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Article: Web Portal Lycos Sets Eye on Global Gold with Deal to Build Olympics Sites.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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- September 6, 2000
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Sep. 6--Waltham-based Lycos Inc. hopes a global deal with the sponsors of the 2000 Summer Olympics will provide a major boost to the company's worldwide visibility.
Lycos said it will run more than 200 Internet community sites related to the Olympic Games, which will take place in Sydney this month. The company will operate 199 sites, one for each of the countries represented in the Games, as well as 35 sites devoted to particular sports, such as gymnastics and soccer.
"The Olympics are probably the most well-known sporting event in the world," said Lycos chief executive Bob Davis. Growing its foreign audience has long been a major priority for Lycos, ...