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Olympic Games - MSN Encarta (1727 words) |
 | Because the 1980 Games in Moscow and the 1984 Games in Los Angeles were affected by large boycotts, the team from the host nation was able to claim an unprecedented triumph in both cases. |
| At the 1988 Games in Seoul, South Korea, Lewis repeated his victory in the long jump and was awarded a belated gold in the 100-meter race after the apparent victor, Canadian Ben Johnson, was disqualified for having taken banned drugs. |
| One of the highlights of the Games was the performance of U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, who tied a record (set in 1980 by USSR gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin) with eight medals in one Olympics (six gold and two bronze). |
| CANOE -- SLAM! 2004 Games (1351 words) |
| The Olympic symbol--five interlocked rings--represents the union of the five original major continents (Africa, America, Asia, Australia and Europe) and the meeting of the athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games. |
| The official ending of the Olympic Games is marked by the extinguishing of the Olympic Flame to the strains of the Olympic Hymn. |
| The Olympic Oath is a symbolic gesture of sportsmanship that began at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium. |
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