SPORTS AND GAMES

Ancient Olympic Games
http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicintro.html
Gain some historical perspective on the upcoming, hyperbolically commercialized Olympic Games, courtesy of The Real Story, which invites you to find out whether ancient Greek athletes actually trained and competed for no other reason than the love of physical exercise and fair competition. Courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
(Last checked 11/01/00)

NBC Olympics Page
http://www.olympics.nbc.com/
With the Olympics just around the corner, fans should check out NBC's extensive site devoted to the Summer Games. Visitors can get the latest developments in the "News" area, search for pages devoted to their favorite Olympic event in "Sports," and read athletic profiles and accounts of historical moments in "Athletes." The "NBC & Event Programming" page provides comprehensive information on NBC Olympic broadcasts and scheduling, and there's a link to a "Pre-Olympic Broadcast Schedule" for those who can't wait for the Games to begin. Visitors can also follow the progress of the Olympic torch in the "Torch Relay" area, check out items for sale in the United States Olympic Committee (U.S.O.C.) online store, participate in interactive polls, and much more.
(Last checked 04/25/00)

Northern Lights Olympic Links
http://special.northernlight.com/olympics/
A respected search engine jumps on the Olympics bandwagon: Northern Light displays a user-friendly collection of links ranging from the history of the games to ceremonies to the events themselves. Source: USA Today Hot Site, Sept. 20, 2000
(Last checked 10/31/00)

Olympic Information Center
http://www.aafla.com/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicInformationCenter.htm
Welcome to the AAF's Olympic Information Center, an online library of information on the Olympic Games. Here you'll find An Olympic Primer, a guide to understanding the Olympic Movement; Learn & Play Olympic Sports Curriculum Guide, a resource for elementary school teachers; Early Winter - an exhibit of images from the early Olympic Winter Games; the complete Official Reports of several Olympic Games including the 1932 and 1984 Los Angeles Games; and profiles of Future Olympic Games; and fun interactive games (for Windows95, NT and Mac) designed to teach kids of all ages about the Olympic Games.
(Last checked 08/25/00)

Sydney 2000
http://www.olympics.com/eng/
Official web page of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
(Last checked 08/28/00)

USA Olympic Committee
http://www.usoc.org/
Also listed under Olympics.
(Last checked 08/25/00)

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