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The Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 8-24
Special Features
- History of the Olympic Torch, Flame, and Relay New!
- From symbolism of fire to criticisms and protests
- Beijing Controversies
- Tibet, Darfur, pollution, and the general destruction of Beijing
- Summer Games: Gold Medals
- A round-up of the major competitions
- Olympics Highlights
- Day-to-day news from Athens
- Olympics Timeline
- From ancient Greece to the present day
- Modern Olympic Symbols
- Flames, doves, oaths, and more
- Ancient Olympic Traditions
- The Olympics draws on traditions of war, religion, economy
- Olympic Fun Facts
- Poland's "Stella the Fella" and other amazing trivia
- Paralympics
- Spirit in motion
The Olympics and Greece
- The First Modern Olympics: Athens, 1896
- Fourteen nations participated in the first modern Olympics
- The Olympics of Ancient Greece
- The first ancient games are believed to have begun in 776 B.C.
Sports Overviews
Track and Field · Swimming · Gymnastics · More
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Memorable Moments
- Jesse Owens
- Track star Jesse Owens defiantly bucks Hitler
- Louganis's Headache
- The terrifying diving accident of Seoul's 1988 games
- The Man with the Golden Shoes
- Michael Johnson sets the pace in 1996
- La Gazella: Wilma Rudolph
- African-American track star and three-time gold medallist
- A Perfect 10
- Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci achieves perfection in 1976
- Abebe on the Appian Way
- Runner Abebe Bikila became the first black African to win gold
Read more memorable moments . . .
Fun Stuff
- Quiz: Summer Olympics Trivia
- Greek shepherd Spiridon Louis . . .
- Quiz: The Ancient Olympics
- The Olympics were held in honor of this Greek god . . .
- Quiz: Ancient Greek Games (challenging)
- Women competed in these games, which may predate the Olympics . . .
- Quiz: Olympic Mascots
- Hodori and Hosuni, the mascots of the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, were what type of animal?
- Quiz: Olympic Cities
- Which country has won the most medals at the Olympic games—without ever hosting the games?
- Quiz: Memorable Ceremonies
- Which of the following items was not given to event winners at the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896?
- Crossword: Olympic Legends
- 18 Down: Swimmer Biondi at the Olympic in the 1988 Seoul Games
- Crossword: Olympic Sites
- 13 Across: The Olympics of 1948 were held in this country
- Crossword: Olympic Sports
- 9 Down: Paddlers race them at the Olympics
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