After 7 years of preparations, the Summer Olympic Games were held in China for the first time.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

In nineteen twenty-four, he and his team members competed in rowing at the Olympic Games in Paris,France.

VOA: special.2009.03.15

They also made careful decisions about how each building will be used after the Olympic Games.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

The superstar won a Gold Medal as a member of the United States Men's basketball team in the two thousand eight summer Olympic Games in China.

VOA: special.2009.11.20

Today we tell about the Winter Olympic Games that open February twelfth in Vancouver,Canada.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

This has only been permitted for three other Olympic games.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

The Beijing Olympic Games were next on the list.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

"You know,I never came into these Olympic Games trying to break records or trying to tie any medal count.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

In nine Olympic Games since ice dancing debuted in 1976, but two golds have gone to Russian, Soviet or Russian-based teams.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Other officials point to the several alarms sounded about preparations before the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece, which were staged successfully.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

(Speaking) "It's the opportunity for these communities to engage with all the guests that are here experiencing the Olympic Games."

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

"I went to Australia for the Olympic Games in 2000 and the best part of that was the volunteers.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

"There was an extraordinary embrace of the entire city of the Olympic Games, something I have never seen on this scale before.".

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

But despite the challenges, International Olympic Committee Executive Director for Olympic Games Gilbert Felli says that Vancouver organizers have done an excellent job.

VOA: standard.2010.02.21

Samaranch is considered the driving force behind turning the Olympic Games into a popular, commercial,and global event.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

He campaigned to bring the Olympic Games to Madrid in 2012 and 2016 - but both times the Spanish capital lost its bid.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

"I don't put labels on myself" "I consider myself just to be an athlete at my third Olympic Games, competing my heart out."

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Jerri Roush says the size of this USA House is smaller than the one they had in Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

VOA: standard.2010.02.21

This is the 10th time Lisa Delpy Neirotti has accompanied college students to an Olympic Games.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

"So it's a stone person standing on a hill and that is the official symbol of these Olympic Games in Vancouver and up in Whistler.

VOA: standard.2010.02.19

My goal was to come out here and pour my heart and soul into these Olympic games, and I've had no regrets up to this point."

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Arrivals to China,however, are still down from 2008 when Beijing hosted the Olympic Games.

VOA: standard.2010.02.04

Voting for the site of the 2020 Olympic Games takes place in 2013.

VOA: standard.2009.10.02

"He was in Vancouver earlier this year." "He looked a little fragile, but he was there and I think he always enjoyed the Olympic games - why not?

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

Pound says Samaranch attended the Olympic Games to the very end.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21