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- The Ancient Olympics - Includes a comparison of ancient and modern Olympics, essays about the history of the Olympics, and stories of ancient Olympic athletes.
- Australian Olympic Committee and Network 7 - Hourly updates on all Olympic events, athletes and results. Site medal tally; olympic athlete chat and online trivia sections. Featured articles on the results and competition. Plus email alert and profiles for site members.
- Syndey Olympics and Gymnastics - Follow the gymnasts along the Olympic journey to Sydney. We cover all Gymnastic prelims and finals.
- The Ancient Olympics - Includes a comparison of ancient and modern Olympics, essays about the history of the Olympics, and stories of ancient Olympic athletes.
- New Zealand Olympic Committee - Includes history, news, and a list of Olympic sports with contact details.
- 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 socio-cultural study of the Modern Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement.
- Girls Talk Sports - Olympics - Follow the athletes on their way to Sydney 2000. Girlstalksports covers the teams, individuals and Sydney Olympics scene.
- Olympic Museum - Take a tour and see pictures of past Olympics, hear about the Olympic symbols, learn about the ceremonies, and see the Celebrate Humanity gallery.
- Olympic History from Buffalo and Western New York - Highlights of olympic history with stories about Olympic medal winners and their accomplishments.
- Australian Olympic Committee: Torino 2006 - Hourly updates on all Olympic events, athletes and results. Site medal tally; olympic athlete chat and online trivia sections. Featured articles on the results and competition. Plus email alert and profiles for site members.
Wikipedia Articles
- 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony - The Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics (Torino 2006) was held on February 10, 2006 beginning at 20:00 CET (19:00 UTC) at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin, Italy. The opening ceremony was the last one to be held outdoors for a Winter Olympics until the 2014 Winter Olympics as the opening ceremony for the 2010 Winter Olympics will be held indoors.
- Magnus Konow - Magnus Andreas Thulstrup Clasen Konow (born September 1, 1887 - died August 25, 1972) was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
- Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Sweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. Despite the lack of success in recent Olympics, Sweden is seventh on the all-time ranking of gold medals in the Olympics, with 39 golds, and the Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport have cited Swedish athletes and teams as among the favorites in twelve ...
- Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport. Although single exhibition games had been played in conjunction with five previous Olympics, it was the first time that the sport was officially included in the program, and also the first time that the sport was played in Olympics held in the United States.
- Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres - The men's 200 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which has appeared at every edition of the Summer Olympics since the 1900 Summer Olympics.