host-city.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics/printouts/Flag.shtml (290 words)

	Olympic Rings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In the Olympics, there are many ceremonies and special athletic events.
		One of the most noticeable symbols of the games is the five interlocking rings.
		The Olympic symbol, made in 1913, has rings of all different colors representing the continents of Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Africa.
	www.mcps.k12.md.us /schools/forestknollses/projects/olympics/olympicrings.html (48 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)

	The Olympic Rings
		According to most accounts, the rings were adopted by Baron Pierre de Coubertin (founder of the modern Olympic Movement) in 1913 after he saw a similar design on an artifact from ancient Greece.
		The five rings represent the five major regions of the world: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
		At the end of each Olympic Games, the mayor of that host-city presents the flag to the mayor of the next host-city.
	www.janecky.com /olympics/rings.html (191 words)

	Olympic rings - TalkGraphics.com
		I took some of the rings apart to see what you had done.
		To avoid any trouble with using Olympic logo without use, I changed the graphic - instead of deleting it completely because it may be useful to see how to give the illusion of linked rings.
		Hi Bob, I tried the intersecting rings using transparencies as you shown and found it really good, I've used no bevel, just wanted to see how the transparencies worked out.
	www.talkgraphics.com /showthread.php?t=20125 (233 words)

	Olympics: Five Olympic rings, all shaped like an oval
		Mark Martin does not have a favorite Olympic sport because he doesn't watch the Olympics.
		The Texas Motor Speedway general manager's plans are to make motorsports one of two demonstration sports should the International Olympic Committee choose Dallas as host of the 2012 Games.
		The idea of an Olympic auto race raises several questions that may take the better part of 12 years to answer.
	www.sptimes.com /News/093000/news_pf/Olympics/Five_Olympic_rings__a.shtml (765 words)

	IBEW Members Donate Work to Light Giant Olympic Rings Over Salt Lake
		But once they were done, the eyes of the world focused on the 500-foot, mega-wattage display of the five intertwined rings, the symbol for the Olympics.
		"The Olympic rings displayed high above the city was a worldwide testament to the abilities, professionalism and community spirit of the IBEW," said IBEW International President Edwin D. Hill, who participated in the lighting ceremony on February 7, the day before the Games began.
		The idea for the Olympic rings display came from the summer 2000 Olympics, in Sydney, Australia, where a similar display on the Sydney Harbour Bridge dazzled the world.
	www.ibew.org /articles/02journal/0203/Olympicrings.htm (643 words)

	Lord of the rings fanart (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		lord of the rings fanart of Thebes, glory of itself: it is only As she did so a pert young hated their lawful wives, Agrippa, Caius entitled " was his bride Cleite she gave each in the broad sense of the circumstance.
		The the old man It is true however, that the papers of adoption suspended satisfy his mind it with a dense low forest.
		the lord of the rings the third age cheats
	lord-of-the-rings-fanart.coinmicro.fr (262 words)

	Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Main articles: Total Olympics medal count, Summer Olympics medal count, and Winter Olympics medal count
		Total or all-time medal counts are also formulated by various sources.
		Olympic Pins Features pins from many Olympic Games]
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olympic_games (6889 words)

	2006 Winter Olympics: The Olympic Rings - AOL Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The glow of the rings are hard to miss during a speedskating practice in Turin.
		The rings are everywhere in Italy, including waterdrops.
		An unidentified competitor in the biathlon shows off his Olympic pride.
	sports.aol.com /olympics/photos/rings (126 words)

	Torino 2006 - The Medals of Torino 2006 Are Like Olympic Rings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Nov 30 2005 The president of the IOC Coordination Commission and three-times Olympic champion Jean-Claude Killy, and the TOROC president Valentino Castellani presented today in Torino, at the end of the Coordination Commission Press Conference, the Olympic medals of Torino 2006.
		Round like the Olympic rings and like a symbolic ring of victory, the medal with its empty space at the centre, reveals also the area of the chest under which the heart and life beat.
		The characteristics that are striking are the size and the empty centre; these are innovations, but also a trend of Italian jewellery in the world, which Ottaviani has interpreted with success for the past 60 years”.
	www.torino2006.org /ENG/OlympicGames/news/news_ita150193.html (639 words)

	Olympic Rings
		Erase the centers of the circles and color the rings.
		Keep in mind that there is an alternating pattern of the overlaps of the rings.
		Starting at 9:00 on the yellow ring, it goes over the blue ring, then under the blue, then over the fl, and finally under the fl.
	sierra.nmsu.edu /morandi/CourseMaterials/OlympicRings.html (266 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - NEWS
		This year, around 30 films from various countries were presented to an international jury, chaired by the IOC Honorary President for Life, Juan Antonio Samaranch, which met from 13 to 14 December 2004 at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
		Created by the IOC in 1976 and held every two years, the “Olympic Golden Rings” is an international television competition to promote the best television sports broadcast of the Olympic Games.
		Discover the magazine that publishes the activities of the IOC and the Olympic Movement.
	www.olympic.org /uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=1187 (294 words)

	Olympics: Five Olympic rings, all shaped like an oval
		Team handball, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and badminton have become Olympic sports in recent years.
		Dallas is one of eight metropolitan areas bidding to be the American representative to compete against other countries for the right to host the 2012 Games.
		"The notion that an international auto race would likely draw the largest crowd since the Olympic Games were founded in ancient Greece was thrilling for everyone involved with Dallas 2012.
	www.sptimes.com /News/093000/Olympics/Five_Olympic_rings__a.shtml (786 words)

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