BRITANNICA ONLINE BRINGS FULL OLYMPICS DATABASE TO THE INTERNET.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1996--The entire Olympics database of The Encyclopaedia encyclopaedia Reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or that treats a particular branch of knowledge comprehensively. It is self-contained and explains subjects in greater detail than a dictionary. Britannica, including in-depth histories of the modern and ancient games, biographies of athletes and officials, and a searchable listing of all records and medal winners, is now available free of charge on the Internet. Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f can access this comprehensive Olympics resource at http://sports.eb.com. The web site, known as "Britannica Sporting Record: The Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. " includes four principal components: -- The Games, coverage of the history of the games and specific Olympic competitions, including an extensive article originally written by 1924 gold medalist Harold Abrahams, (the British Olympian whose story was told in the movie Chariots of Fire), -- The Record, a complete searchable database Refers to databases on the Web that are searchable by typing in a query. The term is quite redundant because all databases are searchable. In fact, that is one of their major features. of all Olympic medalists An Olympic medalist is the winner of a medal in one of the Olympic Games. There are three classes of medal: gold, silver and bronze. Some countries, besides supporting all their Olympic athletes, pay sums of money and gifts to medal winners depending on the classes and number of in the modern games; -- The Athletes, biographies of more than 200 prominent medalists and competitors; and -- The Events, articles on the origins and rules of the Olympic sports The Olympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The current Olympic program consists of 35 sports with 53 disciplines and more than 400 events — the Summer Olympics include 28 sports with 38 disciplines, and the Winter Olympics . Links to dozens of the best Olympic related web sites are also included. "As Olympics fever grows around the country and around the world, Britannica Online is providing sports fans and scholars the most comprehensive, easy-to-use database of historical information available," said Patricia Ginnis, Britannica's director of electronic marketing. "No other reference source for the Games combines Encyclopedia Britannica's depth and reliability with the most powerful tools of the digital age." "The Britannica Sporting Record: The Olympic Games" will be available free of charge through August 31, 1996. The full Britannica Online service is available for an annual subscription price of $150 or a monthly rate of $14.95 at http://www.eb.com. CONTACT: Staci Strauss Connors Communications 212-807-7500 staci@connors.com |
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