On August 13, 2004 the XXVIII Olympiad will begin in Athens, Greece, the 776 BCE birthplace of the original games and host of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. This year, nearly 10,500 athletes will compete in twenty-eight sports, vying for 903 meda
The Internet address (or URL) of the kids section of the official Athens 2004 site is so long, that the easiest way to get there is simply to click on Youth 2004 from this front page.
The five interlacing rings of blue, yellow, black, green, and red became the official Olympic logo in 1913.
Scholastic covers the 2004 Games in six sections.
The kids section of the official Sydney 2000 site is divided into four zones.
Written expressly for students, Scholastic covers the games with a focus on interacting with kids from around the world.
The five interlacing rings of blue, yellow, black, green, and red became the official Olympic logo in 1913.
If you're looking for one Olympic site that has it all, this would be it.
"Were the ancient games better than ours? More fair and square? More about sports and less about money? Are modern games more sexist? More political? Have we strayed from the ancient Olympic ideal? Read on and decide for yourself.
On September 15th, the XXVII Olympiad will begin in Sydney, Australia. Nearly 10,000 athletes from more than 200 countries will compete in thirty-five sports. On any given day up to 500,000 spectators, workers and participants will travel to Sydney Olympi
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