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We made an effort to do this project not simply as a next set of different information about the Olympic games. It is an attempt to give you information in a comfortable form and in the maximally structured kind like a compact pocket Reference book.

In addition to statistics, the Reference book now contains 12063 photos of the athletes and 433 videos from olympic arenas.

What information can you get from the Reference book?

In the section Info you simply choose the need from the list of the Olympic games and get general information and some facts about Olympics.

In the section Winners you choose the need from the list of the Olympic games. Use click on plus/minus sign to expand or collapse list of the programme of competitions, then choose the event and find out all Olympic games winners. Search can be done on any level.

In the section Events you choose the need from the list of Sports. Use click on plus sign to find all events that are included in the Sport, then choose the event and find out all Olympic games winners. You can refine your search by choosing from the lists of the Olympic games and Nations. Search can be done on any level.

In the section Nations you choose the need from the list of Nations and find out all Olympic winners. You can refine your search by choosing from the list of the Olympic games.

In the section Athletes the information about all Olympic games winners of the all times is presented. You can enter terms of search or the Last name and get list of athletes. The feature of this section is grouping those athletes ( more precisely, to say - sportswomen), who changed their Last name or First name once or more times. Information about athlete consists of birthday, prize list and photo.

In the section Medals you can enter terms of search and find out the athletes who won the most medals. Athletes winning 3 and more medals (gold, silver, bronze) are included in the list.

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IOC president Jacques Rogge believes the cricket match-fixing scandal shows that illegal betting has become as big a blight on sports as doping. Without taking any stand on the fixing allegations against three Pakistan cricketers, Rogge said Thursday the main problem for sports across the globe was illegal companies betting on incremental parts of a game.
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01 Sep 2010  Ashley chosen new USOC chief of sport performance (AP)
The U.S. Olympic Committee has picked Alan Ashley as its new chief of sport performance, part of a restructuring after a six-month internal review by CEO Scott Blackmun. Ashley, who was the managing director of sport performance, takes over for Mike English, who will move into a position that oversees the Olympic Training Centers and other USOC facilities.
31 Aug 2010  Key critic during time of USOC turmoil steps down (AP)
One of the key critics of the U.S. Olympic Committee during its CEO switch has left his job as the leader of USA Triathlon. The federation announced the departure of executive director Skip Gilbert in a brief news release, offering no explanation. Gilbert also leads the council of America's national governing bodies, though his future role there was not explained.
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