Only a few countries were represented by athletes at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens.

Info. on (1) the amount of Fed. funding and support provided to the 1984 and 1996 Summer Olympic Games (OG), and planned for the 2002 Winter OG, and the types of projects and activities that were funded and supported; and (2) the Fed. ...

Olympic achievements are highlighted at the back of the book, bringing to life the great rivalries and honoring those competitors who battled adversity to shine on the world's stage.

Every Olympics has a host city.

Only a few countries were represented by athletes at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens.

This book was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

This book brings to life, through more than 200 photographs and 20 removable artefacts, the glorious history of the summer Olympic Games"--Publisher's description.

... Olympic caliber conditions . The other multi - sport events to which we send athletes include the World Univer- sity and Pan American Games . Both of these events are utilized to provide the international experience necessary to compete ...

... summer Olympic games . The United States has not hosted the summer games since 1932 in Los Angeles , and there is a feeling worldwide that it is our turn . The United States Olympic Committee will select one city to be the American ...