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Summer Games Highlights: 2008 Day-to-day news from Beijing
Distribution of Medals—2008 Summer Games From the United States to Venezuela
Other 2008 Summer Olympic Games Champions From archery to wrestling
History of the Olympic Torch, Flame, and Relay From symbolism of fire to criticisms and protests
Beijing Controversies Tibet, Darfur, pollution, and the general destruction of Beijing
Summer Games: Gold Medals A round-up of the major competitions
Olympics Timeline From ancient Greece to the present day
Modern Olympic Symbols Flames, doves, oaths, and more
Ancient Olympic Traditions The Olympics draws on traditions of war, religion, economy
Olympic Fun Facts Poland’s “Stella the Fella” and other amazing trivia
Paralympics Spirit in motion
The LZR Racer The world’s fastest swim suit
U.S. Olympic Training Facilities Where Olympians live and train
Olympic Athletes The sponsorship behind the athletes
The Olympics and Greece
The First Modern Olympics: Athens, 1896 Fourteen nations participated in the first modern Olympics
The Olympics of Ancient Greece The first ancient games are believed to have begun in 776 B.C.
Memorable Moments
Jesse Owens Track star Jesse Owens defiantly bucks Hitler
Louganis’s Headache The terrifying diving accident of Seoul’s 1988 games
The Man with the Golden Shoes Michael Johnson sets the pace in 1996
La Gazella: Wilma Rudolph African-American track star and three-time gold medallist
A Perfect 10 Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci achieves perfection in 1976
Abebe on the Appian Way Runner Abebe Bikila became the first black African to win gold
Read more memorable moments . . .
Fun Stuff
Quiz: Summer Olympics Trivia Greek shepherd Spiridon Louis . . .
Quiz: The Ancient Olympics The Olympics were held in honor of this Greek god . . .
Quiz: Ancient Greek Games (challenging) Women competed in these games, which may predate the Olympics . . .
Quiz: Olympic Mascots Hodori and Hosuni, the mascots of the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, were what type of animal?
Quiz: Olympic Cities Which country has won the most medals at the Olympic games—without ever hosting the games?
Quiz: Memorable Ceremonies Which of the following items was not given to event winners at the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896?
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