奥林匹克圣歌（Olympic Anthem）1896年在雅典第1届奥运会的开幕式上，国王乔治一世宣布奥运会开幕以后，合唱队唱起了一首庄严而动听的歌曲《奥林匹克圣...
AMERICAN MOSAIC -February 15, 2002: Olympic songs/question about Carnival in the US/a history of African American hairstyles HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC — VOA’s radio magazine in Special Engl...
THIS IS AMERICA -January 28, 2002: Winter Olympic Games By George Grow VOICE ONE: The American state of Utah is busy making final preparations for the Winter Olympics. The Olympic Games will open earl...
ENVIRONMENT REPORT -February 15, 2002: Olympics Doing Harm in Salt Lake? By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Officials at the Olympic Games taking place in Salt Lake Ci...
The modern Olympic Games are the biggest events ever organized in peace time. They have a universal impact. The city which hosts the games welcomes the whole world and it's a huge and complex task, wh...
It's the water that defines Sydney. It's a playground, a front yard, and a highway upon which thousands of “ Sydneysiders, ” as the locals are called, get to and from work. Ocean and harbor beache...
By Rebecca Ward The summer games in Athens ended with a bang - but not the kind most feared, as in terrorism. No, the bang was a grand finale of fireworks, song and dance, bringing an end to the Olymp...
By Parke Brewer South African Hestrie Cloete has won the last two women's high jump titles at the World Athletics Championships. Now she is looking for gold in the Olympics. The 1.85 meter-tall Hestri...
By Parke Brewer For an athlete who had hoped to be a baseball player, Felix Sanchez is doing quite well. He had to turn to athletics after breaking his hand in an off-season wrestling match. The injur...
By Parke Brewer Lee Lai Shan competes in women's windsurfing, or Mistral, competition. Her first Olympics was in 1992 in Barcelona, where she placed 11th. But she won the gold four years later in Atla...
