Greece was the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games. In 1896 the modern Olympics re-emerged in Athens.
Beijing, China is the site of the XXIX Olympics, to be held 8 - 24 August 2008.
Some facts from the 2004 Athen's Olympics:
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10,500 athletes and
5,500 team officials from 201 National Olympic Committees participated.
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21,500 members of the media covered the games.
- The Olympic Village housed
16,000 athletes and team officials.
- Some
45,000 security personnel worked at the games: 25,000 from the police, 7,000 from the military, 3,000 coast guards, 1,500 fire-fighters, 3,500 private security contractors and 5,000 trained volunteers. (Sourced from the International Olympic Committee's web site)
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