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White House Ceremony Honoring Atlanta, GA’s Successful Bid to Host the 1996 Summer Olympics

United States House Minority Whip Newt Gingrich (Republican of Georgia) waves to supporters as he attends a ceremony honoring Atlanta, Georgia’s successful bid to host the 1996 Summer Olympics in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on October 3, 1990. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arimori elected World Athletics Council member

Two-time Olympic marathon medalist Yuko Arimori celebrates after being elected to sit on the Council of the World Athletics during its general meeting in Budapest on Aug. 17, 2023. The 56-year-old Japanese won the silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

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Israeli athletes to aim high at Chengdu Universiade

STORY: Israeli athletes to aim high at Chengdu Universiade DATELINE: July 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of fencers training 2. various of venues of the Chengdu Universiade 3. various of the photos showing Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann bearing Israel's flag at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HATUEL-CZUCKERMANN, Former Israeli fencer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NIRAN CZUCKERMANN, Israeli fencer 6. various of Niran training 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MAOR HATUEL, Manager of the Olympic Fencing Center in Akko 8. various of venues of the Chengdu Universiade STORYLINE: Here in the Olympic Fencing Center in the northern Israeli city of Akko, Israeli fencers are preparing for the Chengdu Universiade. The 31st Summer World University Games will be held from July 28 to August 8 after being postponed twice due to COVID-19. The Israeli delegation comprises a long jumper and his coach, as well as a five-member fencing team. SOU

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Soeda loses in semifinal at Atlanta Open

ATLANTA, United States - Japan's Go Soeda returns a shot against Gilles Muller of Luxembourg in a singles semifinals match at the Atlanta Open in Atlanta, Georgia on July 21, 2012. London Olympics-bound Soeda lost 6-4, 6-3, failing to book a spot in his first ATP final.

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Chunichi's Cuban infielder Linares retires

TOKYO, Japan - Chunichi Dragons infielder Omar Linares (file photo) has decided to retire after being left out of the picture for the next season. Linares, 37, was the core of the Cuban national team for more than a decade and a member of the gold medal-winning teams at the Olympics in Barcelona in 1992 and in Atlanta four years later. He joined Chunichi in 2002.

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Olympic double medalist Arimori named IAAF council member

PARIS, France - Yuko Arimori of Japan, winner of the silver medal in the women's marathon at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and bronze in Atlanta four years later, smiles after being named a council member of the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) in Paris on Aug. 20.

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JOC head happy with Japan's performance at Sydney Olympics

SYDNEY, Australia - Sydney Olympics women's marathon champion Naoko Takahashi (R) and Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) President Yushiro Yagi (3rd from R) meet the press on Sept. 30. Yagi said he gives Japanese athletes a passing grade of 80 points out of 100 on the whole. Japan garnered five gold, eight silver and five bronze medals as of Sept. 29, surpassing its tally of 3-6-5 at the Atlanta Games four years ago. The Sydney Olympics are drawing to an end with the Oct. 1 closing ceremony after a 17-day run.

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Japanese fans exult in Olympic

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese fans exult in Japan's 1-0 win over Australia in the Olympic softball competition on Sept. 20 as the fourth place finisher at the Atlanta Olympics completed its sweep of the 1996 Olympic medalists -- the United States, China and Australia -- to sit atop the preliminary softball standings.

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China-born Utsugi shakes hands with old teammates

SYDNEY, Australia - China-born Reika Utsugi (R) shakes hands with members of her old team on Sept. 18 after Japan took a hard fought 3-1 victory from China in a preliminary game of the softball tournament at the Sydney Olympics. China blocked her hopes of playing for Japan at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in an eligibility dispute that has since been resolved.

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Chunichi's Cuban infielder Linares retires

TOKYO, Japan - Chunichi Dragons infielder Omar Linares (file photo) has decided to retire after being left out of the picture for the next season. Linares, 37, was the core of the Cuban national team for more than a decade and a member of the gold medal-winning teams at the Olympics in Barcelona in 1992 and in Atlanta four years later. He joined Chunichi in 2002. (Kyodo)

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China-born Utsugi shakes hands with old teammates

SYDNEY, Australia - China-born Reika Utsugi (R) shakes hands with members of her old team on Sept. 18 after Japan took a hard fought 3-1 victory from China in a preliminary game of the softball tournament at the Sydney Olympics. China blocked her hopes of playing for Japan at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in an eligibility dispute that has since been resolved.

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3-time judo Olympic champ Nomura to retire

File photo shows Japan's Tadahiro Nomura holding the judo gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Nomura, 40, said on his official site on Aug. 24, 2015, he has decided to end his career as a competitor after winning three Olympic gold medals in a row from Atlanta to Athens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3-time judo Olympic champ Nomura to retire

File photo shows Japan's Tadahiro Nomura holding the judo gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Nomura, 40, said on his official site he has decided to end his career as a competitor after winning three Olympic gold medals in a row from Atlanta to Athens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3-time judo Olympic champ Nomura to retire

File photo shows Japan's Tadahiro Nomura holding the judo gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Nomura, 40, said on his official site on Aug. 24, 2015, he has decided to end his career as a competitor after winning three Olympic gold medals in a row from Atlanta to Athens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean 1996 Olympic judo champ recalls upset victory

North Korean judo player Kye Sun Hui recalls winning the gold medal in the women's 48-kilogram class judo event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta during an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on Aug. 12, 2015. She upset Japanese judo champ Ryoko Tamura in the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean 1996 Olympic judo champ speaks in interview

Kye Sun Hui, a North Korean judo player who won the gold medal in the women's 48-kilogram class judo event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, speaks to Kyodo News in Pyongyang on Aug. 12, 2015. She upset Japanese judo champ Ryoko Tamura in the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese fans exult in Olympic softball win

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese fans exult in Japan's 1-0 win over Australia in the Olympic softball competition on Sept. 20 as the fourth place finisher at the Atlanta Olympics completed its sweep of the 1996 Olympic medalists -- the United States, China and Australia -- to sit atop the preliminary softball standings.

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Olympic flame handed to Japan

Former swimmer Naoko Imoto (2nd from L), who competed for Japan in the 1996 Atlanta Games and now lives in Greece, prepares for the Olympic flame handover ceremony on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the flame's transfer, from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos (L) to Imoto, was held without spectators amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed over to Japan

Former swimmer Naoko Imoto (R), who competed for Japan in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and now lives in Greece, poses for a photo with the Olympic flame during the flame handover ceremony on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the handover of the Olympic flame, from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos (L) to Imoto, was held behind closed doors amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed over to Japan

Former swimmer Naoko Imoto, who competed for Japan in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and now lives in Greece, poses for a photo with the Olympic flame during the flame handover ceremony on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the handover of the Olympic flame, from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos to Imoto, was held behind closed doors amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed over to Japan

Former swimmer Naoko Imoto (R), who competed for Japan at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and now lives in Greece, receives the Olympic flame during the frame handover ceremony on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the handover of the Olympic flame, from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos (L) to Imoto, was held behind closed doors amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed over to Japan

Former swimmer Naoko Imoto (R), who competed for Japan at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and now lives in Greece, receives the Olympic flame during the frame handover ceremony on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the handover of the Olympic flame, from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos (L) to Imoto, was held behind closed doors amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed over to Japan

Former swimmer Naoko Imoto (R), who competed for Japan at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and now lives in Greece, receives the Olympic flame during the frame handover ceremony on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the handover of the Olympic flame, from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos (L) to Imoto, was held behind closed doors amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed over to Japan

Former swimmer Naoko Imoto (R), who competed for Japan at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and now lives in Greece, receives the Olympic flame during the frame handover ceremony on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the handover of the Olympic flame, from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos (L) to Imoto, was held behind closed doors amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic double medalist Arimori named IAAF council member

PARIS, France - Yuko Arimori of Japan, winner of the silver medal in the women's marathon at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and bronze in Atlanta four years later, smiles after being named a council member of the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) in Paris on Aug. 20. (Kyodo)

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JOC head happy with Japan's performance at Sydney Olympics

SYDNEY, Australia - Sydney Olympics women's marathon champion Naoko Takahashi (R) and Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) President Yushiro Yagi (3rd from R) meet the press on Sept. 30. Yagi said he gives Japanese athletes a passing grade of 80 points out of 100 on the whole. Japan garnered five gold, eight silver and five bronze medals as of Sept. 29, surpassing its tally of 3-6-5 at the Atlanta Games four years ago. The Sydney Olympics are drawing to an end with the Oct. 1 closing ceremony after a 17-day run.