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89Olympic Torch Relay - A History
The Olympic torch relay is a relatively new concept to the Olympic Games. It was begun at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
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85Olympic Games
More than 1,500 years after the ancient Greek Olympic Games came to an end, the Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin had a dream to bring the Games back to life. At a conference on international sport, held in...
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79Should Western Countries Boycott the Beijing Olympics?
In 1979 the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. There was a diplomatic cry among western nations, which the Soviet Union ignored. The cold war was on in earnest and neither side was willing to give way. Even worse for countries such as the United States and their allies the Olympic Games were due to be held in Moscow in 1980. If there wasn't a resolution of the crisis by then action would have to be taken.
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69Olympic Outrage - Observations From Beijing
Michael Phelps won. Again. Now, let's get on to some real news from the pool. Swimsuits. Commentators, the world over, seem to believe that the recent string of world record performances are due in part to...
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66Olympic Posters - snapshots through time
This hub is a gallery of Olympic posters, it shows the evolution of the Olympic Games from the first official poster for Stockholm in 1912 right up to the present.
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65History of Olympics
Whenever the word Olympics is heard, everyone recalls it as an international multi-sport event with athletes from all over the world gathering at a particular venue to compete with each other in order to make...
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59Chicago Olympic | 2016 Olympics | Chicago | Chicago's Olympics
Chicago Olympics On Monday (02.06.08), the Orland Park Village Board has passed a resolution stating that the Windy City would be the great host of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Chicago has been selected...
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59Free Hi-Def, On Demand Olympics 2008 with Extended coverage...what’s your favorite Obscure Olympic event?
It seems that Time Warner Cable in an effort to promote its Hi-def and RoadRunner services it has announced that expanded a few extra channels such HD Olympic Soccer and Basketball, plus all the Olympic...
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59Greg Louganis
Before the Chinese dominance in diving, there was Gregory “Greg” Efthimios Louganis, considered by sportswriters and fans as the greatest diver of all time. Back in the 1980s when almost everything was...
0 comments59Michael Phelps
He has 38 national titles as of 2007 (15 records currently stand), 32 world records (7 records currently stand), 14 World Championship gold medals, and 8 Pan Pacific Championships gold medals. He was named...
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