History of the Olympic Games
The Ancient Olympics - a special exhibit of the Perseus Digital Library Project (Tufts University)
Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games - a project of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
The Olympics through time — Explore the history of the Olympics from ancient times to the creation of the modern Olympic Games in 1896.
Olympics Governing Bodies
IOC — The official site of the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic movement, with summaries of all events, profiles of athletes past and present, a tour of the Olympic Museum and multi-media gallery.
USOC — The official site of the United States Olympic Committee, with bios of every member of the U.S. Olympic team, news updates, schedules and results.
IPC — The official site of the International Paralympic Committee, with listings of sports, records and rankings, schedules, multi-media and more.
News, Statistics, and More about the Games
NBColympics.com — Features news, athlete profiles, images, descriptions of each sport, and schedules of television coverage for the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
Sports Reference.com — A comprehensive source for statistics from all modern Olympic Games.
Olympic Games museum — Virtual Museum of Olympic Summer Games includes collector pieces, memorabilia, rare items and important facts and Information. This is an unofficial site about the Olympics.
World Anti-doping Agency — Find out more about the World Anti-doping Agency’s efforts to ensure that athletes “play true.”