Modern Olympics
By: Haydn Middleton.
Series: The Olympics; Olympics (2003)
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Olympics -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Provides an overview of the modern Olympics that began again in 1896, describing some of the competitive events, looking at how host cities are chosen, profiling various modern Olympic champions, and more.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 1) and index.
Table of contents: value: The games are back; value: Different kinds of Olympics; value: Symbols of the games; value: The host city; value: Behind the scenes; value: Olympic track events; value: Olympic field events; value: Olympic water sports; value: Olympic team sports; value: Olympic gymnastics; value: Olympic power and precision; value: True Olympic spirit; value: Olympic time lines and facts.