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	Tug of war - Wikipedia
		Tug of war, tug o' war, or tug war, also known as rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength.
		The rope used for a tug of war in Uiryeong Keunjulttaenggigi (January 15th in Chinese calendar) is 251 meters long, 4.5 meters in circumference and weighs 54.5 metric tons.
		Tug of War accident :Two men each lost an arm in a grisly tug of war contest.
	en.wikilib.com /wiki/Tug_of_war (406 words)

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		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.
	feedbus.com /wikis/wikipedia.php?title=Summer_Olympic_Games (3056 words)

	SPORT
		The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in Berlin, but were canceled because of what came to be known as World War I. The 1920 Games were awarded to Antwerp to honor the suffering that had been inflicted on the Belgian people during the war.
		The Amsterdam Olympics of 1928 were held in an atmosphere of peace and harmony that preceded twenty years of economic uncertainty and war.
		The Japanese expressed their successful reconstruction after World War II by choosing as the final torchbearer Yoshinori Sakai, who was born in Hiroshima the day that that city was destroyed by an atomic bomb.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~ksargsya/sport/olymp/ollet.htm (4837 words)

	1908 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Funds that were to have gone to the Olympics were diverted to the reconstruction of Naples, so a new venue was required and London was selected.
		The 1908 Olympics also prompted the establishment of standard rules for sports, and the selection of judges from different countries, rather than just the host.
		The 1908 race was 42.195 km but the next two Olympics in 1912 and 1920 used different distances.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /1908_Summer_Olympics (535 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The 1908 Olympics were originally awarded to Rome, but were reassigned to London.
		Lighting the Olympic Flame by: The Olympic flame was first lit during the opening ceremony of the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
		Olympic Oath by: The first athletes' oath was sworn at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1908 (370 words)

	Tug Of War Tug Lake Tug Boat Hitch Tughra Tugboat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Tug of war, also known as rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength.
		Tug of war Tug of war also known as rope pulling is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength.
		Tug Lake Tug Lake is an artificial lake located on the edge of Camas, Washington in the United States of America.
	www.masterliness.com /a/Tug.of.war.htm (508 words)

	Tug
		Tug A tug, or tugboat, is a motor canals.
		Tug of war Tug of war, also known as rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a tes...
		Tug of War at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the tug of war tournament was contested.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/tug.html (197 words)

	tug-of-war - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about tug-of-war
		The tug of war was first recorded in an ancient wall engraving in Egypt, dating from around 2000
		Until 1920, the tug of war was an Olympic contest, the gold medal often going to teams from Sweden, the USA, and Great Britain.
		Tug of War at the 1908 Summer Olympics
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /tug-of-war (171 words)

	Olympic Games: Definition and links by Encyclopedian.com Information about Olympic Games
		The ancient Olympic Games were abandoned in AD 394 by the Roman emperor Theodosius I, who considered the Games to be a savage celebration.
		Olympic is also the name the public sometimes uses for the Greek national airline, Olympic Airways.
		Olympic uses varous types or airplanes, like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A340[?] for international routes, and the Boeing 727 and Boeing 737 for domestic routes.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ol/Olympics.html (962 words)

	OLYMPICS TRIVIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Australian swimmer Murray Rose won six Olympic medals and was the first man to swim the 1,500-metre freestyle in less than 18 minutes.
		The Olympic symbol is made up of five interlocking rings, standing for the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and North America.
		When the Olympics were held in France, in 1900, the winners were given a valuable piece of art instead of a medal.
	www.paralumun.com /triviaolympics.htm (447 words)

	1904 Summer Olympics
		The Olympic competitions, spread out over four and a half months, were lost in the chaos of a World?s Fair.
		Of the 94 events generally considered to have been part of the Olympic program, only 42 included athletes who were not from the United States.
		Louis as part of the Boer War exhibit at the World?s Fair, became the first Africans to compete in the Olympics.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1904_Summer_Olympics.html (170 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
		The Olympic champions were as follows: 1900: a combined Swedish/Danish team; 1904: an American club team representing the Milwaukee Athletic Club; 1906: Germany/Switzerland; 1908: a British team from the City of London Police Club; 1912: Sweden; and 1920: Great Britain.
		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)

	What Makes a Sport "Olympic"? - MSN Encarta
		But according to David Wallechinsky's The Complete Book of the Olympics, tug of war was dropped after a dust-up between the U.S. and British teams in 1908.
		Tug of war was dropped from the Olympics in 1920.
		A sport must also be popular in many countries--75 of them for men's summer sports, 40 for women's summer sports, and 25 for winter sports.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /column_olympics/What_Makes_a_Sport_'Olympic'.html (1186 words)

	Learn more about Olympic Games in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Olympic Games were held in four year intervals, and later the Greek method of counting the years even referred to these Games, using the term ''Olympiad'\' for the period between two Games.
		It is often said that wars were halted during the Games, but this is not true; however, athletes, who were often soldiers, were permitted to leave the army to participate in the Games, and were guaranteed safe passage through enemy territory.
		The Olympic Games were part of the Panhellenic Games, four separate games held at two- or four-year intervals but arranged so that there was one set of games every year.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /o/ol/olympic_games.html (1193 words)

	1908 Summer Olympics information - Search.com
		The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad, were held in 1908 in London, England.
		However, these have since been retroactively downgraded by the International Olympic Committee and thus the 1908 Games are seen as the start of the Fourth Olympiad, in keeping with the now-accepted four-year cycle.
		The Netherlands was typically referred to in early Olympic competition as "Holland" though the entire nation of the Netherlands was the entity in question rather than the region of the country formally named Holland; the IOC currently refers to all entries from the nation as from "Netherlands".
	webshots.search.com /reference/1908_Summer_Olympics (717 words)

	wiki/1908 Summer Olympics Definition / wiki/1908 Summer Olympics Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee.
		The 1916 Olympics were cancelled due to World War I World War I (also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations, and the "War to End All Wars") was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to 1918.
		The 1940 and 1944 Winter and Summer Games were cancelled due to World War II World War II was a global conflict fought between 1937-1945 or 1939-1945 involving every continent and the majority of the world's states.
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/1908_Summer_Olympics (3437 words)

	directopedia : Directory : Sports : Strength Sports : Tug-of-War
		Tug of war or tug o' war, also known as rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength.
		The rope used for a tug of war in Uiryeong Keunjulttaenggigi (January 15th in Chinese calendar) is 251 meter long, 4.5 meter in circumference and weights 54.5 metric ton.
		The rope used for a tug of war in Naha Oōtsunahiki (September 10th) is 200 meter long and weighs more than 40 metric ton.
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Sports-Strength_Sports/Tug-of-War.shtml (630 words)

	Olympic Games
		It is often said that wars were halted during the Games, but this is not true; however, athletes, who were often soldiers, were permitted to leave the army to participate in the Games, and were guaranteed safe passage through enemy territory.
		The Olympic Games were part of the Panhellenic Games, four separate games held at two- or four-year intervals but arranged so that there was one set of games every year.
		Olympic uses varous types or airplanes, like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A340 for international routes, and the Boeing 727 and Boeing 737 for domestic routes.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/o/ol/olympic_games.shtml (1103 words)

	Sarajevo: A Crossroads in History
		Wars and migrations resulted in a mixture of Serbs and Croats populating the region.
		In 1878, after a war between Russia and Turkey, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was given a mandate to oversee the lands of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
		One resident called the Olympics “the most beautiful fortnight of my life.”[18] When the Olympics came, the benefits (new apartments constructed for the athletes, 11,000 temporary jobs, and millions of dollars in tourism) gave the ethnic groups in Yugoslavia a banner to rally behind - that of the Olympic flag.
	www.stevesachs.com /papers/paper_sarajevo.html (4004 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > 1920 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		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.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/19/1920_Summer_Olympics?title=Weightlifting_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics (157 words)

	1904 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Olympic competitions, spread out over four and a half months, were lost in the chaos of a World's Fair.
		Of the 94 events generally considered to have been part of the Olympic program, only 42 included athletes who were not from the United States.
		Louis as part of the Boer War exhibit at the World's Fair, became the first Africans to compete in the Olympics.
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /1/19/1904_summer_olympics.html (464 words)

	OLYMPICS: 100 Years Of Change (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		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)

	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)

	Summer Games - Questions, Answers, Fun Facts, Information
		Canada entered the modern era Olympic Games in 1900, winning two medals, one silver (first) and one bronze (second) in Track and Field (there were no gold medals awarded in Paris in 1900).
		The first Olympic gold medal for Sweden was won by a combination of three Swedes and three other Scandanavians in a tug-of-war competition in 1900.
		Japan's first Olympic medals were in Tennis in Antwerp in 1920, with a silver in the men's doubles and a silver in the men's singles.
	www.funtrivia.com /en/Sports/Summer-Games-745.html (931 words)

	1908 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The 1908 Olympics were originally awarded to Rome, but...
		For months, Paris was seen as the favorite to land the 2012 Summer Olympics, pushing a bid built on low-key humility, persistence and, in the words of French skiing icon Jean-Claude Killy,...
		Wednesday?s announcement of the host for the 2012 Summer Olympics was a stark contrast for age-old rivals London and Paris: patriotic euphoria for the Union Jack-wavers versus the ?not again?
	olympics.sports123s.info /1908-summer-olympics.html (628 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)

	Winter Olympics 2002 \| Salt Lake City
		Seeking an economic boost after the war had hurt its tourism business, St. Moritz was more eager for the Olympics than was the '48 Summer Games host, London, where critics questioned the wisdom of sports expenditures at a time when the populace was trying to recover from the war.
		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.
	web.knoxnews.com /web/kns/sports/olympics/thepast.shtml (2107 words)

	History of the Games Travelogues
		But the 1936 Summer Olympics are best remembered for Hitler's failed attempt to use them to prove his theory of racial superiority.
		The Olympics scheduled for 1940 and 1944 were canceled because of World War II (1939-1945).
		South Africa was barred from the Olympics because of its racial policies, but the IOC said it had little control over the travel of rugby teams because rugby was not an Olympic sport.
	www.trekshare.com /index.cfm?p1=25&trip_id=2018 (2527 words)

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