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Olympic games

1. Ancient Olympics
2. Berlin Olympics 1936
3. International Olympic Committee
4. International Paralympic Committee
5. Olympic Almanac
6. Olympics Through Time
7. Special Olympics
8. United States Olympic Committee

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Ancient Olympics

Exhibit on the ancient Olympics using text and images. It offers a cultural and historical overview of the ancient games including detailed information of the diverse sports played. Stories of some famous ancient athletes are available.
     Author: Tufts University
     Subjects: ancient history, greece, olympic games
     DeweyClass: 796.48
     Resource type: documents, images

Berlin Olympics 1936

Online exhibition depicting the political and social background of the 1936 Olympic games. Describes the Nazi Party's attempts to exploit the event, and sport in general, for political gain. Uses the RealAudio Player.
     Author: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
     Subjects: olympic games, racism
     DeweyClass: 796.48
     Resource type: documents, images, sounds

International Olympic Committee

Details of summer and winter Olympic Games scheduled to take place in Athens (2004), Torino (2006), and Beijing (2008), as well as highlights and photographs for all past games since 1896. Profiles of individual Olympic athletes are presented in alphabetical order.
     Author: International Olympic Committee
     Subjects: athletics, olympic games, winter sports
     DeweyClass: 796.48
     Resource type: documents

International Paralympic Committee

Brief explanations of paralympic sports, access to the IPC handbook, related sports science and medicine issues and procedures.
     Author: International Paralympic Committee
     Subjects: disability, olympic games
     DeweyClass: 796.48
     Resource type: documents

Olympic Almanac

Information on the summer and winter Olympic Games. Includes winter medalists, summer medalists, games of the Olympiad, logos, mascots and olympic firsts.
     Author: Monaco, Michael S.
     Subjects: athletics, olympic games
     DeweyClass: 796.48
     Resource type: reference documents

Olympics Through Time

A history of the Olympic movement divided into sections including prehistory, antiquity and the modern revival.
     Author: Foundation of the Hellenic World
     Subjects: athletics, olympic games
     DeweyClass: 796.48
     Resource type: documents, images

Special Olympics

Describes a sports program founded in 1968 enabling mentally retarded athletes to compete against each other. Participants' profiles are given, together with information about past and forthcoming events. Details of how to get involved as an athlete, coach, or volunteer are also supplied, as is the opportunity to make a donation to the organisation.
     Author: Special Olympics
     Subjects: olympic games
     DeweyClass: 796.48
     Resource type: documents

United States Olympic Committee

News items, a diary, and sponsor details of the US Olympic Committee. Includes transcripts from press briefings, a list of policy changes adopted by the USOC, and full text of the Mitchell report criticising the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for lacking 'accountability and openness'.
     Author: United States Olympic Committee
     Subjects: olympic games
     DeweyClass: 796.48
     Resource type: institution