21. Greek Olympics The Greeks invented olympic athletic contests and held them and competitions are partof the history and culture also participated in various running activities http://www.crystalinks.com/greekolympics.html

Greek Olympics Ancient Times The Greeks invented Olympic athletic contests and held them in honor of their gods. But sports and competitions are part of the history and culture of many ancient civilization - including those of Meso- America. In Egypt there had been many findings and glyphs depicting sports events have been found. In ancient Egypt, acrobats, who displayed physical agility and strength, were mainly viewed as performers. Most Egyptian acrobats were women, and they performed alone or in groups. Young Egyptian boys also participated in acrobatics, and played games with hoops. There are 200 wrestling groups depicted on one wall of the tomb at Beni-Hassan. The wrestlers wear a loin-cloth similar to the cod-piece or loin-cloth of Minoan athletes. Although the scenes portray the various positions and "holds" involved in wrestling, the sport was practiced as part of Egyptian military training, and there is no evidence of organized competition. Ancient Egyptians also participated in various running activities. One of the kingdom's most important festivals was the "jubilee celebration," a festival first celebrated on the 30th anniversary of the reign of Amenophis III, and celebrated continuously in three-year intervals. In the "ritual run", an integral part of the celebration, the current king would run between two sets of three semicircles, the semicircles being cosmic references to the order of the universe. Unlike later Greek footraces, however, the Egyptian king ran alone, without a competitor. Physical evidence of the "ritual run" exists at the pyramid complex of King Djoser, where one can find the ruins of the world's first sports facility, complete with the running track for the "ritual run."

22. Olympic Sites For Kids This site contains links to various sites about the olympic history. skills and yourknowledge of the olympic Games you have a Javaenabled browser running on a http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/resources/olympics.cfm

2000 Olympic Games at Britannica.com This site contains information on the 2000 Olympic games. [ Edit 2002 Olympic Education Website created for educators and the 2002 Olympics [ Edit ACS Olympic Fact Sheets This site contains links to various sites about the Olympic history. [ Edit Amateur Athletic Foundation- Web Games Welcome to the AAF Web Arcade! Are you ready to test your skills and your knowledge of the Olympic Games? If you have a Java-enabled browser running on a Windows95, NT or Mac platforms you can play any of the following games. [ Edit Ancient Greece Links and information on Ancient Greece: history, mythology, art and architecture, olympics, wars, people, geography, etc... [ Edit Catch the Olympic Spirit Learn about teacher Lanise Jacoby's experience with the Torch Relay and find lots of resources to help you catch the Olympic spirit! [ Edit Classroom Olympics Theme Unit This site has all kinds of great resources for your olympic unit. [ Edit Gateway to the Summer Games A one-stop location for educator-reviewed Olympics-related lesson plans, news, and Web sites for K-12 teachers, students, and parents. Presented by EdGate.com and Griffin Publishing, in partnership with USA TODAY Education. [

23. Brief History Of The Olympic Games Brief history of the olympic Games. In addition, a Turkish television cameraman diedof a heart attack while running to film the International olympic Committee. http://www.nostos.com/olympics/

Sydney Olympics - official site Your Comments Brief History of the Olympic Games Ancient Olympic Games Chronology of athletic events added to the Olympic Games Myths and the Olympic Games Pelops myth ... Athens for Olympic Games of 2004 Ancient Olympic Games The Olympic Games begun at Olympia in Greece in 776 BC. The Greek calendar was based on the Olympiad, the four-year period between games. The games were staged in the wooded valley of Olympia in Elis. Here the Greeks erected statues and built temples in a grove dedicated to Zeus, supreme among the gods. The greatest shrine was an ivory and gold statue of Zeus. Created by the sculptor Phidias, it was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Scholars have speculated that the games in 776 BC were not the first games, but rather the first games held after they were organized into festivals held every four years as a result of a peace agreement between the city-states of Elis and Pisa. The Eleans traced the founding of the Olympic games to their King Iphitos, who was told by the Delphi Oracle to plant the olive tree from which the victors' wreaths were made. According to Hippias of Elis, who compiled a list of Olympic victors c.400 BC, at first the only Olympic event was a 200-yard dash, called a stadium. This was the only event until 724 BC, when a two-stadia race was added. Two years later the 24-stadia event began, and in 708 the pentathlon was added and wrestling became part of the games. This pentathlon, a five-event match consisted of running, wrestling, leaping, throwing the discus, and hurling the javelin. In time boxing, a chariot race, and other events were included.

24. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS olympic history, has been the most publicised sport on the olympic programme. six categories within track and field athletics running, hurdling, walking http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=AT&sportCode=

25. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES became the only cyclist in olympic history to win became the first black Africanolympic medalist. in the marathon, Abebe Bikila, running barefoot, outlasted http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1960

26. 2004.com - Olympic History - Ancient History world. New running events were added from the 14th Olympics, two laps(approx. 370 metres) and in the next Olympiad a 12 laps race. http://www.2004.com/ohistory_ancient.asp

Home OLYMPIC WINNERS 2004 NEWS 2004 Athens ... Olympic truce A game for a God Once upon a time the Olympics was an event that started in order to honour the mythical God Zeus, the father of Greek Gods. From the beginning the Olympics was a local competition but later on more and more Greek city states participated. 293 events were organized during almost twelve centuries. The Olympic area was a combination of temples, halls and the stadium. The Temple of Zeus was one of the Seven Wonders of the World with a 40 feet high statue in gold and ivory of the god. A game for freeborn Greek In a beautiful valley, at the city of Olympia in the state of Elis, 320 km west of Athens, the first organised Olympic Games were held 776 BC. The games took place every four years and were open only for freeborn Greek men. Most of the athletes came in the beginning from wealthy families because they had to pay their own expenses.

27. ..More Books On Running Title Here Run Northwest Your online information source for the Northwest running Community. 100Greatest Moments in olympic history; Bud Greenspan; Hardcover; $18.00 http://www.ontherun.com/books/olympics.sht

Look here for selected titles in these catagories ! Books..home Running Triathlon Olympic Games ... Stretching Cycling Swimming Walking Hiking Nutrition Health Sports Books for Dummies series Computing What's Books For Sale ! Chat Room Event Calendar ... Contact Us (email) please look here for more info ! "On the Run Northwest" Your on-line information source for the Northwest Running Community Welcome to the "On the Run Northwest On-Line Book Store" in association with Amazon.com Books ! Here you'll find some of the most recent Health and Fitness titles in print. We also plan on featuring top selling titles from several different areas of interest ! Check here often as new titles will be added to these pages ! If you have concerns about ordering books over the internet, then please look here. Authors, Publishers, please let us know if you feel your book should be displayed here. books about the Olympic Games 100 Greatest Moments in Olympic History Bud Greenspan; Hardcover; $18.00 100 Hundred Greatest Moments in Olympic History Bud Greenspan, Juan Antonio Samaranch; Hardcover; $36.00 America's Dream Team : The Quest for Olympic Gold/Cassettes Chuck Daly, Alex Sachare; Hardcover; $14.35

28. Olympic Games -Olympic History won this race thus becoming the first olympic winner in recorded history. In the 18th olympics they added a pentathlon consisting of running, jumping, spear http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/n/j/nja112/neel.htm

29. USATF - Top 25 Moments record, running 19.32 seconds in the 200 meters at the 1996 olympic Games in Atlanta.He also won the 400 meter gold to become the only man in history to win http://www.usatf.org/promotions/Top25Moments/

Home About News Events/Calendars ... Resources for... init('gold'); Bengay Athens Summer Games Trip Olympic Trials Banner Drawing Top 25 Moments Members-Only Drawing Top 25 Moments Help identify the Top 25 moments in our sport from the past 25 years. Please vote for a maximum of 5 below. Michael Carter of Jefferson High School in Dallas throws the high school boys’ shot put 81 feet, 3.5 inches at the 1979 Golden West Invitational. The mark still stands and is generally considered to be the greatest prep mark in history. Evelyn Ashford wins both sprints at the 1979 World Cup, defeating East German world-record holders Marlies Gohr in the 100 and Marita Koch in the 200. Craig Virgin becomes first American man ever to win a World Cross Country title at the 1980 Championships. He repeats as champion in 1981. Alberto Salazar wins three straight New York City Marathon titles from 1980-’82, including a then-record 2:08:13 in 1982. Evelyn Ashford (10.79) and Calvin Smith (9.93) set women’s and men’s 100-meter world records in back-to-back races at the 1983 U.S. Olympic Festival in Colorado Springs. Mary Decker wins the 1,500 and 3,000 meters at the 1983 World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki, in a feat that became known as the “Decker Double.”

30. Olympics - The Ancient Olympic Games olympic/Games/ 07/01/00 explained the history of the Homer describes boxing (addedto the olympics in 688 of discus, javelin, long jump, running, and wrestling http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa021798.htm

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31. FosterClub | Famous Foster Youth - Billy Mills it the most sensational race ever run in olympic history. The American olympic Teamsponsors had so little initially refused a pair of running shoes because http://www.fosterclub.com/funstuff/fam_fosterKids/billyMills.cfm

Billy Mills: Gold Medallist, Successful Businessman, Author, and a Foster Youth Suddenly on the last stretch of the final lap, as if he had planned the race just as it was unfolding, Billy Mills stepped up his smooth pace, began to overtake the pack, recovered from a near stumble, closed in on the two leaders, then at the last possible minute, streaked pass them. Unbelievably Mills took the tape! America had won gold in one of the biggest upsets in Olympic History. Billy Mills crossed the finish line with a record setting time of 28 minutes 24.01 seconds. That day in Tokyo, with Olympic Gold around his neck, Billy Mills became a national hero. In 92 years of Olympic History, no American had ever won the 10,000 meter run. But his spectacular win did not give a hint of the obstacles Mills had overcome in his life. Billy looked at running in a new light. He began to see that he had talent as a runner and with hard work, his achievements in track could become his ticket to acceptance. By his senior year, he earned a track scholarship to the University of Kansas. At the University, he built a successful athletic career excelling at track and even won some fame as a runner.

32. Montgomery Ready To Make Canadian Olympic History Montgomery ready to make Canadian olympic history. By DONNA SPENCER Canadian Press. Carol Montgomery s heart has always been in running. http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesMontgomery/montgomery_00aug31.html

Inside CANOE.CA SLAM! Sports Jam! Showbiz CANOE Travel CNEWS CANOE Money C-Health LIFEWISE AUTONET flirt.canoe.ca Newsstand WHAM! gaming AllPop Search eBay.ca Find Old Friends Free E-Mail shop.canoe.ca CareerConnection Classified Extra Obituaries Today Restaurants Hotels Weather Horoscopes Lotteries Crossword Scoreboard News Ticker Sports Ticker TV Listings Movie Listings CLIVE Concerts Mutual Funds Stocks Feedback Index SPORT INDEX Pick a sport Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball Boxing Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Gymnastics Handball Judo Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Soccer Softball Swimming Synchro Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball B.Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling Team Canada What Canada Did News Columnists ... Feedback SEARCH 2000 Games Thursday, July 13, 2000 PROFILE: Carol Montgomery Montgomery ready to make Canadian Olympic history By DONNA SPENCER Canadian Press Carol Montgomery's heart has always been in running. She may be a medal threat in the women's Olympic triathlon in Sydney, but it's her 10,000-metre race on the track 11 days later that really has her pumped. "I don't have much chance of making the 10,000 final as a runner, but that's what I'm looking forward to almost more so than the triathlon," said the 34-year-old, who will be the first Canadian to compete in two different sports at the same Olympics.

33. SLAM! Sports: 2000 Summer Games: History Of The Games honor of Hera, the wife of Zeus, included running races for a column in front of theeternal olympic flame that A brief history of the Modern Games shows that http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesHistory/home.html

Inside CANOE.CA SLAM! Sports Jam! Showbiz CANOE Travel CNEWS CANOE Money C-Health LIFEWISE AUTONET flirt.canoe.ca Newsstand WHAM! gaming AllPop Search eBay.ca Find Old Friends Free E-Mail shop.canoe.ca CareerConnection Classified Extra Obituaries Today Restaurants Hotels Weather Horoscopes Lotteries Crossword Scoreboard News Ticker Sports Ticker TV Listings Movie Listings CLIVE Concerts Mutual Funds Stocks Feedback Index SPORT INDEX Pick a sport Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball Boxing Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Gymnastics Handball Judo Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Soccer Softball Swimming Synchro Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball B.Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling Team Canada What Canada Did News Columnists ... Feedback SEARCH 2000 Games June 11, 2004 HISTORY OF THE GAMES The Ancient Olympic Games The Olympic Games were first held in 776 BC at Olympia in Ancient Greece as part of a religious festival. They were one of four game festivals held in Ancient Greece: The Isthmians, The Nemeans, The Pythians and The Olympics. The Olympic Games were so important to the Ancient Greeks that wars were stopped while they were held. Click for Olympic posters Ancient Olympic champions were highly revered. They received a crown made from olive leaves, were entitled to have statues made of themselves placed at Olympia, and were believed to bring their hometowns into favour with the Greek gods. It was also common for champions to have all their meals paid for at the public's expense or to get front-row seats at theatres.

34. Buffalo And Western New York Olympic History history. Hasan had competed in track events at the 2000 Junior Olympics, held inthe Buffalo suburb of Amherst. (the buffalo news, and the running network on http://members.tripod.com/~laxman36/olympics.html

Olympic History from Buffalo and Western New York News... History This page is maintained by Tim Evans, a member of the International Society of Olympic Historians. You can e-mail me at bt829@peoplepc.com The 2004 Athens Olympics Boxer Nick Casal turns pro .... last updated 3-28-04 (from "Casal turns pro, signs with Finkel" By TIM GRAHAM Buffalo News 3/27/2004) Boxer Nick Casal dreamed of winning an Olympic gold medal from the time he was a child growing up in Niagara Falls. Now, an injury has forced him to abandon that dream and turn professional. IN January of 2004, Casal was hurt durring the U.S. National Championships, and will not be able to make the Olympic team. Instead 18-year-old Junior Welterweight turned professional in March, signing a multi year contract with manager Shelly Finkel. Durring a sucessful amateur career, Casal won the 2002 National Junior Olympics the 2003 "under 19" World Chamtpionship and several New York State Golden Gloves Tiltles. None of the Buffalo/Rochester area sailors managed to qualify for the 2004 Olympics in recent trials at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Houston, Texas. In Florida the weekend of 3-21-4, Kathleen Tocke and Jodie Swanson finished 4th in the Yngling Class and 5th in the European Class respectively. Both are members of the storied Buffalo Canoe Club. Also missing the cut were Cory Sertl of Rochester who was a member of Jodie Swanson's crew, and Kurt Taulbee of Williamsville, who finished 12th in the Laser Class last November in Houston.

35. CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - U.S. Olympic Shooting Team - Friday September 08, 2 Event running Target olympic history Competing in his first olympics. Back to thetop. Event running Target olympic history Competing in his second olympics. http://www.cnnsi.com/olympics/news/2000/usteam_shooting/

EVENTS Sportsman of the Year Heisman Trophy Swimsuit 2001 CENTERS Fantasy Central Inside Game Multimedia Central Statitudes ... Work in Sports CNNSI.com GROUP Sports Illustrated Life of Reilly Television SI Women ... CNN Languages COMMERCE SI Customer Service SI Media Kits Get into College Sports Memorabilia ... TeamStore U.S. Shooting Team Men: Michael Anti Lance Bade Bill Demarest Lance Dement ... Thomas Tamas Women: Janine Bowman Christina Cassidy Jayme Dickman Jean Foster ... Rebecca Snyder MEN Michael Anti Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: Aug. 8, 1964 Hometown: Winterville, N.C. Event: Three-Position Rifle Olympic History: Competing in his second Olympics. He also competed at the 1992 Barcelona Games. Back to the top Lance Bade Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: Feb. 6, 1971 Hometown: Ridgefield, Wash. Event: Trap, Double Trap (Shotgun) Olympic History: Competing in his second Olympics after winning a bronze medal in Trap at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Back to the top Bill Demarest Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: Dec. 20, 1964

36. Dr J On Running - Olympic Marathon Trials victory of Rod De Haven at the US olympic Trials in the marathon on Sunday May 7in Pittsburgh was a sad moment in the history of American distance running. http://running.syr.edu/column/20000515.html

TrackMeets.com Olympic Marathon Trials Process Needs Reform Published May 15, 2000 in The Post-Standard. By Dr Kamal Jabbour, Contributing Writer The victory of Rod De Haven at the US Olympic Trials in the marathon on Sunday May 7 in Pittsburgh was a sad moment in the history of American distance running. Since De Haven has not achieved the Olympic A standard of 2 hours 14 minutes, he will be the only American competing in the men's marathon in Sydney. Earlier this year, USATF adopted a new procedure for selecting the Olympic teams. In the marathon, the procedure provided for two scenarios. In the first scenario, if the winner of the Olympic trials has achieved the A-standard, the winner and the next two finishers who have achieved the A-standard make the team. In the second scenario, if the winner of the Olympic trials has not achieved the A-standard, he will be the lone US representative in Sydney. This limit of one runner derives from the International Olympic Committee's rule to classify nations by the quality of their runners. Those nations with more than one fast runner can field a team of up to three marathoners who have met the A-standard. Those nations unable or unwilling to form a team of three A-standard qualifiers may send at most one runner who has met a slower B-standard. In the case of the US, only three men have run faster than 2:14 in the past year. They are newly-sworn citizen Khalid Khannouchi, who set a world record of 2:05:42 in Chicago last October; David Morris, who finished fourth in Chicago in an American record of 2:09:32; and Joe LeMay, who won the California International Marathon in 2:13:55.

37. Dr.J. On Running - US Olympic Distance Running Team downunder to represent the US in distance running events at team, is the oldest ofany US olympic or World Championship track and field team in history. http://running.syr.edu/column/20000918.html

TrackMeets.com US Olympic Distance Running Team Experience over Speed Published September 18, 2000 in The Post-Standard. By Dr Kamal Jabbour, Contributing Writer America's track record in distance running competition has been lack-luster in recent Olympic competition. Only two women have ever won Olympic medals in distance events: Joan Benoit in the marathon in Los Angeles in 1984 and Lynn Jennings in 10,000 meters in Barcelona in 1992. On the men's side, Frank Shorter's silver medal in the marathon in Montreal in 1976 is the most recent US medal in distance running, while Billy Mills' gold medal in 10,000 meters Tokyo in 1964 is the US's most recent distance medal on the track. Back to Sydney, let us take a brief look at America's distance teams. On the women's side, Christin Clark is the sole representative in the marathon, thanks to flawed American selection process. Clark is a 37-year-old pathologist and mother-of-two from Anchorage, Alaska. At 10,000 meters, the US team consists of Deena Drossin, Jen Rhines and Libbie Hickman. Drossin is a 27-year-old poet and writer from Alamosa, Colorado. Rhines needs no introduction to Central New Yorkers. Hickman is a 35-years-old self-described gardening freak from Fort Collins, Colorado. At 5,000 meters, the US will be represented by Elva Dryer, Amy Rudolph and Anne Marie Lauck. Dryer, 28, is a seven-time NCAA division II track and cross country champion, currently living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rudolph, 28, is a health policy and management graduate of Providence College. Lauck, 31, a Rochester NY native, arguably one of the gutsiest runners around, was the top American finisher in the 1996 Olympic marathon in Atlanta.

38. The Running Network -- National News -- Article unbreakable record, running 19.32 seconds in the 200 meters at the 1996 olympic Gamesin Atlanta. * Michael Johnson becomes the only man in history to win both http://www.runningnetwork.com/news/usatftop25moments.html

Go to a Publication Near You! americanTRI Athletics Athletes HI Chicago Athlete Colorado Runner Footnotes Inside Texas Running Michigan Runner Midwest Running New England Runner New York Runner Northwest Runner Oklahoma Runner RaceCenter Northwest RunMinnesota Runner Triathlete News Runner's Gazette Running Journal RUNOHIO Silent Sports Tail Winds Washington Running Report document.write('') DATE: document.write(months[month] + "." + day + "." + year); NETWORK DEPARTMENTS National News National Features Training Tips Product Reviews ... EVENT DIRECTORS January 5, 2004 Courtesy of USATF www.usatf.org . (An initial list of nominations is included, below.) Nominations can include any 'moment' on or off the field of play in any of the sport's disciplines, at any level - from youth to masters. Events must have occurred between 1979-2004. They need not have taken place at a USATF event, but all athletic performances must have been recorded by an American athlete. Nominations will be open until February 22. From February 28 through June 20, fans can vote for their favorite moment. Beginning the week of June 28, the Top 25 moments will be announced, one per week, in reverse order. At the opening general session of the 2004 USATF Annual Meeting in Portland, Ore., the top 3 moments will be announced.

39. The Running Network -- National News -- Article St. Louis Celebrates 100 Years of olympic history with 2004 US olympic Women sMarathon Team Trials February 13, 2004 Courtesy of running USA Wire. http://www.runningnetwork.com/news/uswomensolympicmarathonteamtrials04preview.ht

Go to a Publication Near You! americanTRI Athletics Athletes HI Chicago Athlete Colorado Runner Footnotes Inside Texas Running Michigan Runner Midwest Running New England Runner New York Runner Northwest Runner Oklahoma Runner RaceCenter Northwest RunMinnesota Runner Triathlete News Runner's Gazette Running Journal RUNOHIO Silent Sports Tail Winds Washington Running Report document.write('') DATE: document.write(months[month] + "." + day + "." + year); NETWORK DEPARTMENTS National News National Features Training Tips Product Reviews ... EVENT DIRECTORS St. Louis Celebrates 100 Years of Olympic History with 2004 U.S. Olympic Women's Marathon Team Trials February 13, 2004 Courtesy of Running USA Wire ST. LOUIS - (February 12, 2004) - In the Olympic summer of 1904, 32 runners gathered on the track at Washington University's Francis Field, site of the Games' marathon starting line. A century later, St. Louis will again welcome the nation's greatest distance runners and be a gateway to running glory. Dave McGillivray, best known for his work with the Boston Marathon, is the U.S. Women's Olympic Marathon Trials Race Director. As of February 1, 2004, 143 women - led by U.S. marathon record holder and 2000 Olympian Deena Kastor (nee Drossin) - were eligible to compete in the Olympic Trials by running times of 2:48:00 or better. Fourteen of those eligible have times below 2:37:00, the new Olympic "A" qualifying time. The previous "A" time was 2:32:00. The new Olympic "B" standard is 2:42:00. Prize money for the top 20 Olympic Trials finishers totals $250,000, including $35,000 for the Trials champion and $10,000 to each woman participating in the marathon at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

40. Sydney Olympic Games History And Facts From Koala Express In Sydney Australia 20 running, and wrestling. The centrepiece of every olympics is the track and fieldstadium. Stadium Australia has built the largest olympic arena in history with http://www.koalaexpress.com.au/olympics.htm

The Greek athletic games, otherwise commonly recognized as the Panhellenic Games, were an integral part of Greek life. They combined religion, sport, and music into extravagant festivals involving peoples throughout Mediterranean. Not only did they attract thousands of participants and spectators to their venues, but they also promoted solidarity among the various Greek city-states. By the Classical period, their influence was felt throughout Greece. There were four main games: the Olympic Games, Pythian Games, Nemean Games, and Isthmian Games. The games at Olympia were the oldest and most famous of these. They all began quite humbly as religious ceremonies. While the games had a small religious aspect throughout their history, this role diminished as time progressed. Mythological evidence suggests that the athletic events originally served as entertainment for humans and gods and were loosely associated with sacrificial offerings. At first they were purely local events most likely spanning two or three days, consisting only of dancing, running, and wrestling. The centrepiece of every Olympics is the track and field stadium. Stadium Australia has built the largest Olympic arena in history with 110,000 spectators able to see the opening and closing ceremonies, track and field program and the final of the men's soccer tournament. Under an agreement brokered by the Olympic Co-ordination Authority, the majority of the cost of the $A615 million stadium is being borne by the private sector with the NSW public having ultimate ownership of the venue. Stadium Australia has already hosted several world-class events including top-flight rugby league and union, American NFL and the FIFA All Stars.

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