Commentary: Greece will attempt to uphold ancient Olympic legacy as Games...

NPR Morning Edition;  August 9, 2004 ;     477 words ......attempt to uphold ancient Olympic legacy as Games begin there this week...He remembers the ancient Olympic legacy that his homeland...bind modern Greeks to ancient Greece everywhere...school and how the Games had been revived in...

Facts and Figures of Athens Olympic Games

Xinhua News Agency;  August 8, 2004 ;     400 words ......Figures of Athens Olympic Games ATHENS, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The 28th Summer Olympic Games will be held in Athens...was the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games with the first recorded...of Athens. The Olympics Games mascot was first introduced...grams and is 68cm long. The ...

Commentary: Quiz on ancient Olympic Games

NPR Morning Edition;  February 6, 2002 ;     585 words ...00-00-0000 Commentary: Quiz on ancient Olympic Games Host: BOB EDWARDS Time: 11:00 AM-...held in Athens in 1896, but the Games are based on an event that reaches...twice and Squaw Valley, these 2002 Games are the fourth Winter Olympics...

Profile: Ancient Olympic Games

NPR Morning Edition;  August 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ......NPR) 08-13-2004 Profile: Ancient Olympic Games Host: RENEE MONTAGNE Time...people have embraced the Games as their birthright and...declared in 776 BC and the Games were held in honor of the...who inspired the Olympic Games. They come to visit the...religious underpinning of the ...

Olympic museum closes for renovation ahead of 2004 Games

AP Worldstream;  November 25, 2002 ;     80 words ......museum at the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games closed its doors to the public...renovation work ahead of the 2004 Games, the culture ministry said. The...April 2004, four months before the games. Many Greek archaeological sites...

Success threatens Olympic Games

USA Today;  April 1, 2000 ;     310 words ...The Olympic Games are in danger because...ancient Olympics. The ancient Olympic Games existed for 1,200 to 1...with the modern Olympic Games." Henson, who has more...necessary to stage the Games. `The way the Olympics...

Games offer a glimpse of the modern world.

East Valley Tribune (Mesa, Ariz.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  February 24, 2002 ;     352 words ......single tune. So what were these Games? These were the Games that, in the lingering shadow cast by September 11...materialized, perhaps the best news of all. These were the Games of the Mormons and Salt Lake City, where the lines...it is impossible to separate them. These were the Games of ...

National pride still stirs at Games.(World)(Olympics 2000)

The Christian Science Monitor;  September 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ......comfortable with what they haven't become. The modern Olympic Games, he says, have infrequently been about just athletes...competition. And that is either the joy or the curse of the Games. They are imbedded in a tangle of fascinating and maddening...commercialism, and athletes were intimately related in the ...

The games of 676 BC: a visit to the centenary of the ancient Olympic...

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance;  May 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......events? Where were the contests held? How long did the Games last? Who were the athletes? What were the prizes...review and examine the 100th anniversary of the ancient Games. In reviewing the nature and events of the Games of 676 BC, one should be aware that factual evidence about the Olympic ...

GAMES ARE AS FLAWED TODAY AS THEY WERE IN ANCIENT GREECE

The Boston Globe;  August 3, 2004 ;     700+ words ......as the Romans succeeded the Greeks, Mount Lykaion's games on a hilltop 17 miles away lasted just three centuries...Romano said. Most modern knowledge of the ancient games comes from an ancient travelogue by a Roman named...as human sacrifices at Mount Lykaion. The Lykaion games included ...

Greek Americans get into the Games at their birthplace

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  August 16, 2004 ;     451 words ......Olympians do the same. "We all feel very proud that the Games are taking place this year back in Athens," Sakellaras...year marks only the second time that the modern Olympic Games have been held in Greece. The first was in 1896. The...many Greek- Americans on the South Shore tuning into the Games on ...

Games of chance

Chicago Sun-Times (IL);  December 21, 2008 ;     553 words ......postseason is by winning their last two games and having the Vikings lose their last...four teams ahead of them. Here are the games that could buoy the Bears' chances. Every...out and have Denver lose their last two games. Once regarded as the most talented team...

Ancient Greek Athletics.(The Ancient Olympic Games)(Book Review)

History Today;  September 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......ISBN 0 300 10083 3 The Ancient Olympic Games Judith Swaddling British...security at the Athens Games. Afterwards a Greek satirical...security of the Olympic Games. Now where did I put that...experience the upcoming Olympic Games with a good grasp of the...implications of the funeral ...

At the full moon in September, the traditional time for ancient Olympic...

Magnum Photos;  January 1, 1951 ;     273 words ......full moon in September, the traditional time for ancient Olympic games, a panegyreis (county fair) takes place. The biggest...full moon in September, the traditional time for ancient Olympic games, a panegyreis (county fair) takes place. The biggest...

STATE OLYMPIC BODY BRACING UP FOR NATIONAL GAMES

The Hindustan Times;  January 5, 2009 ;     473 words ......contingent for the 34th edition of the National Games which will be organized by the Jharkhand...February 15 to 28. This time the events of the Games will be conducted at Ranchi, Dhanbad and...capital Ranchi will be the main center of the Games, which will host 24 events while Dhanbad...