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Since 2002, over 2,000 athletes from 53 nations have competed and trained with ATLANTA 1996.
ATLANTA 1996 is a Member of the World Union of Olympic Cities (WUOC) and represents the City of Atlanta at the WUOC.
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Milestones
WORLD OLYMPIANS ASSOCIATION (WOA) General Assembly Elects New Board of Directors (2011-2015)
Two ATLANTA DITC Board Members Elected to the WOA Board
Lausanne, Switzerland (November 27, 2011)
Congratulations to Amadou Dia Ba (Senegal - 1988 Olympic Silver medalist) and Liston Bochette (Puerto Rico - 4 time Olympian), two ATLANTA DITC Board Members, on their election today to the World Olympians Association (WOA) Board of Directors. Amadou Dia Ba will serve as WOA Vice-President and Liston Bochette will serve on the WOA Executive Board. Joël Bouzou (France - 1984 Olympic Bronze medalist) who is one of the recipients of the ATLANTA DITC 2008 PARSE Award, was elected President of the WOA.
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2008 Beijing Olympic Games
The ATLANTA DITC Travels to Beijing
Beijing, China (August 4 - 31, 2008)
The ATLANTA DITC traveled to Beijing on August 4th to participate in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. You can visit the ATLANTA DITC "Beijing Olympics" Blog for a daily account of their visit. While in Beijing, the ATLANTA DITC will have a display at the Visa Olympians Reunion Center. They will also be hosting a series of events, including the Atlanta Legacy Night on August 14th and on August 26th handing ATLANTA DITC's 3rd Olympic painting to BEIJING 2008 BOCOG and the City of BEIJING. On August 10th the ATLANTA DITC will participate at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Sport, Tourism & Development Forum.
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