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Reflections of Glory: A Look Back at the Summer Games (Britannica Spotlight)
Welcome to Britannica.com’s special feature devoted to Olympic Games past and present. For more than a century the Modern Olympics have provided a unique showcase for world-class athletes, national cultures, and, often, international politics. Reflections on Glory presents the stories of the victors and the vanquished, the legends and the lies. Explore the Games from 1896 Athens to 2000 Sydney

Best Moves: Olympic Sports Animated (Britannica Spotlight)
Clearing the high bar, running the pick-and-roll, or guiding a horse through a pirouette Britannica will show you how it is done. Meticulously labeled diagrams are supplemented by gorgeously rendered animations of your favorite Olympic sporting events.

Olympic Games (Enclypopedia Entries, Internet Guides, Video & Multimedia )
Learn all about the athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the late 19th century.

Olympic Medalist (Topic Search Database)
Presents an interview with Elena Votsi, internationally recognized jewelry designer and artist from the Greek island of Hydra, who was chosen to create the 2004 Olympic medal--the first redesign of the medal in seventy-six years. Votsi's participation in an international competition for the Olympic medal design; Background on Votsi's design; Selection process; Her reaction to being chosen; Significance of the Olympics to modern Greeks, especially Athenians; Connections with the ancient past; Archaeology and daily life.

The Olympic Games (Searchasaurus Primary Search Database)
World Almanac for Kids: Games and History of the Oplympic Games.

Image of Erectheum in Athens
Tourists visiting Greece invariably visit the Erectheum in Athens, which features the famous Porch of the Maidens, whose serenely-sculpted column figures stand as some of the finest surviving examples of Classical Greek statuary.

Summer Olympics (Special Reports)
Learn all about the 2004 Summer Olympics: events and competitions, training, athletes, images from the games, related Maps, websites and much more. To get to this speacial report sign onto NewsBank, then select

Social Studies Project: How can the essence of the Olympics be revitalized?
(TCR Connections Secondary) In this activity students will examine the politic aspects of the Olympic Games and how the Games might promote peace. They will then write an essay explaining how they think the Olympics could become more of an instrument of peace.

How have the Olympic Games Changed? (NewsBank KidsPage Activity)
Think about the Olympic games: When is the next Olympic games? What are some of the sports played at the Olympic games? Where were the first Olympic games played? Vocabulary: Olympia, Zeus, competition, athletes, torch