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Selected Trivia All athletes competed nude at the ancient Olympics. In the ancient Olympics, the philosopher Plato (427-347 BC) was a double winner of the Pankration. (see more about the Ancient Olympics) The only Olympian ever to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Philip Noel-Baker of Great Britain, who won the silver in the 1500-meter dash in 1920. The first black athlete to compete at the Olympics was Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera, competing for France in 190

No women competed in 1896, as de Coubertin felt that their inclusion would be "impractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic, and incorrect."

More athletes than spectators attended the 1900 Paris Olympic Games.

The First Olympics - Athens 1896

This awe-inspiring and timeless miniseries about the rebirth of the modern day Olympic games stars David Ogden Stiers, Hunt Block, Golden Globe® winner David Caruso, and inclues guest appearances by Louis Jourdan and Angela Landsbury. In 1896, a dedicated group of men sets out to do the impossible: organize a global athletic competition in Athens, just as the Ancient Greeks once did. Faced with minimal funding, apathy and harsh opposition, finding a group of loyal and dedicated athletes is no easy feat; nor is completing their difficult journey to Athens. But the team's desire to compete - and win - helps reignite the Olympic spirit that had been dark for more than 1,500 years.

You can easily create your own backyard Olympic games! Make fun events for your family or invite the whole neighborhood to participate. The best part is, you don't have to be a world-class athlete to participate in these Olympic games. Use these suggestions to get started. Think up your own ideas and make sure you share them with everyone here!

The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem is known as Dancing Beijing (simplified Chinese: 舞动的北京). The emblem combines a traditional Chinese red seal and a representation of the calligraphic character jīng (京, "national capital", also the second character of Beijing's Chinese name) with athletic features.

The slogan for the 2008 Olympics is "One World, One Dream"

The 2008 Olympic Mascots are the five Fuwa

Today’s Olympics News Roundup August 13, 2008 7:30 AM by findingDulcinea Staff With two more wins, Phelps now has more gold medals than any athlete in history; China edges U.S. in women’s gymnastics team competition; U.S. softball team demolishes Aussies with no-hitter; U.S. men's soccer eliminated; U.S. baseball falls in ninth.