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![High angle view down onto the Sydney Olympic Stadium floor as thousands of performers take part in the opening ceremonies for the 2000 Olympic games before an audience of 110,000 on September 15th, 2000. Photo taken by TSGT Rick Sforza. This image is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.](thumbnails/2000_opening_ceremony.jpg)
![Official Olympic Torch of the 2008 Summer Olympics on display in Vilnius on February 16, 2008. The Torch was displayed in Vilnius on February 14-18, presented by Lenovo Group, the official Olympic Torch designer. Photo by Cmapm. Image discovered on wikimedia commons, Released into the public domain by the photographer.](thumbnails/2008_summer_olympics_torch.jpg)
![Chinese gymnast Li Ling, who won three gold, two silver and one bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, carries the Olympic Torch while descending from rafters after running around the upper rim of the Bird's Nest National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing on Aug. 8, 2008.This photo is by Tim Hipps, FMWRC Public Affairs. This image is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.](thumbnails/li_ling_2008_summer_olympics_opening_ceremony.jpg)
![Photo related to the Olympic Games, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912. On the right is Col Robert Means Thompson (1849-1930) who served as a United States Navy officer, businessman, and a president of the American Olympic Association. On the left is Ralph Waldo Rose (1885-1913), an American track and field athlete (shot put, discus and hammer throw). J. E. Sullivan is also present. From the collection of the US LIbrary of Congress. Believed to be in the public domain - LOC lists no known restrictions on publication.](thumbnails/accepting_olympic_flag.jpg)
![Photo depicting (left to right) Prince Wilhelm of Sweden and Norway (1884-1965), Duke of Sd̐ermanland; Crown Prince Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden (1882-1973) with their father King Gustav V at the 1912 Summer Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden. Written on the image are the words](thumbnails/princes.jpg)
![Filipino Athletes in Tokyo From the Bain Collection (LOC). The image is drawn from the US Library of Congress's collections. Believed to be in the public domain - LOC lists no known restrictions on publication.](thumbnails/filipino_team_1964.jpg)
![An olympic paradet in New York City related to the London Olympic Games in 1908. The image is drawn from the US Library of Congress's collections. Believed to be in the public domain - LOC lists no known restrictions on publication.](thumbnails/marathon_trophy_1908.jpg)
![5th Avenue in New York City a parade of Olympic athletes, Aug. 1912; The image is drawn from the US Library of Congress's collections. Believed to be in the public domain - LOC lists no known restrictions on publication.](thumbnails/new_york_parade.jpg)
![opening ceremonies on June 8, 1913, for a sports stadium built in Berlin, Germany for the 1916 Summer Olympics which were canceled because of World War I. . The image is drawn from the US Library of Congress's collections. Believed to be in the public domain - LOC lists no known restrictions on publication.](thumbnails/opening_ceremony_1916.jpg)
![Fireworks over the Sydney Harbour Bridge during closing ceremonies of the Olympics games in Sydney, Australia.DoD photo by: TSGT ROBERT A. WHITEHEAD, USAF Date Shot: 1 Oct 2000. Public Domain. credit: DOD](thumbnails/sydney_harbour_fireworks.jpg)
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