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	Clinton Goveas :: Wikipedia Reference
		Four years later the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris attracted more than four times as many athletes, including 11 women, who were allowed to officially compete for the first time, in croquet, golf, sailing, and tennis.
		At the end of the 1908 marathon the Italian runner Dorando Pietri was first to enter the stadium, but he was clearly in distress, and collapsed of exhaustion before he could complete the event.
		The 2008 Summer Olympics are to be held in Beijing, China.
	www.clintongoveas.com /wikipedia/?title=Summer_Olympic_Games (3053 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.
		The 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, reflected a changed political landscape: the 172 participating nations and territories included the Unified Team (with athletes from 12 former Soviet republics), a reunited Germany, and South Africa, which was allowed to compete for the first time since 1960.
		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)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
		Rugby football is one of the earliest forms of football in which the ball is carried rather than kicked.
		Rugby union football was held at the Olympics in 1900, 1908, 1920 and 1924.
		Polo was on the Olympic programme in 1900, 1908, 1920, 1924 and 1936.
	www.olympic.org /uk/sports/past/index_uk.asp (349 words)

	Golf, rugby return to Olympics?
		Golf, rugby and squash are on a shortlist of five sports to be assessed for possible inclusion in the 2012 Olympics.
		The IOC earlier this year drew up a list of 33 criteria on which Olympic sports would be assessed, ranging from the history and development of the sport to gender equity and the impact on the environment of staging the sport.
		Golf and rugby union have appeared in the Olympics before but roller sports, karate and squash would be making their debut if included on the programme in 2012.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2004/sep/23games.htm (409 words)

	History of Rugby in the Olympics
		In 1908, with 22 teams and nearly twice the prior highest number of athletes participating, rugby was an Olympic sport for the second time in Olympiad IV in London.
		Rugby was off the program in Stockholm’s Olympiad V in 1912; and de Coubertin and the IOC awarded the VI Olympics (1916) to Berlin with the thought that it would offer an incentive for peace in Germany.
		Rugby was not widely played in the US around the turn of the century, when it first appeared in the Olympics.
	www.rugbymag.com /archive/2004/march/history.htm (2835 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		In the bid to organise the Olympics, Montreal defeated Moscow and Los Angeles, which would organise the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.
		In a protest to a tour of South Africa by the New Zealand rugby team, Tanzania lead a boycott of 22 African nations as the IOC refused not to admit the New Zealand team.
		The Olympic Stadium, a daring design of French architect Roger Taillibert[?], remains a lasting monument to the huge deficit, as it never had an effective retractable roof, and the tower was only completed after the Olympics.
	www.encyclopedian.com /19/1976-Summer-Olympics.html (374 words)

	Summer Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee.
		In evidence there was increased professionalism amongst Olympic athletes, exemplified by U.S. basketball's "Dream Team." 1992 also saw the reintroduction to the Games of several smaller European states which had been incorporated into the USSR since World War II.
		The 2012 Summer Olympics are to be held in London, United Kingdom.
	88.208.194.172 /wiki/index.php/Summer_Olympics (2810 words)

	1908 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad, were held in 1908 in London, England.
		For the first time the Olympic creed saying that "the most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part" was publicly proclaimed, and its creator, a bishop from Pennsylvania, uttered it at a mass held at St.
		Serbia and Montenegro were still out of the Olympic affairs, and the first athlete from these parts of Europea to win an Olympic gold medal was a British water polo player and swimmer name Paul Radmilović, who was originally from Boka Kotorska and Dubrovnik.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1908_Summer_Olympics (1103 words)

	Mormon Olympics
		In an effort to rekindle the spirit of the ancient Olympics of Greece, which had been abolished as a pagan cult by Christian Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I in 393 A.D., the modern Olympic Games were initiated in 1896.
		The first Olympics in this modern era were held in Athens, Greece, as a result of the persuasive recommendation of Demetrius Vikelas, a Greek representative of the Pan-Hellenic Gymnastic Club who had come to Paris as a participant in the planning for the new Olympics.
		It is ironic that these two years saw no Olympics, considering the fact that right before the war started, the 1936 Games were held in Berlin, where Adolf Hitler tried to exploit the event to justify his ideas about the alleged superiority of the Aryan race.
	www.mormonolympians.org /mormon_olympians/history_modern_olympics.html (688 words)

	OLYMPICS: 100 Years Of Change
		Perhaps the most blatant of Olympic hypocrisies upheld over the past 100 years was the nonnegotiable rule that each athlete had to swear that he was an amateur before he could compete.
		The first women's athletics event in Olympic history, the discus throw, was won by the brawny Pole Halina Konopacka, who shattered her own world record by 45 cm and beat the runner-up by 2.53 m.
		During the fiercest decades of the cold war, Olympic amateurism was almost as volatile an issue in the East-West conflict as political ideology.
	www.time.com /time/international/1996/960527/olympics.history.html (6130 words)

	Modernising the Olympics - smh.com.au
		Lausanne, Switzerland: An International Olympic Committee panel has recommended that baseball, softball and modern pentathlon be dropped from the Beijing 2008 Summer Games in favour of golf and rugby.
		Golf, which was in the Olympics in 1900 and 1904, was proposed for inclusion in the Atlanta Games but was blocked because of controversy over the membership policy of the Augusta National club, which has no women members.
		Rugby was played in the Olympics in 1900, 1908 1920 and 1924.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/08/29/1030508091263.html (545 words)

	Summer Olympic Games - Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee.
		Four years later the 1900 Summer Olympics attracted more than four times as many athletes, including 11 women, who were allowed to officially compete for the first time, in croquet, golf, sailing, and tennis.
		The games, though lacking the excitement normally associated with Olympic Games, were appreciated for their better than expected quality, from the point of view of their organisation, hospitality, the excellence of the competition, and the image transmitted worldwide.
	www.lumrix.com /help/index.php/Summer_Olympics (3721 words)

	CSULB Official Rugby Website
		The crowd jeered at the American anthem, and the International Olympic Committee decides to discontinue events, such as rugby, which have attracted minimal entrants.
		If it was reinstated as an Olympic sport, it would reach a much bigger audience than even the World Cup as people from non-rugby nations would see it (this would be similar to Ice Hockey at the Winter Olympics).
		However it might dilute the Rugby World Cup, the top players play too much rugby (there is only so much punishment the body can take) and the game would need to be competitive (there is a big gap between the major nations and the minor nations).
	www.csulb.edu /~rugby/about/whatisrugby/rugbyoly.html (683 words)

	kiat.net: Olympic Games London 1908
		Twenty-two countries competed in the 1908 Olympics, the same number as in 1900, but the number of athletes increased dramatically, from 1,330 to 2,035.
		As a result of the controversy, the IOC decided, after the 1908 Games, that judges would be drawn from an international pool, rather than being furnished by the host country, and that standardized rules would be drawn up for all sports.
		On the brighter side, the overall organization of the 1908 Olympics was nearly impeccable despite an almost constant downpour of rain.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/history/04london.html (1068 words)

	1920 Summer Olympics
		The city was chosen to memorialize Belgium for its suffering in World War I, beating out Amsterdam and Lyon for the right to hold the games.
		The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in Berlin but were canceled due to the fighting in World War I. Games of the VII Olympiad
		These Olympics were the first in which the Olympic Oath was uttered, the first in which doves were released to symbolize peace, and was the first time the Olympic Flag[?] was flown.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1920_Summer_Olympics.html (132 words)

	olympics - Rugby Search Engine swicki - powered by eurekster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In the 1900 Olympics, rugby football was represented by France, German and Britain represented...
		Rugby union at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Wikipedi...
		Rugby union football was held at the Olympics in 1900, 1908, 1920...
	rugby-search-engine-swicki.eurekster.com /olympics (508 words)

	1900 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in 1900 in Paris, France.
		For his victory in the long jump, he was allegedly punched in the face by his rival Meyer Prinstein, who was prevented from competing in the final by officials of Syracuse University, because it was scheduled for a Sunday.
		Gold, silver, and bronze medals were retroactively awarded by the International Olympic Committee to reflect later practice of awarding such medals to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place competitors, respectively.
	enc.qba73.com /link-1900_Summer_Olympics (564 words)

	Learn all about Olympics Rugby Gold Medal with our Gold medal Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The olympics was resurrected in modern times by Baron Pierre de Coubertin a silver medallist in the metres on the track in was a member of the gold medal rugby Rugby Union Snooker Tennis Volleyball Winter Olympics Gold Medal Bets.
		The olympics was resurrected in modern times by Baron Pierre de Coubertin a silver medallist in the metres on the track in was a member of the gold medal rugby GOLD represents the natural wealth and beauty of sunlight.
		Rugby is one of the earliest forms of football in which the ball is carried rather than kicked.
	www.updatedtopics.info /gold-medal/olympics-rugby-gold-medal.php (571 words)

	1924 Summer Olympics information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were held in 1924 in Paris, France.
		The marathon distance was fixed at 42.195 km, from the distance run at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
		Ireland was given formal recognition as an independent nation in the Olympic Movement in Paris in 1924 and it was at these games that Ireland made its first appearance in an Olympic Games as an independent nation.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/1924_Summer_Olympics (426 words)

	Winter Olympics 2002 \| Salt Lake City
		It was the first Winter Games in a capital city instead of a small resort town, and in the eyes of one Norwegian chronicler, the urban setting and large crowds gave the Winter Olympics the kind of boost that Stockholm had given the then-struggling Summer Olympics in 1912.
		The first Winter Olympics in the western United States were the inspiration of a transplanted Easterner named Alex Cushing, who saw Squaw Valley for the first time in the late 1940s and decided he was going to move there and build a ski resort.
		The Lillehammer Olympics were spectacular in their spirit, originality, architecture, conscience, and, of course, the athletic competition itself.
	web.knoxnews.com /web/kns/sports/olympics/thepast.shtml (2107 words)

	The Summer Olympics, an Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Of the six Olympic games between 1900 and 1920, there were six different distances for the marathon.
		The finish of the 1908 marathon itself was worth seeing.
		The Italian runner Dorando Pietri was first to enter the stadium, but was clearly in distress, and collapsed of exhaustion before he could complete the event.
	www.juiceenewsdaily.com /0605/sports/olympics.html (2073 words)

	Boston.com / Latest News / Sports
		The revised Olympic program would be put in place for the 2008 Games in Beijing.
		There would be 27 sports on the program if baseball, softball and modern pentathlon were dropped, and rugby and golf were added.
		Elimination from the Olympic program can represent a death blow for smaller sports, which rely on millions of dollars in revenues from Olympic television and marketing revenues for their existence.
	www.boston.com /news/daily/28/082802_dropped_games.htm (706 words)

	CNNSI.com - Olympics Sports - IOC recommends dropping baseball, softball - Wednesday August 28, 2002 08:49 PM
		The International Olympic Committee's program commission made the recommendations in a report delivered to the IOC executive board, according to Olympic officials familiar with the document.
		Modern pentathlon and Greco-Roman wrestling also are up for exclusion as the program commission studies ways to modernize the Olympics, which now consist of 28 summer sports and 300 events.
		Ralph Raymond, coach of the 1996 and 2000 U.S. Olympic softball teams, said the sport is still gaining popularity worldwide.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/news/2002/08/28/dropping_sports_ap (900 words)

	CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Rugby - All Blacks-France matches highlight rugbyfest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Henry's policy of experimenting with his sides initially led to criticism that he was devaluing the New Zealand jersey and insulting some opponents, but after building an envious depth in every position and compiling a string of wins, the home fans have been won over.
		Wallabies coach John Connolly is in Europe with a massive 37-man squad, which may need an early replacement after Hugh McMeniman was carried from the field with a neck injury.
		Despite an unsuccessful summer tour Down Under, the New Zealand games were close, and the Irish players had maintained their form with the success of Munster, Leinster and Ulster in European competitions.
	slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Rugby/2006/11/02/2208600-ap.html (927 words)

	Olympic leaps \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		But if your Olympics grows in popularity, kids from other streets, other neighborhoods, and maybe even other towns will want to join in - and eventually they might want a say in what sports and events are included in the games, and in where they are held.
		The Olympics of 1900 and 1904 were folded into world fairs in Paris and St. Louis and stretched over months, not weeks, to provide diversion for fairgoers.
		That's because the International Olympic Committee had not yet adopted the criteria that currently require a sport to be played by men in at least 75 countries on four continents (or by women in 40 or more countries on three continents).
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/0810/p18s02-hfks.html (1375 words)

	Summer Games Quizzes and Summer Games Trivia -- FunTrivia
		Back before the days of ESPN and round the clock sports and millionaire athletes, the summer Olympics was a very special event.
		Tug of war, rugby, polo, lacrosse, and golf were once on the Olympic program.
		After the First World War, the Olympic Games were a sporting tonic for the peoples of the world, after so much bloodshed.
	www.funtrivia.com /quizzes/sports/olympic_games/summer_games.html (603 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport \| Olympics 2012 \| Five up for Games inclusion
		Golf, rugby union and squash have been included in a shortlist of five sports being considered for the 2012 Olympics.
		Golf and rugby union have been part of the Games before, while squash, karate and roller sports are still awaiting their debut.
		Argentina scrum-half Augustin Pichot is among those campaigning on behalf of rugby union, which was an Olympic sport in 1900, 1908, 1920 and 1924.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/3683482.stm (275 words)

	Sports in Britain - The Olympics
		he modern Olympics are modelled after the games played by the ancient Greeks starting in 700 B.C. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896.
		The Summer Olympics were held in Athens in 2004, and the next Winter Olympics will be in Turino, Italy in 2005.
		Britain has won gold at the Olympics in a great many sports including archery, weightlifting, football, tennis, running, decathlon, swimming, cycling, shooting, hurdling, walking, rowing, yachting, equestrianism, fencing, steeple-chase, boxing, long jump, relay, pentathlon, javelin, hockey, ice skating, bobsleigh and curling.
	www.britain4kiwikids.org.nz /sports/olympics.html (209 words)

	The Summer Olympics - Fun Facts, Questions, Answers, Information
		The African nations boycotted protested because the New Zealand rugby team had toured apartheid South Africa and New Zealand was competing in the Montreal Games.
		Rugby was not even an Olympic event that year.
		Sebastian Coe, the 1980 and 1984 gold medalist in the 1500-meter run, defeated Steve Cram, the 1984 siver medalist in the 1500 meters in a charity event.
	www.funtrivia.com /en/subtopics/The-Summer-Olympics-217952.html (698 words)

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