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	2004 Summer Olympics - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Athens was chosen as the host city during the 106th IOC Session held in Lausanne in 05 September 1997,(date of the 25th anniversary of the Munich Massacre 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 Mayor of Athens, Dora Bakoyianni, passed the Olympic Flag to the Mayor of Beijing, Wang Qishan.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/2/0/0/2004_Summer_Olympics_330c.html (2001 words)

	O WOW! (Olympic Weightlifting On the Web!)
		Team Georgia Weightlifting: The vision of Team Georgia Weightlifting is to educate and develop the physical and mental aspects of athletes and coaches from around the State of Georgia.
		Universty of Arizona Olympic Weightlifting Club: This club was formed at the U of A in Tuscon 5 years ago and has been successful in State and Collegiate Competitions.
		NSW Weightlifting Association: was formed in 1935 and has been one of the driving force behind the sport of weightlifting in Australia.
	www.lifttilyadie.com /w8lift.htm (2420 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		After the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, the Eastern Bloc, including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba boycotts these Olympics (the USSR announced their intention not to participate on May 8, 1984).
		Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion of an Islamic nation, and the first of her country in the 400 m hurdles.
		A marathon for women is held for the first time at the Olympics, won by Joan Benoit.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/1984_Summer_Olympics (307 words)

	1984 Olympics
		Romania was the only Warsaw Pact country to come to L.A. While a record 140 nations did show up, the level of competition was hardly what it might have been had the Soviets and East Germans made the trip.
		The American gold rush was led by 23-year-old Carl Lewis, who duplicated Jesse Owens' 1936 track and field grand slam by winning the 100 and 200 meters and the long jump, and anchoring the 4x100 meter relay.
		The L.A. Olympics were the first privately financed Games ever and made an unheard of profit of $215 million.
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0114812.html (412 words)

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