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Olympics History - Olympics 2004 News Story - WISC Madison (2041 words) |
 | The Olympics were abolished in 393 A.D. in the midst of the fall of Ancient Greece. |
 | In an Olympics where Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Turkey were not invited because of their roles in the war, the Olympics featured over 2,600 athletes from 29 nations. |
 | The Olympics were suspended for 34 hours and a memorial service was held in the main stadium for the fallen athletes. |
| 1980 winter olympics - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com (233 words) |
 | The XIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. |
 | Although they didn't get any medals, the People's Republic of China returned to the Olympics Games after the IOC agreed to designate the ROC "Chinese Taipei". |
 | Their defeat of the Soviet team in the medal round became known as the "Miracle on Ice" in the US press. |