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- Olympic Games -- Modern Olympic Games
The first modern Olympic Games were a success. Although the total number of athletes did not exceed 250, they had been the largest international sports event ever held. The Greek officials and public were ... very enthusiastic, and they even proposed to be allowed to have the monopoly on organising the Olympics. The IOC decided differently, however, and the second Olympic Games took place in Paris, France. - Pan -- Pan American Games
Occurring once every four years and during the year prior to each Olympic Games, the Pan American Games is a multi-sport, quadrennial event for the Americas.The 15th edition of the Pan American Games will feature about 5,500 athletes from 42 countries. This year the U.S. delegation will include roughly 650 athletes competing in 35 sports. - Olympic Games -- Athletes
As a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Games, GE is the exclusive provider of a wide range of innovative products and services that are integral to staging a successful Games. GE works closely with host countries, cities and organizing committees to provide infrastructure solutions for Olympic venues, including power, lighting, water treatment, transportation and security. The company ... supplies hospitals with ultrasound and MRI equipment to help doctors treat athletes. - International Olympic Committee -- Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece between 776 BC to 396 AD. Its membership is 203 National Olympic Committees. - Ted Turner -- New Mexico
Ted Turner is the subject of a biography, Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way: The Story of Ted Turner, by Christian Williams (1981). He was the subject of several long magazine profiles, including Newsweek (June 16, 1980), Time (August 9, 1982), and Fortune (July 7, 1986). Turner collaborated with Gary Jobson on a book about sailing, The Racing Edge (1979). He ... signed a contract with Simon and Schuster for an autobiography. - Torino -- Nbc Sports
Experience the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, through the eyes of 13 Ithaca College students working as NBC interns. All hoping for a career in sports, they will be working alongside the world's media. - Ted Turner -- Worlds
Ted Turner is an American businessman. He was born on November 19, 1938 and is best known for being the founder of the television networks TBS and CNN. He is ... famous for being the founder of professional wrestling company World Championship Wrestling (WCW). - Ted Turner -- United Nations
Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938[2]) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is best known as the founder of the cable television network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. In addition to CNN, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television. As a philanthropist, he is well known for his $1 billion pledge to the United Nations donated through his United Nations Foundation.