Celebrate the Olympic spirit with the 2004 Olympic Games. Athens, Greece, will host the Games from August 13-29, 2004. Visit these websites to learn more and celebrate with the world.

• The Olympic Movement
  www.olympic.org

• Athens 2004
  www.athens2004.com

• United States Olympic Committee
  www.usoc.org

• ESPN Olympics
  http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/index

• U.S. Department of State for Youth
  http://future.state.gov/future/index.html

• The 1904 World’s Fair Exhibit (1904 Olympics)
  www.slpl.org

As you visit the sites, fill in the following blanks with facts about the Olympic Games:

The first modern Olympic Games were held in _____________________, ____________________ in ________________.

There are __________________ sports in the 2004 Olympic Games with ______________________ disciplines. The sport of __________________________ contains four disciplines: __________________________, __________________________________, ___________________________, and __________________________.

The 28 sports of the 2004 Olympics are practiced by men in at least 75 countries on four continents and by women in at least 40 countries on three continents.

Goalball, a Paralympic sport, is played by athletes who are blind or have a vision impairment. Learn more about the Athens Paralympic Games at: www.athens2004.com

BOOKS

Fischer, David. The Encyclopedia of the Summer Olympics. F. Watts, 2003.

Hunter, Shaun. Great African Americans in the Olympics. Crabtree Publishing Company, 1997.

Ross, Stewart. The Original Olympics. P. Bedrick Books, 1999.