http://www.america.govpublications/ejournalusa/the-olympic-experience/feature-stories.html.rss http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519151251PII0.976803.html http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519151251PII0.976803.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:30:31 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519155635PII0.3633539.html Geopolitical controversies could cloud the ideals and traditions of Olympic competition at the 2008 Games. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519155635PII0.3633539.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:28:47 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519160308PII0.1640131.html The United States differs from most other nations sending teams to the Olympic Games in the way athletes and their sports are organized and supported. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519160308PII0.1640131.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:50:42 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519160632PII0.2183191.html Olympic events change with the times, and the 2008 Games will introduce new sporting events including the first-ever Olympic bicycle motocross competition. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519160632PII0.2183191.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:53:38 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519161009PII0.1854059.html Women athletes were banned from the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, but today record numbers of women are competing. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519161009PII0.1854059.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:55:08 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519161449PII0.6251947.html After the Olympic Games in August, the Paralympic Games begin in Beijing, and athletes with disabilities take the world stage. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519161449PII0.6251947.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:56:37 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080520113519PII0.8471796.html Claudio Nogueira, Sportswriter, "O Globo", Rio de Janiero A Brazilian sports journalist describes the athletic pace of the journalist at the Athens Games in 2004. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080520113519PII0.8471796.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:15:54 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519165455PII5.273074e-02.html James Mossop, Sports Columnist, Sunday Telegraph, London Sports reporting and Olympic competition took a turn into the future at the 1988 Seoul Games. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519165455PII5.273074e-02.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:16:58 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519165911PII0.1179773.html Barry Newcombe, Chairman of the Sports Journalists’ Association of Great Britain A sports journalist recalls the terrorist incident that disrupted the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-spanish/2008/April/20080519165911PII0.1179773.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:17:50 -0400