Ultimately, it was business as usual for the U.S., which quite literally has been unbeatable since winning gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996.
Like Ghana, Nigeria has shown promise at youth level, winning U-17 World Cup titles in 1985, 1993 and 2007, and winning Olympic gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Michal Martikan of Slovakia took gold in the men's single canoe slalom , taking top spot on the podium 12 years after claiming victory in the Atlanta Games.
It was well received in the United Kingdom and abroad, drawing an average audience of 40.7 million people in the US, topping the previous record of 39.8 million for the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Roger Black, who won silver in the 400 meters at the Atlanta Games in 1996, was part of a coterie of top-notch British runners who trained on a grass track at the University of Southampton.
Japan, who upset the odds when they beat favorites Brazil at the 1996 Atlanta Games, could have extended their lead as Spain chased a goal, but Nagai and Hotaru Yamaguchi both failed to convert easy chances.
The anonymous runner who spoke to CNN, said that he found himself in the exact situation Solo had described, despite the surveillance of airborne security at the Village employed after a bomb exploded at the Atlanta Games in 1996.
Vogel said he was "very encouraged" by the way they defended in the final two games against Atlanta after dropping Games 3 and 4.
She covered the Columbine shootings and won an Emmy Award for her work following the bombing at the Atlanta Olympic Games.
The swimmer, who is married to her Dutch coach, Erik De Bruin, stunned the sports world by winning three gold medals and one bronze at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996.
Wiltshire-based Dunham, 59, has already won gold medals in previous games in Atlanta, Sydney and Athens.
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In 1996, Ali brought millions of fans to tears at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Washington won the NL East last season by four games over Atlanta, finishing with the best record in baseball.
In 1996, during the Olympic Games in Atlanta a bomb exploded in an entertainment park, killing two and wounding 110.
At the 1996 Games in Atlanta, he lost to Bulgaria's Daniel Petrov in the final match of the light flyweight division.
By 2024, it will have been nearly 30 years since the United States had hosted a Summer Games (Atlanta, 1996) and 22 years since its last Olympics at all (Salt Lake, 2002).
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The Mets entered Monday 11 games behind the Atlanta Braves for first place in the National League East.
Wags are already writing off the 2002 games as another Atlanta, where corporate dollars will overshadow the Olympic spirit.
He has since played 19 games with the Atlanta Hawks, and actually seen his minutes decrease to an average of 11.3 per game.
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By the time of the 1996 Games, in Atlanta, he was one of the most famous men in Turkey, where he owned twenty-one houses.
Overbay hit a combined .259 with two homers and 10 RBIs in 65 games with Arizona and Atlanta last season.
They had just one day to rest before facing the Pacers, who were also pushed to six games before finishing off Atlanta on Friday night.
Like in his 50- and 42-point games against Miami and Atlanta this season, Anthony is at his best when he's open and doesn't have to think much about how to get off his shot.
The Summer Redneck Games began in 1996 when Atlanta, Georgia, was home to the summer Olympics.
They began to move the ball like they'd moved it in post-season games against Green Bay and Atlanta.
That year, the Celtics won it all despite needing seven games to finish off the Atlanta Hawks in the first round.
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One of the best in the business is George Hirthler who has led the successful bids for the Atlanta, Beijing, and Vancouver Olympic games.
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But he added that military deployment during Olympic Games was routine since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
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