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The Ancient Olympics: A History by Nigel Spivey, 2006-06-08
Centennial Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996 by Norman Barrett, 1996
Olympic Media: Inside the Biggest Show on Television (Routledge Critical Studies in Sport) by Andrew C. Billings, 2008-03-31
Olympic Games by Leslie What, 2004-05-01
The 1984 Olympic Games: Sarajevo/Los Angeles by Dick Schaap, 1984-12
Inside the Olympic Industry : Power, Politics, and Activism by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj, 2000-08
The Olympic Games by K Toohey, A.J. Veal, 2007-08-11
The Unauthorized Guide to Olympic Pins & Memorabilia (Schiffer Book for Collectors) by Jonathan Becker, Greg Gallacher, 2001-08-30
A Brief History of the Olympic Games (Brief Histories of the Ancient World) by David C. Young, 2004-07-23
Olympic Turnaround: How the Olympic Games Stepped Back from the Brink of Extinction to Become the World's Best Known Brand by Michael Payne, 2006-01-30
The Olympic Games Quilts: America's Welcome to the World by Nancy Fitzpatrick {Editor-In-Chief} Wyatt, 1996-01-01
Asterix the Bold: " Asterix at the Olympic Games " , " Asterix and the Laurel Wreath " , " Asterix and the Great Crossing " , " Asterix in Corsica " , " Asterix in Belgium " by "Goscinny", "Uderzo", 1995-09-07
Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics - With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists by Paul Taylor, 2004-08-30
History Of The Olympic Games: Ancient And Modern (Kessinger Publishing's Rare Reprints) by Hugh Harlan, 2008-06-13

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Olympic Games - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
olympic games. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Enlarge Revival of the olympic games. In detail Revival of the olympic games Enlarge Pierre de Coubertin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games
Summer Olympic Games - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Summer olympic games. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Summer Olympic vision still remains. List of modern Summer olympic games.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games

Extractions: The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee . The Olympics are the most prestigious of such events in the world, featuring a larger range of sports than others. Olympic victory is generally considered to be the most prestigious achievement in any field of sport. Competitors represent their countries of origin, with gold medals being awarded for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition which started in Though the most diverse sporting event in the world, the Olympics are perhaps not the largest. The football World Cup attracts much more global interest, indicated, for example, by the larger television audience. Table of contents 1 History of the modern Summer Olympics 1.1 The early years 1.3 After WWII ... edit edit The modern Olympic Games were founded in when Pierre Fredi, Baron de Coubertin sought to promote international understanding through the sporting competition. The first games held in Athens in attracted just 245 competitors of whom more than 200 were Greek, and 14 countries were represented. However, no international events of this magnitude had been organised before.
Ancient Olympics Guide: Myths About The Olympic Games
Many aspects of our olympic games have been justified by specious ancient antecedents. Myths about the olympic games, Ancient Olympics Guide April 6, 2004.
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/olympics/games.html

Extractions: April 6, 2004 by David C. Young Many aspects of our Olympic Games have been justified by specious ancient antecedents. Until recently we believed competitors had to be amateurs because we believed ancient Greek Olympians were amateurs. Nonsense. The ancient Olympics had no such rule, and the Greeks did not even have a word for amateur. Ancient Olympic athletes were professionals. The Olympic Truce, while guaranteeing safe passage to athletes and spectators on their way to the Games, did not, contrary to popular belief, stop all wars in Greece: Sparta was fined for attacking Elean territory in 420 B.C., and Arcadians invaded the sanctuary at Olympia in 364. Modern Olympic officials, citing an ancient inscription from Delphi that had been translated "Wine cannot be taken into the stadium," have assumed that ancient athletes abstained from strong drink, setting an example for today's competitors. It now seems the correct translation is "Wine cannot be taken out of the stadium."
The 1936 Berlin Olympics
The 1936 Berlin olympic games had been handed to Berlin before the Nazis came to power but now it was the perfect opportunity for Hitler to demonstrate to the
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/1936_berlin_olympics.htm

Extractions: The 1936 Berlin Olympic Games had been handed to Berlin before the Nazis came to power but now it was the perfect opportunity for Hitler to demonstrate to the world, how efficient the Nazi Germany was. It was also the perfect opportunity for the Nazis to prove to the world the reality of the Master Race. The Berlin Olympic Games gave the Nazis an opportunity to show off to the world as 49 countries were competing bringing with them their assorted media. For Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels , it was the perfect scenario. The Nazi Germany team had been allowed to train fulltime thus pushing to the limit the idea of amateur competition. Germany's athletic superstar of the time was Lutz Lang - a brilliant long jumper who easily fitted into the image of blond hair, blue eyed Aryan racial superiority. By far the most famous athlete in the world was Jesse Owens of America - an African American and therefore, under Nazi ideology, inferior to the athletes in the German team. The vast Olympic stadium was completed on time and held 100,000 spectators. 150 other new Olympic buildings were completed on time for the event. The
OLYMPIC TELEVISION ARCHIVE BUREAU
OTAB is a sporting film and television library, offering films and videos that chronicles the olympic games history. The new acquisitions, the archive, olympic programming, information about services, and FAQs.
http://www.otab.com/
BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: Olympic Games
Educational service aimed at schools and designed to promote knowledge of, and projects connected to, the forthcoming Winter olympic games in Salt Lake, 2002.
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/o/olympicgames.htm

Extractions: BUBL LINK / 5:15 Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus A-Z ... About A-Z Index Titles Descriptions 2002 Olympics Education Ancient Olympics Berlin Olympics 1936 International Olympic Committee ... United States Olympic Committee Page last updated: 17 March 2003 Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk 2002 Olympics Education Educational service aimed at schools and designed to promote knowledge of, and projects connected to, the forthcoming Winter Olympic games in Salt Lake, 2002. Information on Olympic and Paralympic sports are included, with data on the likes of training, history, and sports science. News features, venues, tickets, transport, and accommodation details, as well as events schedules, are also provided.
Olympic Pins Athens 2004
This site is dedicated to the 2004 Summer olympic games Lapel Pins
http://www.pinspluspins.com
Athens Olympics 2004. ABC Sport.
The battle for the 2012 olympic games will be a dramatic showdown between New York and four European heavyweights Paris, London, Madrid and Moscow.
http://abc.net.au/olympics/2004/default.htm

Extractions: Skip navigation Sunday, June 6, 2004 Australia's men's hockey team have secured a 4-1 win over Great Britain in the opening match of the tri-nation tournament in England. The 1984 Olympic triple jump champion, Al Joyner, has returned to competition in the hope of competing in the US Olympic trials. Saturday, June 5, The Olympic torch is making its way to Tokyo after completing a 60 kilometre journey across Melbourne. Forty-five rowers have been selected for Australia's Olympics team in Athens, equal to the largest ever representation. Greece has confounded critics of its Olympic preparations as the futuristic roof over the main Games stadium took shape with the delicate meeting of two giant arches to support the translucent blue structure. The Olympic flame has returned to the home of the 1956 Olympics, doing a lap of honour at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Olympia: Home Of The Original Olympic Games
instead. Zeus survived and later dispatched his father to the underworld and Zeus was top God and founder of the olympic games. The
http://www.greecetravel.com/olympia/

Extractions: That's a tough question. Those with a cynical attitude towards the Greeks and their laid-back attitudes about life believe that it is impossible and the Olympics in Athens will be a disaster if they even materialize. They point to the chaos of modern Athens and what they describe as Byzantine politics and an Olympic commitee whose main agenda seemed to be the drapes in their offices instead of construction that was falling dangerously behind schedule. Some point to Salt Lake City and the scandals there and say "If the religious state of Utah can be corrupted by the money that the winter Olympics can bring in, what about Greece, where large sums of EEC money for social and infrastructure improvements end up in Swiss bank accounts and polititians and officials first order of business is to make sure they are financially secure before they worry about the needs of their constituents." But I believe the Olympics can be pulled off because I think the country is changing. I think the Greek attitude towards corruption and incompetance is being altered by the scrutiny Greece is receiving because of incidents in the last couple years. The anti-NATO demonstrations, the Clinton Riots and the sinking of the ferry boat Samina have made many Greeks realize that a handfull of idiots are making the whole country look like jerks. Because of this the Greeks are determined to pull off these Olympics and prove to the world and themselves that they are not one step away from being Third World, but they are a serious partner of the larger countries who are forging the future. They completed the Metro (almost), and even if they did forget to put in air-conditioning they have proven that some things can get (almost)done in Greece.
Welcome To The International Centre For Olympic Studies
Established at The University of Western Ontario in 1989. It has as its primary mission the generation of academic scholarship focused specifically upon the sociocultural study of the Modern olympic games and the Olympic Movement.
http://www.uwo.ca/olympic/
Pin's Passion
Personal pins collection from french pin collector. More than 300 Albertville 1992 olympic games and 1800 from France '98 World Cup soccer. Pins for trade and searching lists
http://www.Pins-92France98.net
Athens 2004 Olympic Games
ATHENS 2004 olympic games. AQUATICS EVENTS HOME. IOC DOCUMENTS learn more learn more. ATHENS 2004 olympic games AUGUST 13 29, 2004 AQUATICS EVENTS. OLYMPIC VENUE,
http://www.fina.org/Athens2004.html

Extractions: ... MORE NEWS Beta 2 agonists Since Salt Lake City, it is mandatory for athletes wishing to use a beta 2 agonists at the time of the Olympic Games to provide a complete medical file to the Independent Panel appointed by the IOC Medical Commission. Athletes and physicians will find all the relevant information to complete the medical file.
MSN Encarta - Olympic Games (modern)
olympic games (modern). The olympic games are administered by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761562380/Olympic_Games_(modern).html

Extractions: MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Money Web Search: logoImg('http://sc.msn.com'); Encarta Subscriber Sign In Help Home ... Upgrade to Encarta Premium Search Encarta Tasks Find in this article Print Preview Send us feedback Related Items Ancient Olympic Games Olympic Games, by year (archives) more... Magazines Search the Encarta Magazine Center for magazine and news articles about this topic Further Reading Editors' Picks Olympic Games (modern) News Search MSNBC for news about Olympic Games (modern) Internet Search Search Encarta about Olympic Games (modern) Search MSN for Web sites about Olympic Games (modern) Also on Encarta Editor's picks: Good books about Iraq Compare top online degrees What's so funny? The history of humor Also on MSN Summer shopping: From grills to home decor D-Day remembered on Discovery Switch to MSN in 3 easy steps Our Partners Capella University: Online degrees LearnitToday: Computer courses CollegeBound Network: ReadySetGo Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions Encyclopedia Article from Encarta Advertisement document.write(''); Olympic Games (modern) Multimedia 42 items Article Outline Introduction International Olympic Committee Awarding the Games Athletes and Eligibility ... Recent Developments I Introduction Print Preview of Section Olympic Games (modern) , international sports competition, held every four years at a different site, in which athletes from different nations compete against each other in a variety of sports. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. Through 1992 they were held in the same year, but beginning in 1994 they were rescheduled so that they are held in alternate even-numbered years. For example, the Winter Olympics were held in 1994 and the Summer Olympics in 1996. The Winter Olympics were next held in 1998, and the Summer Olympics next occurred in 2000.
Boycott Beijing 2008
Argues that with its record on human rights at home and in Tibet, China should not host the olympic games in 2008. Calls for a boycott by countries and individuals.
http://uk.geocities.com/boycott2008/index.html
BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004
Athens preparations for the Games. BBC athletics commentator Paul Dickinson Win your big break Enter our competition to be a BBC reporter at the olympic games.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/default.stm
DICOLYMPIC - Dictionnaire Des Jeux Olympiques
Dictionary of the olympic games offers a reference to olympic games news and history from Olympia to Sydney 2000.
http://www.dicolympic.com/
A History Of The Olympics
According to legend, the ancient olympic games were founded by Heracles (the Roman Hercules), a son of Zeus. Next . Histories of the olympic games.
http://history1900s.about.com/library/weekly/aa081000a.htm

Extractions: zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About History 20th Century History Home ... Free, Email Newsletter zau(256,152,145,'gob','http://z.about.com/5/ad/go.htm?gs='+gs,''); Decade By Decade Great Events of the Century Horrible Disasters Quiz Yourself ... Help zau(256,138,125,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/0.htm','');w(xb+xb); Subscribe to the About 20th Century History newsletter. Search 20th Century History According to legend, the ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles (the Roman Hercules), a son of Zeus. Yet the first Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BCE (though it is generally believed that the Games had been going on for many years already). At this Olympic Games, a naked runner, Coroebus (a cook from Elis), won the sole event at the Olympics, the stade - a run of approximately 192 meters (210 yards). This made Coroebus the very first Olympic champion in history. The ancient Olympic Games grew and continued to be played every four years for nearly 1200 years. In 393 CE, the Roman emperor Theodosius I , a Christian, abolished the Games because of their pagan influences.
Winter Olympics, Nagano Japan 1998 - CBS Sportsline
Ancient History Date The first recorded Ancient olympic games were in 776BC. They lasted for approximately 1000 years. Place The Games were held
http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/nagano98/

Extractions: Picabo Street See you in Utah: The Olympic flag changes hands after a banner Nagano Games. (AP) Fireworks, bonfires and 50,000 lanterns light the Nagano night as a rousing ceremony brings an end to the weather-beaten but otherwise successful Winter Games. Next Stop: Salt Lake City in 2002. The Olympic flag arrives in Utah from the just-completed Games in Japan and organizers are ready to begin four years of hard work. David: NHL doesn't belong here Buck: Olympics winners and sinners Photos of the Games Quotes of note What will you remember most about these Winter Games? Speak up in Olympics Forum Top News
CEO UAB
Directory compiling information on the institutions and researchers carrying out research, activities or with a documentary collection on the olympic games.
http://olympicstudies.uab.es/
CNN.com - Controversial Olympic Games Draw To A Close - February 23, 2002
http://cnn.com/2002/US/02/23/oly.olympic.controversy/index.html

Extractions: CNNSI.com Olympics coverage Results Medal Tracker CNN/Money Olympics report SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (CNN) They were touted as the most secure Games in Olympics history, but they may well be remembered as one of the most contentious. First came the international uproar surrounding the pairs figure skating finals, when judges bypassed the Canadian team in favor of a Russian duo. More controversy ensued as Russia claimed it was being slighted and joined South Korea in threatening to walk out of the Games. The Russian Duma, the lower house of parliament, unanimously passed a resolution Friday instructing Russian athletes to boycott the Closing Ceremonies if its concerns weren't addressed. Russian President Vladimir Putin also expressed his displeasure with the Games but backed away from the threat of a pullout.

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