81. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS events. There are also past olympic sports and sports recognised bythe olympic Movement. Learn more, olympic sports OF THE PAST, Tug http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/index_uk.asp

SPORTS ATHLETES OLYMPIC GAMES PASSION ... ORGANISATION S PORTS The current Olympic Games programme includes 35 sports and nearly 400 events. There are also past Olympic sports and sports recognised by the Olympic Movement. SPORTS ON THE OLYMPIC PROGRAMME Click below to discover the sports and disciplines on the programme of the next Olympic Games. UseFlash = 0; Summer sports: Winter sports: Aquatics Archery Athletics Badminton ... Skiing RECOGNISED SPORTS Climbing, bridge, golf, roller skating and surfing are sports that are recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The International Sports Federations (IFs) that administer these sports must ensure that their statutes, practice and activities conform with the Olympic Charter. Learn more OLYMPIC SPORTS OF THE PAST Tug of war, rugby, polo, lacrosse, and golf were once on the Olympic programme. Have a closer look at these sports and discover others that have become a part of Olympic history. Learn more WINTER SPORTS Discover the technique of all Olympic disciplines with flash animations.

82. Medal Sports Olympic Debut sports Index. the official Sydney 2000 olympic Games site. http://www.sjc.uq.edu.au/projects/olympics/History/history5.html

Drugs Controversy Terrorism Media ... Olympic Symbols Olympic Sports Olympics Women in the Olympics Australian ... Medal Tally Medal Sports Olympic Debut Archery Athletics Jumping Running Shot-Put Discus Javelin Hammer Throw Badminton Baseball Basketball Boxing Canoe/Kayak Sprint Slalom Cycling Mountain Bike Road Track Diving Equestrian Dressage Jumping 3-Day Fencing Football Gymnastics Artistic Rhythmic Trampoline Handball 1936-WWII; Hockey Judo Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Softball Table Tennis Tae Kwon Do Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Beach Indoor Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling Sports Sports Index Archery Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Boxing Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Football Gymnastics Handball Hockey Judo Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Softball Table Tennis Tae Kwon Do Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling More Information For a full sporting history visit the official Sydney 2000 Olympic Games site

83. 2008 Chopping Block We still want to keep the numbers at around 10,500 athletes, 28 sports and 300 events. Modernpentathlon, an olympic sport since 1912, has long been on the http://www.olympic-usa.org/CFDOCS/borg/newsTemplate.cfm?spID=75&newsID=1047

84. The Ideal: Faster Growth, Higher Ratings And Stronger Celebrity Appeal - Smh.com sports at risk of being eliminated from olympic program Baseball, softball, modernpentathlon, slalom canoeing, lightweight rowing, keel classes in sailing http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/09/05/1031115913135.html

Home Sport national world ... place an ad extra personal finance travel education subscribe home delivery eNewsletter archives today's edition: am past 10 days site guide The ideal: Faster growth, Higher ratings and Stronger celebrity appeal By Jacquelin Magnay September 6 2002 THERE'S NO GOLD IN THEM THRILLS Sports at risk of being eliminated from Olympic program: Baseball, softball, modern pentathlon, slalom canoeing, lightweight rowing, keel classes in sailing, Greco-Roman wrestling, race walking, some shooting events, three-day equestrian, synchronised-swimming team competition, mixed doubles badminton. Non-Olympic sports rejected for inclusion: Roller sport, polo, surfing, bridge, chess, air sports, billiards, boules, dance sport, bowling, racquetball, water skiing, squash, underwater sports. Millions of dollars of sponsorship money and prestige are at stake. Being included on the Olympic program is not just a promotional ego trip and the premier goal for athletes, it is recognised as big, big business. "We are talking about money, television exposure and jobs for officials," said one International Olympic Committee member.

85. The Games - Athens 2004 Centre, and will thus be the venue for 2 of the 28 sports Goudi olympic ModernPentathlon Centre Situated 18km south from the olympic Village, the Goudi http://www.olympics.org.uk/thegames/future/athens.asp

SITE SEARCH Home The Games - Athens 2004 www.athens.olympic.org Dates The XXVIIIth Olympiad will take place between 13 August - 29 August, 2004 Host City Athens, Greece, was awarded the 2004 Olympic Games on 5 September, 1997 in Lausanne, Switzerland. It will be the third time Athens has hosted the Olympic Games. Greece is one of only five countries to have been in attendance at every Olympic Games since they began, in Athens, in 1986. The other countries being Great Britain, France, Switzerland and Australia. Athens hosted the first of our Modern day Olympic Games and 108 years later the Games will return to their birth place. Athens 2004 Olympic Games Calendar (as of September 2000) Events There will be 28 sports at the Athens Games. The exact number of events are yet to be confirmed. Olympic Venues There are 4 primary Olympic complexes for the 2004 Olympic Games: Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Hellinikon Olympic Complex, Faliron Olympic Coastal Zone Complex and Marathonas Olympic Complex. Together they will accommodate 19 out of the 28 sports.

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