summer olympics

The beginning of that change came just after the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Brin said in an interview.

The Uzbeks have won a total of three gold, three silver and five bronze medals from three Summer Olympics in which it had competed.

His actions led the chief of the British Olympic Association to warn that it would take "just one idiot" to ruin the Summer Olympics.

In 2000 Summer Olympics, Thorpe had won three gold and two silver medals, made him the most successful athlete of that Olympic Games.

(SOUND) The ceremony marked the beginning of a long trip through Greece and Britain, which holds the Summer Olympics this year.

The last three Winter Olympics have been moved from the same year as the Summer Olympics to the middle of each 4 year Olympiad period.

But Beijing could be engaging in these talks merely to defuse tension over Tibet in the run-up to the summer Olympics.

There was a large scale violent crackdown in 2008 when protest against China broke out in Kathmandu before the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Britain, which will host the Summer Olympics in London in 2012, won only one medal, a gold by Amy Williams in women's skeleton.

They grew up in affluence in Greenwich, Conn. , were varsity rowers at Harvard and competed in the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008.

The threats come just more than a week before the opening of the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta was the nation's first participation of the Olympic games. It has yet to win an Olympic medal.

Greco-Roman wrestler Kwon-Ho Sim is the only Korean (South Korea) man to win two gold medals in the Summer Olympics.

Work proceeds on the National Stadium, where ceremonies and events will take place in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

A few years ago, construction for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London unearthed a gift from the Nazis: a 2, 000-pound unexploded bomb.

With Beijing hosting the Summer Olympics in just seven months, there's much talk about cleaning up the air pollution.

Since then, it had participated in all the Summer Olympics.

The stadium will host the main track and field competitions for the 2008 Summer Olympics , as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.

This rifle is said to have been developed in response to the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

The two-year-old pandas will be here for months, part of a special exhibition at Beijing Zoo for the Summer Olympics.

It was the 24th time the country had participated in the Summer Olympics. Austria only missed out the 1920 Olympics.

The 1996 Summer Olympics was the nation's first participation of the Olympic games independently, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

The lines were originally supposed to open by the 2008 Summer Olympics, but have been hobbled by myriad problems.

During the 2000 Summer Olympics, Australian swimmer Samantha Riley stood at the top of the Opera House waving the Olympic Torch.

By this time it was August 2008, however, and China was in the midst of putting on a good show, hosting the Beijing Summer Olympics.

It is the latest in a long list of preparations that the city is making as it gets ready for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

The 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was the seventh time that the nation had competed separately from South Korea.

The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta was the first time that the nation had competed separately from the other republics of the Soviet Union.

For a few weeks every four years, the world focuses on the Summer Olympics.

The 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was the twenty-second time that the nation had competed in Olympiad.

During the campaign for Paris to host the 1992 Summer Olympics Asterix appeared in many posters over the Eiffel Tower.

The winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Olympics .

It did not win any medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

But it wasn't until the summer Olympics in 1992 did Barcelona became the modern, vibrant city that it still is today.

President Bush also defended his decision to attend the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Beijing is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. It will also host 2008 Summer Olympics.

In the just-completed summer Olympics, America's status as the globe's athletic hegemon was clearly under attack.

The 2004 Summer Olympics was the seventh time that the nation had competed in the Olympiad.

He spoke on the final day of his stay at the Beijing Summer Olympics.

Born in California, her highest achievement was the gold medal on the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Fireworks explode above the stadium roof during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on Aug.

Coloccini won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship with Argentina, as well as a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

The 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was the sixth time that the nation had competed.

The 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was the tenth time that the nation had competed.

Apart from the Second World War period the Winter Olympics were held every four years, a few months before the summer Olympics.

In its first appearance at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Belarus won one gold, six silver and eight bronze medals.

Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics.

The 1992 Barcelona Olympics is Macedonia's first participation of the Summer Olympics, separately from the Yugoslavia team.

When competing alone as Russia in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the Russians have not finished out the top three places.

Only the Summer Olympics feature running, swimming, sailing and all team events.

Yeah. What's the difference between the Winter Olympics and the Summer Olympics?

1908 - The 1908 Summer Olympics open in London.

Our team faced off against the U. S. Dream team in the 2000 summer Olympics.

official site of the 2000 summer olympics , tournament scores and results from games in sydney , australia.

In the 2000 Summer Olympics, he won a Gold medal as a member of the USA men's national basketball team.

The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, was Bhutan's first participation of the Summer Olympics.

But city leaders are also struggling to combat crime as they prepare to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Tokyo has hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics, Tokyo has yet to present a formal application submitted to the IOC, but are in the pipeline.

Bejing is hosting the 2008 summer Olympics . On Thursday , the games' organizing committee announced the torch route .

The most telling study involving athletes used footage from medal ceremonies at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

During the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, a sailboat race was almost canceled because of an outbreak.

In total, Luxembourg has collected two gold and one silver medals from the Summer Olympics.

Watching the summer Olympics last year, I saw a top runner cut off and held back from making his way to victory.

The 2004 Athens Olympics was Denmark's twenty-fourth participation of the Summer Olympics.

Drummers perform during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing.

The 2004 Summer Olympics was San Marino's twelfth participation of the Summer Olympics.

Croatia first participated in the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics after the dissolution of Yugoslavia.

In addition, the director's opening ceremony for the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing was also breathtaking.

Beijing this year won the right to host the 2008 summer Olympics.

Gao competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Huang Sui.

China: We still remember. . . you cheated with underage girls in the 2008 Summer Olympics in gymnastics.

Do you know when the first Summer Olympics were held?

He will travel to South Korea, Thailand and China for the start of the Summer Olympics.

It wasn't until the Summer Olympics of 1992 did Barcelona become the modern, vibrant city.

Mary Lou: Oh, this is so exciting! I love the summer Olympics. Track and field, gymnastics, swimming - I can't wait!

Both Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics are held every four years.

The Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics logo has a single Chinese character on a traditional red Chinese seal.

The 2004 Athens Olympics was Portugal's nineteenth participation in the Summer Olympics.

Up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, how many summer Olympics were there?

Of course. Without the great development of China, it is impossible for Beijing to win 2008 Summer Olympics.

In your opinion, the reason of Beijing winning 2008 Summer Olympics is that the power of the country is becoming stronger.

The 1992 Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona and the Winter Olympics were held in Albertville.

In 2008, Nagy, a gymnastics fan, was watching the Beijing Summer Olympics on television and noticed a lot of hugging going on.

The 2004 Summer Olympics were the first for the island nation of Kiribati.

It will supply notebook and desktop computers and monitors to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

China may be the world's most populous country , and it won the most gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Still young, Liu has improved steadily, and won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 110 meters hurdles event.

4 cities are vying to host the 2016 Summer Olympics: Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro. The competition is fierce.

The Winter and Summer Olympics are held on a .

After the summer Olympics, interest in China is still growing rapidly.

Prior to 1996 Slovak athletes competed in 16 Summer Olympics games as part of Czechoslovakia.

Synchronized diving was first included in the Summer Olympics of 2000.

A large audience was attracted to the 2004 Summer Olympics and watched the games.

What will the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics bring to us?

Do you know the news about the success of Beijing winning 2008 Summer Olympics.

This summer, China will host the summer Olympics for the first time.

Women's freestyle wrestling was added in the Summer Olympics of 2004.

The 1996 Summer Olympics will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, the home of Coca-Cola.

Beijing will be the venue for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

According to NPR, the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics cost about $100 million.

The 2008 Summer Olympics marked Beijing's breakout moment on the world stage.

Austria sent 101 athletes to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

What the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will bring to us?

the 1964 summer olympics open in tokyo , japan.

China's big year as host of the summer Olympics didn't go quite according to plan.

For Asian hosts, the Summer Olympics signal their place on the world's economic stage: Japan in 1964, South Korea in 1988 and China in 2008.

The Summer Olympics open August 8 in Beijing.

Note 1. Figure skating events were also held at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics.

1900 - The 1900 Summer Olympics open in Paris.

So this morning I was anxious to find a spot to watch the grand opening ceremony of Beijing Summer Olympics.

Michael Phelps conquers China, taking a record 8 gold medals at the Summer Olympics.

1908 Summer Olympics open in London

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Rio de Janeiro hopes to become the first city in South America to host the Summer Olympics