Olympic Games Excitement!We're carrying a torch for Scholastic at 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. , an after-school program to be aired on MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company television during the Summer Games This article is about the Epyx video game series. For the international multi-sport event, see Summer Olympic Games. Summer Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx and released by U.S. Gold based on sports featured in the Summer Olympic Games. taking place in Sydney, Australia, from September 15 through October 1. The show will feature events from the Games and riveting profiles of the athletes. Encourage students to follow the progress and performance of younger stars like Cheryl Haworth Cheryl Haworth (born April 18 1983) is an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. Her coaches are Michael Cohen and Henry Myers III. Often called "the strongest woman in the United States," Cheryl Haworth is a competitive weightlifter who emerged in the late 1990s as a , 16 (weight lifting); Karen Scavotto, 17 (archery); and Brian Viloria, 19 (boxing). They can access information about these talented competitors at www.nbcolympics.com To add to the excitement, you and your students may win a chance to appear on the TV program by videotaping promotional messages for the show and entering your tape in a drawing (the deadline for submissions is June 23). |
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