Canada won five silver medals and six bronze. To learn more, visit the International Olympic Committee site.

In all, there were 6,028 athletes (1,247 women and 4,781 men) representing 92 nations. To learn more, visit the International Olympic Committee site.

The athlete taking the oath promises, in the name of all the other competitors, to respect the rules and participate in the competitions in a spirit of sportsmanship. The oath has been part of the Opening Ceremony since the Games of the Olympiad in Antwerp in 1920. Its text was modified at the 2000 Sydney Games and now includes a phrase confirming the will of the athlete to avoid doping. Since 1972, a referee has made the same undertaking on behalf of all the judges and officials.

The Olympic Games are competitions between athletes individual or team events. They bring together athletes designated by their respective NOCs and whose entries have been accepted by the NOC. They compete under the Technical direction of the International Federations concerned. The final authority on any questions concerning the Olympic Games lies with the International Olympic Committee. The Olympic games consist of the Games of the Olympiad and the Olympic Winter Games .

No less than 198 events were held in 21 disciplines. To learn more, visit the International Olympic Committee site.

SLOC, working in conjunction with the United States Olympic Committee, allocated slots for more than 200 U.S. Olympians to carry the Olympic Flame during the Relay. Both current and former summer and winter Olympic athletes will carry the flame.

The only age limit for Olympic competitors are prescribed for health and safety reasons in the competition rules of certain IFs, including bobsled (minimum of 14 years old), boxing (17-32), diving (minimum of 14), equestrian (16 or older), figure skating (15 by July of previous year), gymnastics (must be 16 years old in Olympic year), judo (15 or older), luge (16 or older), soccer (under 23), team handball (over 18), weightlifting (17 or older) and wrestling (must be at least 17 on day of Openin.

Yes. Endothil-CR has not been banned by any amateur or professional organized sporting body, including the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) or the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Back to FAQ Index

The OCOGs' budgets are funded by the sales of broadcast rights (TV, radio and new media), international and national sponsorships and the sale of tickets and licensed products. The International Olympic Committee directly provides around a considerable amount to organising committees from the sales of broadcast rights and international sponsorship. In recent years, OCOG budgets for running the Games have been balanced or have generated a small surplus.

When Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympic Games (called the Games of the Olympiad) in 1896, they only involved summer sports. In the 1920s, the popularity of snow and ice sports increased spectacularly. In 1924, as a trial, an International Winter Sports Week was organised in Chamonix (France), bringing together 258 athletes from 16 countries (mainly European and North American).

The development of the volunteer programme and the hiring of volunteers are the responsibility of the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (OCOG). Therefore, any questions concerning the volunteer programme should be addressed to these committees.

We welcome your involvement. Please contact UC Davis marketing analyst, Kelly Harris at (530) 752-0185 or email at kelharris@ucdavis.edu for more information.

Information about previous Olympic Games is found at Olympic Spirit, which can be accessed using the navigation bar on the left side of the homepage. Visitors will find information on previous Olympic Games; medalists; Olympic records; notable figures in Olympic history; International Sports Federations (IFs), as well as the latest information on the emblem, mascots, and more about the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Our official website has a section dedicated to education. Select the "course resources" section on the Education Channel to download reading material. The curriculum column not only offers downloadable, informative reading material about the Olympic Games but also offers an array of educational video resources and stylish, education-themed Olympic wallpaper.

It’s very important to communicate results with people who participate in trials. However, there are several reasons why trial results may be released either very slowly or not at all. The CF Foundation must coordinate with a number of drug companies and universities to run the trials. The trials themselves can take a long time. Participants may be recruited over several years and getting the results back after the final volunteer has been tested can take a long time.

Please visit our Sports Resources Section. It can help keep you up to date on the latest Canadian sports news. Many of the news sites and individual sports sites offer schedules of upcoming events - national and international. We encourage you to see when your favourite team or athlete is coming to town and show your support! You can use the University Sport link to check out the scores of your Canadian University or College teams. Some of the individual sports sites include links to the U.S.

The IOC's position is that the Olympic Games should be Smoke-Free. Smoking is deeply incompatible with Sport and physical activity. The IOC is not responsible for the implementation or the creation of a Smoke-Free policy at the Olympic Games. This is the responsibility of each individual Olympic Organising Committee (OCOG). The first Smoke-Free Games were held in 1988 in Calgary. Since that date, all subsequent Olympic and Winter Olympic Games have been held under the Smoke-Free banner.

Yes. Athletes using L-arginineM2 have won Gold medals. L-arginineM2 is used and promoted by famous world-class athletes who have used L-arginineM2 during their careers and in their competition events. L-arginineM2 is legal for use in Olympic games, IFBB world body building competitions, WPF powerlifting events, fitness pageants, NFL events, NBA events, the Ironman competition, and any other sports event.

In the Olympic games, weightlifting competitions consist of two lifts. The clean and jerk and the snatch. The clean and jerk, also referred to as c&j, is taking a barbell from the ground to above you head in two movements combined. First the weight is cleaned to the shoulders then the lifter drops under the weight and jerks it overhead. The Snatch is a lift taken above the head just like the clean and jerk, but in one motion.

Each athlete must be a citizen of the country of the National Olympic Committee which he/she represents, and must also meet the eligibility requirements of his/her respective sport's International Federation, in accordance with the Olympic Charter. No competitor in the Olympic Games may allow his/her person, picture or sports performance to be used for advertising purposes during the Olympic Games.

The respective organizing committee from each Olympic Games host city is the organization responsible for hiring the volunteers for each Games.

The next Winter Olympic Games will be held in Turin, Italy, Feb. 11-26, 2006. The Paralympic Winter Games will be held in Turin, March 9-18, 2006.

Countless books and articles have been published on the Olympic Movement and specific topics within Olympic sports. To get started, go to www.usolympicteam.com to find information on the history and tradition of the Olympic Games, as well as an extensive resource list of print and web materials.

Visit the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games section to find out more about London's plans for 2012 and the Games' benefits for London, Londoners and the rest of the UK.

You will find the rule established by the International Olympic Committee on the issue of doping in the Olympic Charter: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was created in 1999, following the World Conference on Doping in Sport, organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This independent agency's mission is to promote and coordinate, on an international level, the fight against doping in all its forms.

After a detailed evaluation of the candidate cities, the International Olympic Committee Session awards a city the right to organise an edition of the Olympic Games or the Olympic Winter Games in its country.

Mr. Jean Drapeau, the mayor of Montréal at the time. To learn more, read our History of the 1976 Olympic Games section.

The e-map literally puts the Olympic Games in your control. You will find a plethora of information ranging from Olympic Games Competition Venues; Olympic Games Licensed Products Stores; Olympic Mascot Sales Points; Beijing Tourist Attractions and much more. Visitors can use the Olympic Games Map section (http://www.beijing2008.cn/emap/) to access the e-map system.

A storm of construction, driven by the fervor of war and tapping every resource the U.S. government could muster or finagle, transformed three East Tennessee valleys into the state's fifth-largest city within a matter of months. Yet, the city didn't have a name, at least not officially, or appear on any map.

All athletes registered for the U.S. Transplant Games compete as part of an official team. Check this site listing or call your local National Kidney Foundation Affiliate to find the team manager for your area. Only official U.S. Transplant Games teams will be recognized. Contact the official team manager for your area for registration and reservation information and to find out ways you can be part of the official team (volunteering, local team events, activities, fund-raisers, meetings, etc.).