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  Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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)

  
 Sports Venue Technology - 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
The Summer Games are returning home to the country that gave birth to the Olympic celebration more than 2,000 years ago and the city that staged the first modern Olympics in 1896.
It has the full responsibility for the organisation of the 2004 Olympics and, as part of this framework, co-ordinates all the other organisations which contribute to the preparation and organisation of the Olympics.
The Olympic Village covers an area of 310 acres and is located 11km from the Olympic Stadium in northern Athens.
www.sportsvenue-technology.com /projects/olympic2004   (1366 words)

  
 Feature Article
SAILING: One of the noticeable things about the 29er is the relative lack of pre-bend in the mast, especially compared to the 49er.
Sailing: The problem is that, at the moment, I would argue that the Sprog Nationals is probably harder to win than any other two-person dinghy championship.
Sailing: I got the impression that there was quite a lot of provincialism in the election.
www.sailing.co.za /oldfeat/2000/fa_2004.htm   (2731 words)

  
 Summer Olympics 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The President of Greece was welcomed at the Olympic Village by ATHENS 2004 President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, who accompanied him to all the visits to Olympic venues.
Spanudakis highlighted the symbolic nature of the task the mountaineers of Pieria have undertaken: to fly the Athens 2004 flag on the top of Greece, and said that the 2004 Olympic Games are a major national issue.
He also reminded his audience that the Athens 2004 flag was already at the top of Europe, in Caucasus, and on the uppermost peaks of South Pole and South America.
www.yenra.net /summer-olympics   (249 words)

  
 Laura Schmidt at the Olympic Trials
Her campaign includes sailing in as many top level events as possible - and this is certainly one of them.
The Europes sail to the windward mark of the inner course, then on to the windward mark of the outer course.
Olympic hopefuls, including LSC member Laura Schmidt, are in Florida, getting ready for the Olympic trials in the Europe Dinghy, Finn, 49er and the Tornado classes.
www.lansingsailing.org /Archives/2004/LauraSchmidtOlympicTrials/LauraSchmidtOlympicTrials.asp   (1842 words)

  
 2004 Summer Olympics : Modern Olympics, Paralympic Games
The Athens 2004 Olympics torch relay will be the first to travel the globe and return to the country that gave us the Olympics 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.
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   (1298 words)

  
 Irish Sailing Association - High Performance - Olympic Funding/Nomination 04 - Irish Olympic Sailing Squad - David ...
Sailing background: Started at five or six years of age, beginning at the Broad Meadows in Malahide.
The net effect is that the Dubliner will head to his third Olympics with a measure of quiet confidence; while he makes no brash promises, he feels that all going well, a medal is possible.
In the summer of 2002 PriceWaterhouseCoopers gave him leave to dedicate himself full time to the sport for three months; the result of that was a good 14th in the World Championships in Athens, which earned Ireland an Olympic place.
www.sailing.ie /inside/?pageId=291   (898 words)

  
 Tufts Magazine Online
Provan is moving to Halifax to begin training, with her mind set on qualifying for the 2004 Olympic Summer Games in Athens.
In fact, the sailing team's list of accomplishments in its field is a worthy neighbor to the excellence that many of our schools and departments have achieved.
He sailed and coached the team as a student at Rhode Island, then had stints at Navy and Kings Point before coming to Tufts to replace Duplin.
www.tufts.edu /alumni/magazine/summer2001/sailing.html   (1450 words)

  
 Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre with eleven events being contested.
The events were split into four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that were open to both men and women.
Sailing • Shooting ;• Softball ;• Swimming ;• Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo ;• Tennis ;• Triathlon ;• Volleyball ;• Water polo • Weightlifting ;• Wheelchair racing (demonstration) • Wrestling
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sailing_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics   (209 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)

  
 Sailing for Athens 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Finn is the Olympic men's single-handed sailing discipline for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Its long tradition as an Olympic Class truly establishes it as the ideal Olympic sailing boat.
The foundation manages Olympic donations for sailors that have been declared an Olympic candidate by the U.S. Olympic Sailing Committee Chairman.
home.comcast.net /~darrell.peck/darrell.html   (353 words)

  
 Olympics News: Coverage & Results for Past & Future Olympic Games - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
For China, the torch relay route could be used to underscore Chinese claims to Tibet, a Himalayan region under Beijing's control since 1950, and Taiwan, the self-ruled island that split from the mainland in 1949.
In a decision U.S. Olympic Committee chairman Peter Ueberroth characterized as "very tough," the USOC board on Saturday voted for Chicago as the U.S. bidder for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The secretary general of the Taiwan Olympic Committee, said his group has told the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee it would accept a route that moves the torch from one International Olympic Committee member through Taiwan and to another IOC member.
www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/default.htm   (1144 words)

  
 Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Jr. Sailing Program
During the winter she sailed several regattas including 2004 NOOD regatta and the Southern Ocean Racing Circuit on a Russian crewed boat and was also the Optimist Green Fleet Coach at the 2003 Orange Bowl Regatta.
Doria has sailed in the yacht club program since she was 9 years old and now sails on the Milton Academy Sailing team as both crew and skipper.
The biggest event of the summer is the USA Junior Olympics sponsored by PYC, held at the Promenade in Portland.
boothbayregister.maine.com /2004-06-24/jr_sailing_program.html   (1384 words)

  
 ESPN.com: Olympics
A Greek crew won the first sailing gold medal of the Summer Games, and Americans Paul Foerster and Kevin Burnham were in position to take their first Olympic title.
The notorious Meltemi wind came whipping out of the north on Sunday, bringing mayhem to the Olympic sailing courses on the Saronic Gulf, capsizing at least 10 boats and giving others a competitive boost.
ESPN.COM'S 2004 SUMMER OLYMPICS: Complete coverage from Athens.
sports.espn.go.com /oly/summer04/sailing/index   (179 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").
At the end of an Olympics, the mayor of the host-city presents the flag to the mayor of the next host-city.
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.
www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics   (1311 words)

  
 Olympics Aquatics: Canoe/Kayak, Diving, Rowing, Sailing, Swimming, Synchro. Swimming, Water Polo - CBS SportsLine.com
The Olympic Aquatic Centre is expected to be ready by the end of 2003.
The Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre currently under construction is located at Schinias, on the northeast part of the Attica region.
The Olympic Sailing Centre, located in Agios Kosmas, a coastal area in southern Attica, is the place where the sailing contest will take place.
www.sportsline.com /olympics/summer   (460 words)

  
 Fanbay.net - Athens 2004 Summer Olympics - Links, News, Travel info
Basketball, Diving, Sailing, Soccer, and the Triathlon, are eagerly anticipated, higly watched events, but their are minimal amounts of medals awarded and they have no impact on the overall olympic medal counts.
The Ancient Olympic games originated in Greece and the first modern olympics was held in Athens in 1896.
Also, see the following link for an analysis of the performance of the United States in the Summer Olympics over the years, from 1896 to present.
www.fanbay.net /olympics/2004.htm   (449 words)

  
 Summer Olympics 2000 Premier tries to restore order to 2004 chaos
"The government and 2004 are two sides of the same coin, of the same medal, to use Olympic terms," he said.
The Greek government targeted March 2004 for completion of the work, but the IOC says all venues must be ready a year earlier.
Greece holds national elections in April 2004, a poll that could lead to a change of government and create further problems for the games.
www.espn.go.com /oly/summer00/news/2000/1012/814070.html   (448 words)

  
 EdGate Summer Games
Contributing to its speed is the large sail area and low weight.
It’s tough to sail in heavy seas and requires its crew to be strong and fit.
Tack between U.S. Sailing and the U.S.O.C. for national sailing news.
www.edgate.com /summergames/spotlight_sport/sailing.php   (628 words)

  
 Olympic Preview: Sailing
Mostly because seven of the current classes of boats being used in Olympic competition are actually small dinghies or sailboards and are far from the definition of a yacht.
Another reason Olympic officials decided on the switch was to lessen the public perception of the sport as one for the wealthy elite.
The action will be held at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Center on the coast of southern Attica and comprise eleven events in nine different boat classes and two racing categories.
www.factmonster.com /spot/ol-sailing.html   (511 words)

  
 Corinthian Sailing Club
In 2002, the davits at the south end of the club were turned to open to the north to increase their utility.
Snipe Fleet 1 voted to move to CSC in 1993 to preserve the continuity of the fleet on the lake.
The museum opened to the public in September 2004 with CSC as a Bronze Patron sponsor.
www.cscsailing.org /club_history_present.html   (965 words)

  
 Olympics: Athens 2004
The Olympics draws on traditions of war, religion, economy
The Olympics were held in honor of this Greek god.
Women competed in these games, which may predate the Olympics.
www.infoplease.com /spot/04olympics.html   (247 words)

  
 Buy Sailing Tickets Olympic Sailing Tickets Cheap Sailing Tickets Olympics 2004
Sailing events will be held at Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre.
Olympic Sailing will begin August 14 and conclude August 28, 2004.
Background » Sailing is one of the premiere events to attend.
www.athens-olympic-tickets.com /sailing-tickets.asp   (299 words)

  
 Olympics Theme Unit
Olympic ring border, list of words related to bobsledding and luge to use in poem.
This reading comprehension is a biography of Olympic champion Kerri Strug and the story of her famous gold-medal win in gymnastics at the 1996 Olympics.
When the Olympics are over, use the results from your chart to answer the questions.
www.abcteach.com /directory/theme_units/sports/olympics   (1215 words)

  
 Irish Sailing Association - High Performance - Olympic Funding/Nomination 04 /Olympic Squad - Irish Olympic Sailing ...
Rory Fitzpatrick was the last of the nine-sailor squad to earn his place for Athens 2004, getting the nod in the Laser class in late May. The Dubliner finished in the gold fleet at the Laser World Championships in Bodrum, Turkey as did Roger Craig and so secured the Olympic slot for Ireland.
In the end Fitzpatrick won out under the Irish Sailing Association¹s ranking selection procedure, ensuring he will be the one to make his Olympic debut this summer.
His plan in the build-up to the Games is to initially take a short break, and then build fitness and form as the Olympics near.
www.sailing.ie /inside?pageId=290   (798 words)

  
 CANOE -- SLAM! 2004 Games
Kirby Cote ended things at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens the way she started them: with a gold medal.
A few weeks back, Michael Budman, co-founder of Roots, a significant corporate backer of Olympic athletes, wondered aloud about the potential of gold-medal kayaker Adam van Koeverden to blaze new trails in building up the profile of amateur sports and amateur athletes in Canada.
His company was interested in exploring a sponsorship deal with the 22-year-old Oakville native after van Koeverden won a bronze and gold in Athens, but he was waiting for van Koeverden to find himself representation.
2004games.canoe.ca   (267 words)

  
 Sailing Source   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
She wrote: "Sensible precautions include sailing in close company with other yachts, sometimes running without lights, minimizing use of the VHF and using it on low power only, and giving positions in relation to an agreed waypoint.
Their sailing venues are among the best in the world and the class enjoys a level of camaraderie not found much anymore.
After a day of sailing you can still raft the boat along side your 150' Feadship for maximum affect - just need to be aware the guy you bumped on the starting line may have a 200 footer.
www.sailingsource.com /scuttlebutt/1629.php   (2662 words)

  
 1952 Olympics — Infoplease.com
The Soviet Union returned to the Olympic fold in 1952 after a 40-year absence, a period of time that included a revolution and two world wars.
Olympic Preview: Equestrian - Equestrian First Olympic Appearance: 1900 by John Gettings Along with sailing, equestrian is the...
Environmental factors in the summer Olympics in historical perspective.
www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0114572.html   (466 words)

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