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August
2004 features
books and links about the
Summer Olympics |
Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games
The official site, features a schedule of the games, ticket information, venue locations,
rules of each event, and more! International
Olympic Committee
The official site, features information about each event, a history of
the modern and ancient Olympics, a searchable medal winners database,
the goals of the Olympics movement, and information and the locations
of future Olympics. 2004
US Olympic Team
The Official Site of the US Olympics teams. Includes athlete
biographies, a searchable by sport, date, and state athlete database,
a schedule of events, a site just for kids, and more! The
Ancient Olympics
"Members of the Perseus Project created this exhibit on the
ancient Olympics in 1996, as a tribute to the Centennial Olympic Games
held in Atlanta, Georgia. In this exhibit, you can compare ancient and
modern Olympic sports, tour the site of Olympia as it looks today,
learn about the context of the Games and the Olympic spirit, or read
about the Olympic athletes who were famous in ancient times.
The Perseus Digital Library Project is centered in the Classics
Department at Tufts University." The
Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
From the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Discusses the similarities and differences between the ancient games,
disputes myths about the ancient games, highlights interesting facts,
and includes a glossary. The Olympics: A Guide to Reference Sources
From the Library of Congress. Includes resources available at
the Library of Congress about the Olympics. Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel Olympic Coverage
Online news coverage of the 2004 Summer Games from the Wisconsin
newspaper. NBC
Olympics
News coverage of the 2004 Games from NBC.
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