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 Encyclopedia: 2004 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre for the flatwater events and the Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre at the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines.
Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Softball Stadium in the Helliniko Olympic Complex from August 14 to 23.
The Helliniko Olympic Complex is situated on the east coast of Greece south of Athens, approximately 30 kilometres from the Olympic Village, and was built for the staging of the 2004 Summer Olympics and consists of 5 separate venues.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/2004-Summer-Olympics   (7886 words)

  
 Summer Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
National anthems and flags accompany the medal ceremonies, and tables showing the number of medals won by each country are widely used.
The 2008 Summer Olympics are to be held in Beijing, China.
The 2012 Summer Olympics are to be held in London, United Kingdom.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games   (2773 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts the Olympic Tennis Centre.
Venus Williams was defending her title in the ladies singles as was Daniel Nestor in the men's doubles although with a different partner.
The ageless Martina Navratilova had her hopes of an olympic gold medal, just about the only title she has never won, kept alive when along with her partner Lisa Raymond they were given a walk-over as their opponenets, the French pair, Amélie Mauresmo and Mary Pierce withdrew to concentrate on the singles.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tennis-at-the-2004-Summer-Olympics   (566 words)

  
 2004 Summer Olympics - Athens 2004 Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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.
The Winter Olympics 2010 are scheduled to be held from February 12 – 28.
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 2004 Summer Olympics - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Athens was chosen as the host city in 1997, after surprisingly losing the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics.
It was the first Olympics since NBC had merged with Vivendi Universal Entertainment; the merger 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.
By late March 2004, many Olympic projects were severely behind schedule, and Greek authorities announced that a roof would no longer be constructed over the main swimming venue.
www.free-definition.com /2004-Summer-Olympics.html   (1615 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 insurance costs for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens are expected to be about £20 million (US$30 million) to cover other problems such as terrorist assaults or a cancellation.
www.sportsvenue-technology.com /projects/olympic2004   (1363 words)

  
 Athens Olympics:: Table Tennis
While the persistent hollow clack of a Ping-Pong ball hitting the table reminds most Americans of community center rec rooms or lazy, rainy Sundays in Mom and Dad's basement, table tennis is an Olympic sport in which the competition -- particularly in Europe and Asia -- is stiff.
The world table tennis superpower loves to embrace challenges from rest of the world, but the rules changes to the Athens Olympic Games is not cheerful.
Table Tennis takes place between the 14th - 23rd August at the Galatsi Olympic Hall.
www.livingroom.org.au /olympics/archives/cat_table_tennis.html   (1585 words)

  
 Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A unified Korean team competed under the Unification Flag in 1991 in both the 41st World Table Tennis Championship in Chiba, Japan and in the 6th World Youth Soccer Championship in Lisbon, Portugal.
A unified Korean team marched under the Unification Flag in the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but the North and South Korean national teams competed separately in sporting events.
The Korean Peninsula is populated almost exclusively by ethnic Koreans, although a significant minority of ethnic Chinese (about 20,000 [3]) exists in South Korea, and small communities of ethnic Chinese and Japanese are said to exist in North Korea [4].
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Korea   (2983 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > 2004 Summer Olympics
NBC attracted 8 percent more viewers to its broadcasts of the Athens Olympics than the network had promised to advertisers, letting it sell additional commercial slots it had held in reserve.
President Bush's re-election campaign refused a request by the U.S. Olympic Committee yesterday to pull a television ad that mentions the Olympics.
Leave it to the Australians to trash the Olympic venues.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/olympics   (1619 words)

  
 Summer Olympics: Table Tennis
Table tennis first showed up in England in 1890 as a sport for the wealthy people.
Table Tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988.
In the Olympic games, table tennis includes four disciplines; men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles.
www.pocanticohills.org /olympics/tabletennis.htm   (159 words)

  
 CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - History: 2004 Athens
Labour disruptions from hotel workers and paramedics would keep officials on their toes in the weeks before the Games, as would the rounding up of thousands of dogs that roamed the streets of Athens (Animal rights officials were assured no harm was done to the homeless pooches).
As the first Summer Olympics since the attacks of Sept. 11,2001, the safety of the athletes, spectators and Greek population were of utmost priority.
The story of Kenteris, the defending Olympic 200-metre champion, and Thanou, the 100 m silver medallist from Sydney, dominated the headlines of every broadcast and newspaper as much for its impact on the host nation as for its sensational details.
www.cbc.ca /olympics   (2135 words)

  
 Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics was split into three categories:
Mountain, held at the Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue.
In the World and Olympic Records table shown at the start of each track event's subsection, the records in question were those which existed before the event.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cycling_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics   (92 words)

  
 Table Tennis Events Olympic Games
The high speed power game of Olympic level table tennis is probably not even close to the friendly game of ping pong you play at home.
Olympic table tennis is as exciting to watch as it is to play.
Be sure to check the profiles of the members of the 2004 team...
www.chiff.com /olympics/olympics-table-tennis.htm   (248 words)

  
 Olympic Tickets Olympic Game Tickets Athens Olympic Tickets 2004 Olympics Tickets
In 2004, after 104 years, the Olympic Games are going to return to their birth country.
The 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece are going to take place in August and will be the greatest event of the year.
Athens Olympic Tickets are in great demand and getting Table Tennis Tickets would be a hard task to accomplish.
www.athens-olympic-tickets.com   (866 words)

  
 Sunraysia Table Tennis Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
FIVE TEAMS from Suuraysia Table Tennis Association participated in the 53rd Country Table Tennis Competition during the Queen's Birthday long weekend.
Social Table Tennis is now available for the public each Monday at 7.30pm at the Irymple Leisure Centre.
Table Tennis in the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece.
www.irysec.vic.edu.au /home.htm   (172 words)

  
 Algerian sport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Algeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics is represented by Algerian Olympic Committee and abbreviated ALG.
Mohamed Riad Garidi Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics 8 swimmers from Algeria are competing in Athens.
Aghiles Slimani - mens 200 m butterfly, 32nd Table Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics Algeria sent two doubles teams and two single players (one of which was also on a doubles team) to Athens.
read-and-go.hopto.org /Algerian-sport   (750 words)

  
 AsianSportsNet.com - 2004 Summer Olympics - China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
While a good number of medals by Chinese athletes were won in what some call non-masculine sports like table tennis, badminton, diving, or shooting, China has literally taken leaps and bounds in a diverse array of sporting events.
The 2004 Olympics turned out to be a spectacular showcase for China and Chinese athletes.
The 2008 Summer Olympics will be held in Beijing, China, as China will be ready to host a new class of Asian athletes.
www.asiansportsnet.com /articles/2004olympics.html   (440 words)

  
 CCTV-English Channel-Athens 2004 Summer Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
China´s recently-crowned Olympic champions have become new idols among the nation´s younger generation.
Table Tennis is an individual sport, which includes both individual and team events.
Records of Olympic history show that the ancient Olympic Games were held in Greece as early as in 776 BC.
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 2004 Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
ATHENS, Greece (August 23,; 2004 10:16 AM EDT) - Ryu Seung-min beat China's Wang Hao in six games Monday, becoming the first South Korean to win the men's table tennis gold medal since the sport was added at the Seoul Olympics in 1988.
ATHENS, Greece (August 21,; 2004 11:16 AM EDT) - China is halfway to another sweep in Olympic table tennis.
ATHENS, Greece (August 12, 2004 10:16 PM EDT) - American Gao Jun faces a possible matchup with Japanese teenage prodigy Ai Fukuhara in the Olympic table tennis competition according to the draw announced Thursday.
newslink.nandomedia.com /SportServer/olympics/table_tennis   (233 words)

  
 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
Whatever name it assumes, table tennis has come a long way since its introduction as a genteel, after-dinner alternative to lawn tennis in 1890s England.
Table tennis has become the world's largest participation sport, with 40 million competitive players worldwide and countless millions playing recreationally.
Various rubber compounds and glues are applied on the rackets to impart greater spin or speed.
www.olympic.org /uk/sports/programme/index_uk.asp?SportCode=TT   (182 words)

  
 usolympicteam.com, official site of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team
Olympic gold medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh lost to Rachel Wacholder and Elaine Youngs Saturday, snapping their 50-match winning streak.
Justin Gatlin cemented his status as America's fastest human Sunday by winning the 200 meters, becoming the first man in 20 years to sweep the sprints at the U.S. track and field championships.
Olympians on TV Watch the U.S. Olympic swim team take on its Olympic rival, the Australian National swim team, in a head-to-head battle in the Duel in the Pool on August 6 on NBC.
www.olympic-usa.org   (263 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Ping ready for table tennis challenges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Only one is going to the Olympics in the household game's competitive cousin, table tennis.
When I got back from the trials and it was announced that I'd made the Olympics, some kid was just giving me (grief) about that, saying "pingpong's not a sport, anyone can go to the Olympics for that." I was just like, "Man, just come over to my house after school today and we'll play.
The best thing to do is try to find a table tennis club in your area and start from there.
www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/summer/2004-04-15-ping-10_x.htm   (1281 words)

  
 azcentral.com sports | Summer Olympics - Athens 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The event is in the early planning stages, but officials hope the party will give local kids and adults an opportunity to meet and mingle with their favorite Olympians.
It would be a good idea if, sometime during the NBA season, each of the guys unwilling to go to the Olympics just happen to find bronze medals hanging in their lockers, courtesy of the guys who did.
As much as we were told to keep our American pride in low profile in Athens, when I am in the secured confines of the NBC workspace, I am quick to let everyone know when Arizona athletes do well.
www.azcentral.com /sports/azetc/04olympics/athensindex.html   (476 words)

  
 PongWorld Table Tennis - 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece
PongWorld Table Tennis - 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece
The African Olympic Qualification events were held between October 12 and 16, 2003 in Nigeria.
The European Singles Olympic Qualification was held November 26-30, 2003 in Luxemburg.
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 Buy Olympic Tickets Olympic Table Tennis Tickets Olympics Tickets Athens 2004
Table Tennis events will be held at Galatsi Olympic Hall.
Background » Table Tennis is one of the premiere events to attend.
When you find Table Tennis tickets that you would like to purchase, they can be purchased online via our encrypted safe and secure server.
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 Table Tennis in Athens 2004 Olympic Games Accommodation - Residences, lodgings, Apartments, Houses,Rooms, Villas, ...
Table Tennis in Athens 2004 Olympic Games Accommodation - Residences, lodgings, Apartments, Houses,Rooms, Villas, Hotels, residence, apartment, room, villa, hotel for 2004 Olympics in Athens
In 2004 the Olympic Games return to the place where they were born, where they were revived and where they will be renewed.
The Table Tennis in Athens 2004 Olympic Games are more than an opportunity to participate in the greatest celebration of humanity.
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 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.
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