The Games of the XXIX Olympiad will be held in Beijing, China August 8 to August 24, 2008. According to Wikipedia, 10,500 athletes are expected to compete in 302 events and twenty-eight sports.
This special report is a central depository for all Olympic news, features and videos coming out of CNN.
"Celebrate the world's largest sporting event by creating Olympic-themed kids' crafts and participating in kid-friendly activities and games."
Kids News Network Sport is a video news channel (from the Dutch media company Free Voice) with reporting by youth from six countries: Indonesia, Burma, Afghanistan, Zambia, South Africa, Surinam and Peru.
This is it. The official, real deal website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic games.
Oympic Express is an interactive magazine for kids and teens, published by the International Olympic Committee.
As 2006 drew to a close, I took some time to review all the sites I recommended this year, and pick five favorites. Although TIME magazine highlighted the importance of user- contributed content in naming "You" Person of the Year, here in my corner of the
The official Nobel Prize site is not at all stuffy or pretentious, and really makes the work of the winners come alive.
SFSKids is on my list because of its friendly animated interface.
Silverstein's Official Site for Kids is a joy to play around in.
The Walt Whitman Archive is a pick because of the breadth of its resources.
The first Winter Olympic Games took place in Chamonix, France in 1924 with sixteen nations and five sports. This year in Torino (or Turin in English) Italy, February 10 to February 26, there will more than 2500 athletes from eighty-five countries competin