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	1936 Summer Olympics - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Although awarded before the Nazi Party came to power in Germany, the government saw the Olympics as a golden opportunity to promote their fascist ideology.
		Anti-fascists planned to host a People's Olympiad in Barcelona as an alternative games to protest the Berlin Olympics but this was cancelled due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
		For the first time the Olympic Flame was brought to the Olympic Town by a torch relay, with the starting point in Olympia, Greece.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /1936_summer_olympics.htm (641 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1936 Summer Olympics
		The Canadian Olympic Team was the only olympic team from a non-fascist country to salute Hitler (in a gesture of friendship) while marching by during opening ceremonies.
		The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
		The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the Peoples Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1936-Summer-Olympics (3628 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		It was the first Olympics since NBC had merged with Vivendi Universal Entertainment; the merger, along with the acquisitions of the Bravo and Telemundo networks, made it possible for the network to broadcast over 1200 hours of coverage during the games, triple what was broadcast in the U.S. four years earlier.
		The main Olympic Stadium, the designated facility for the opening and closing ceremonies, was completed only two months before the games opened, with the sliding over of a futuristic glass roof designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics (1882 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 (1352 words)

	rediff.com: Athens 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		An Olympic gold medal is viewed as final confirmation that an athlete is truly the best of his or her time.
		India finished their Olympic campaign with only one silver medal but Sports Minister Sunil Dutt is not disappointed.
		The Olympic motto is 'Citius-Altius-Fortius' which translates from Latin to 'Faster-Higher-Stronger'.
	www.rediff.com /sports/athens04.htm (474 words)

	CANOE -- SLAM! 2004 Games
		A vote on the state's commitment to the proposed $2 billion US stadium in Manhattan to be used by the New York Jets and considered crucial for New York's chances of hosting the 2012 Olympics was postponed Monday.
		Olympic silver medallist Adam Nelson wants a sponsor so badly, he put himself up for auction.
		Jailed IOC vice-president Kim Un-yong, formerly one of the most powerful figures in the Olympic movement, resigned from the organization Friday rather than face expulsion for ethical misconduct.
	2004games.canoe.ca (240 words)

	OLYMPIC STATISTICS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The ranking is performed neither according to gold medal nor medal total but according to points (3 points for a gold, 2 for a silver and 1 for a bronze).
		In some cases, you will find "half medals": in the early Olympics, some people had unprecise nationality, therefore two countries shared the medal.
		It includes all Olympic results from Athens 1896 to Sydney 2000, and Chamonix 1924 to Salt Lake City 2002.
	www.darmoni.net (125 words)

	The Olympics
		Faces of the Olympics - This project aims to develop student skills while researching the stories behind the Olympics.
		Science and the Olympics - From the WhyFiles.
		Summer Olympics Through the Years - This site includes a description of all the Olympic Games.
	webtech.kennesaw.edu /jcheek3/olympics.html (542 words)

	Athens 2004 Olympics Page
		I know that the Olympics won't return in my lifetime so it is a feeling that may never go away because there will never be another time like Athens 2004, and those who were here will know what I mean.
		See also the article by Matina Psychogeos Olympic Games:From the Vantage Point of an Athens 2004 Volunteer which may inspire you to volunteer for the next summer Olympics in Beijing.
		But since they did contain a History of the Olympics it was not too much work to change everything I wrote about what I expected to happen, into what actualkly did happen by changing 'will be' to 'was' and "will come" to "came" and....
	www.greecetravel.com /2004olympics (1566 words)

	Olympics On-Line Theme Unit Page 1
		The first recorded Olympic Games took place almost 3,000 years ago in ancient Greece, in a rural area called Olympia.
		As a class, discuss what factors in addition to climate would need to taken into account for a city that hosts the Olympic Games (facilities for the sports events, accommodations for the athletes — or the room to build them — accommodations for the spectators, food for everyone, local transportation, long-distance transportation, and so on).
		Divide your class into seven small groups to trace the journeys of Olympic athletes from their hometowns to Sydney.
	teacher.scholastic.com /lessonrepro/lessonplans/theme/olympics01.htm (680 words)

	Olympic Summer Games News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Olympic Summer Games news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		OLYMPICS: China's mind on medals IOC president Jacques Rogge wouldn't be surprised if China wins the most medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
		Olympics - Budget plans hit 2006 Winter Games Turin's 2006 Winter Olympics are under threat from a government plan to cut public funding, organisers said, urging politicians not to tighten the purse strings four months before the start of.
	www.topix.net /olympics/summer (1419 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Los Angeles was selected on May 18 1978 on the 80th (Click link for more info and facts about IOC session) IOC session without voting, because it was the only city to bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.
		(United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)) Carl Lewis equals the performance of (United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)) Jesse Owens of 1936 and wins four gold medals.
		A (A battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians) marathon for women is held for the first time at the Olympics, won by (Click link for more info and facts about Joan Benoit) Joan Benoit.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1984_Summer_Olympics.htm (1700 words)

	USATODAY.com - USATODAY.com - Olympic sports coverage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Olympic bronze medalist Deena Kastor, who won the Chicago Marathon, is USATODAY.com's U.S. Olympic Athlete of the Week.
		SHANGHAI — Olympic champion Chen Yanqing broke all three world records in the 127-pound weightlifting class on Tuesday, one of two Chinese women to set new marks this week at China's national games.
		ROME — Torino Olympics officials expressed alarm over a government proposal to cut $19.43 million from the budget for the Winter Games just four months before they open.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/front.htm (583 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 Olympic games were banned by the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II in the year AD 394.
		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)

	Summer Olympics 2000 Index
		ESPN.com selected 12 moments from recent Summer Olympics that today still evoke feelings of joy, nostalgia and sadness.
		Armenian lifter Ashot Danielyan was stripped of his bronze medal after a positive test for the steroid nandrolone, becoming the fourth weightlifter to test positive in the Summer Games.
		The Sydney Olympics drew to a close after 17 days, and were donned the "best ever" by IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch.
	www.espn.go.com /oly/summer00/index.html (426 words)

	NewsHour Extra Teacher Resources
		The U.S. Olympic track and field trials began over the weekend under the shadow of a drug and doping scandal.
		The original Olympics were not just about sports; it was a men-only religious festival in honor of Zeus, king of the gods held every fourth summer, in Olympia, Greece.
		Organizing the Olympic Games is an enormous challenge and makes some people wonder why any city would want to do it in the first place.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/extra/features/july-dec04/olympics_8-09.html (871 words)

	INVgr / Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games - Jeux olympiques - Greece
		Before, throughout and after the summer Olympics in the Greek capital, INVgr's special Olympics section has been considered to be one of the most comprehensive, reliable and on-line sources of business information on the Athens Olympics.
		The Olympic Village must serve the needs of the athletes, security concerns, environmental regulations, and be built within a tight budget.
		Modern Olympism was conceived by the French educator Pierre de Coubertin, on whose initiative the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was constituted on June 23rd, 1894 at the University of Sorbonne in Paris.
	www.invgr.com /olympics.htm (5018 words)

	Education World ® Lesson Planning: Gold Medal Olympics Activities! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Those are the Latin words for the Olympic motto, which in today's language means "Swifter, Higher, Stronger." The best athletes from around the world exemplify that creed as they compete in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
		In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honor of our teams.
		We've included some lessons relating to the 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, knowing that creative teachers will be able to adapt them to this year's Olympics in Athens.
	www.education-world.com /a_lesson/lesson201.shtml (522 words)

	Online NewsHour: London Selected to Host 2012 Summer Olympics -- July 6, 2005
		RAY SUAREZ: For perspective on the international Olympic committee's decision, we turn to Olympic historian, John MacAloon.
		The London bid, which coupled the redevelopment of Stratford and the East End London with the really important themes of youth mobilization through sport and the alleviation of poverty, was clearly attractive to some IOC members.
		I think it would be a shame if they didn't go forward, but certainly they provided a model for American cities as to the kind of leadership, the kind of talent, the kind of international vision you need in order to be competitive.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/europe/july-dec05/olympics_7-06.html (1078 words)

	Lesson Plans - Olympic Competition
		Inform students that Olympic winners are awarded bronze, silver, or gold medals and are generally honored in their home countries.
		Have students share their pictures with the class, explaining why they've chosen each sport and telling the class a little about the rules of the game.
		Have students list their favorite games and sports, and choose the ones that can reasonably be played in the classroom or on the playground.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /xpeditions/lessons/17/gk2/olympic.html (866 words)

	SAIC: SAIC Magazine: Helping Greece Secure the 2004 Summer Olympics
		When SAIC helped secure the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, it faced a huge challenge developing and integrating the systems that allowed federal, state, and local officials from 60 security agencies to communicate and share information and act in a coordinated manner.
		During the 2002 Winter Olympics, SAIC successfully integrated many of the same systems that will be used in the 2004 Summer Games.
		While SAIC's previous Olympics experience and its broad technical expertise were key discriminators in winning the heavily competed security contract from the Greek government, SAIC's first-hand knowledge of law enforcement issues was also an important factor.
	www.saic.com /news/saicmag/2003-summer/olympics.html (627 words)

	The Context of the Games and the Olympic Spirit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The conflict between the Olympic movement's high ideals and the commercialism or political acts which accompany the Games has been noted since ancient times.
		The ancient Olympic Games, part of a major religious festival honoring Zeus, the chief Greek god, were the biggest event in their world.
		This exhibit is a subset of materials from the Perseus Project database and is copyrighted.
	www.perseus.tufts.edu /Olympics/spirit.html (305 words)

	Summer Olympics cost $11.2 billion - (United Press International) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Athens, Greece, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Greece spent $11.2 billion hosting this summer's Olympics, twice the original estimate, the BBC reported Saturday.
		The figure, larger than expected due to construction delays and increased security, does not reflect the costs of major improvements to the Athens airport, roads and railways.
		The former socialist government, which lost power in the elections before the Olympics started, had predicted the cost would not significantly exceed $6 billion.
	www.washtimes.com /upi-breaking/20041113-081100-3469r.htm (113 words)

	The Summer Olympic Games
		1992 was the last year that both the summer games and the winter games were held in the same year.
		After 1992, the summer and winter games are staggered 2 years apart.
		Disclaimer: This web site is not affiliated with or funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) or the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of any country.
	www.janecky.com /olympics/summergames/index.html (76 words)

	ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		A grand celebration, the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games, which for 17 days returned to Greece, the country where they were originally born and the city where they revived, is completed.
		The Olympic flame traveled for the first time to all continents.
		Read the highlights of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games and feel again the excitement of the most important events of each competition day.
	www.athens2004.com (589 words)

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