Publisher's Synopsis
The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event taking place every four years and comprising summer and winter games. Beginning 776 B.C., they were originally held in Olympia, Greece until 393 A.D. In 1896, they were revived by a French nobleman, thus beginning the era of the Modern Olympic Games. China hosts the 2008 Summer Olympics and to commemorate the event, Murray Books is releasing Olympic World, a very special book in the shape and fell of a gold coin or medal. The book includes the complete history of the Games and Olympic sports and champions.
