Centenary of the Atlanta Olympic Games
The designation of Atlanta (USA) to host the 26th Olympic Games in 1996, the Centennial Games, is considered to carry several symbols. First of all, this city, capital of the State of Georgia, embodies the tremendous growth of the large southern states of the United States since the civil rights movement that the country experienced during the 1950s and 1960s. The delay in the northern states was made up in three decades thanks to the combined efforts of blacks and whites, today enjoying the same rights and duties and indifferently occupying positions of responsibility in political institutions and companies. economic, industrial and financial. Then, Atlanta's candidacy was presented, supported and defended by a multiracial committee made up of Americans of diverse origins: Arab, Asian, Polish, Indian, Irish, African, Latin American, etc.
This committee also included members from all social backgrounds, driven by the same ambition to bring the Centenary Games back to their city, one of the most cosmopolitan in the world, as an affirmation of the diversity and transnational character of the Olympic message and movement.
Finally, the designation of Atlanta provides information on the commercial nature of the Olympic Games at the end of the century since the capital of the State of Georgia is home to a large multinational which is one of the sponsors of the Olympic events. All this gives these games a special character. Games which will see a new record for participation, since 197 countries have confirmed their presence, and audience thanks to the development of television broadcasting means and the growing interest in the games, considered the largest global sporting event with the Football World Cup.
This committee also included members from all social backgrounds, driven by the same ambition to bring the Centenary Games back to their city, one of the most cosmopolitan in the world, as an affirmation of the diversity and transnational character of the Olympic message and movement.
Finally, the designation of Atlanta provides information on the commercial nature of the Olympic Games at the end of the century since the capital of the State of Georgia is home to a large multinational which is one of the sponsors of the Olympic events. All this gives these games a special character. Games which will see a new record for participation, since 197 countries have confirmed their presence, and audience thanks to the development of television broadcasting means and the growing interest in the games, considered the largest global sporting event with the Football World Cup.