My, how the Olympics have changed since 1896.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
ATHENS, Greece, April 6, 1896: More than 50,000 enthusiastic spectators...have changed. For 100 years, the Olympics have endured two world wars and...venues by chauffeurs. The Atlanta Olympics (motto: Always Coca-Cola) isn't...Pierre de Coubertin had in mind in 1896, when he revived the ancient ...
July 18, 1996; Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
Panathinaiko Stadium, which was the central point of the 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece, will be the venue for archery competition and the completion of the marathon at this year's Games.
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August 1, 2004; KRT Photos
ATHENS, GREECE -- Panathinaiko Stadium, which hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896, hosts the archery competition of the 2004 Olympic Games on Tuesday, August 17, 2004.
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August 17, 2004; KRT Photos
ATHENS, GREECE -- Fans wait at Panathainkio stadium for the finish of the marathon at the 2004 Olympic Games on Sunday, August 22, 2004. The historic stadium hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896.
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August 22, 2004; KRT Photos
Looking back: the oddball Olympics. (curious individual and team events have been a part of the summer games)
Imagine a Summer Olympics that offers...the modern Olympics in 1896 in Athens...calendar of the Summer Games a one...different Summer Olympics before being...sport from the Summer Games. Tennis...sport and the Olympics will jointly...
July 1, 1988; Saturday Evening Post
GAME OVER For two weeks this summer, the world will be focused on Athens's state-of-the-art stadium - just as it was in 1896. But what, wonders Peter Stanford, happens to these architectural medal winners - and also-rans - when the crowds have gone?
...weeks, it wouldn't be the Olympics. Because of a lack of...modern era in Athens in 1896 were in doubt right up...Arena hosted the first Olympics of modern times. It got...including the 1948 London Olympics and the 1966 World Cup...
July 11, 2004; The Independent on Sunday
Oly: Australia at the Summer Olympics
...Australia) 08-06-2007 Oly: Australia at the Summer Olympics AUSTRALIA AT THE SUMMER OLYMPICS 1896-2004 YEAR/CITY NATIONS TEAM SIZE GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL 1896 Athens 14 1 2 - 1 3 1900 Paris 22 3 3 - 4...
August 6, 2007; AAP Sports News (Australia)
Past is present in modern Athens; Searching for the Olympics' heart and soul leads to a walk that crosses paths several times with historic Games.(NEWS)(2004 ATHENS SUMMER OLYMPICS)
...search of the Athens Olympics -- A daylong hunt for...of the 2004 Athens Olympics began exactly where the Games did in 1896, and with an arrow...of the second modern Olympics in Greece uncovered...on home.' The Athens Summer Games are barely three...the center of these Olympics, or ...
August 16, 2004; Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
ATHENS WINS BID TO HOST 2004 SUMMER OLYMPICS
...was awarded the 2004 Summer Olympics today, bringing the...held the first modern Olympics in 1896 but lost out to Atlanta...staging the first modern Olympics. "This is a new bid...of the bid. Athens (1896), Rome (1960) and Stockholm...after 10 years and four Olympics away from ...
September 5, 1997; The Columbian
'Flame of Hope' for 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games Lit in Athens, Greece, Launching First Global Torch Run
...including our staff. Just as Special Olympics athletes triumph over all obstacles...vision of hope with the Special Olympics athletes." The 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai will host almost...Enforcement Torch Run is Special Olympics' largest grass-roots ...
June 29, 2007; U.S. Newswire
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