Olympics
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Which Winter Games were held on imported snow? Which golfer walked to the medal ceremony on his hands? Will BMX biking ever be an Olympic sport? Find the answers to these questions and more as you read about the Games as we know them today, including the Paralympics and the difficult process of choosing host cities.
Describes the origins, sports, other events, and end of the ancient Olympic games.
Which canoeist has won medals in six different Olympic Games? Which American swam off with eight gold medals in 2004? Which high-jumper flopped at the 1968 Olympic Games? Find the answers to these questions and more as you read about some of the most outstanding athletic achievements in history.
Who was the star of the Berlin Olympics in 1936? Why were there no American athletes at Moscow in 1980? Which athlete lost her gold medal after testing positive for drugs in 2004? Find the answers to these questions and more as you read about the problems the modern Games have faced, from political interference to illegal drugs.
Tells the story of the Olympics from the earliest times to the present day. Packed with facts, figures and stories to give a full introduction to the world's greatest sporting event. Includes discussion of the issues that have surrounded the Games in recent times, from terrorism to drugs scandals.
Get in training for the Beijing Olympics with this fully updated series that tells the story of the Olympics from the earliest times to the present day. Each title looks at a different aspect of the Olympics and their great feats and scandals, to give readers a full introduction to the world's greatest sporting event. Each book: is packed with facts, figures and stories from the earliest Olympics to the present day; and includes discussion of the issues that have surrounded the Games in recent times, from terrorism to drugs scandals.
Get in training for the Beijing Olympics with this fully updated series that tells the story of the Olympics from the earliest times to the present day. Each title looks at a different aspect of the Olympics and their great feats and scandals, to give readers a full introduction to the world's greatest sporting event. Each book: is packed with facts, figures and stories from the earliest Olympics to the present day; and includes discussion of the issues that have surrounded the Games in recent times, from terrorism to drugs scandals.
Get in training for the Beijing Olympics with this fully updated series that tells the story of the Olympics from the earliest times to the present day. Each title looks at a different aspect of the Olympics and their great feats and scandals, to give readers a full introduction to the world's greatest sporting event. Each book: is packed with facts, figures and stories from the earliest Olympics to the present day; and includes discussion of the issues that have surrounded the Games in recent times, from terrorism to drugs scandals.
Get in training for the Beijing Olympics with this fully updated series that tells the story of the Olympics from the earliest times to the present day. Each title looks at a different aspect of the Olympics and their great feats and scandals, to give readers a full introduction to the world's greatest sporting event. Each book: is packed with facts, figures and stories from the earliest Olympics to the present day; and includes discussion of the issues that have surrounded the Games in recent times, from terrorism to drugs scandals.
Get in training for the Beijing Olympics with this fully updated series that tells the story of the Olympics from the earliest times to the present day. Each title looks at a different aspect of the Olympics and their great feats and scandals, to give readers a full introduction to the world's greatest sporting event. Each book: is packed with facts, figures and stories from the earliest Olympics to the present day; and includes discussion of the issues that have surrounded the Games in recent times, from terrorism to drugs scandals.
Presenting great moments from the history of the Olympics, this book also combines up-to-date information about the Sydney Games 2000. It is one of a series providing a look at the Games, their organization, politics, people and records from their conception to 2000.