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2. Flame of Hope (Special Olympics) - Wikipedia

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   The Flame of Hope is the symbol of the Special Olympics Games. The Flame of Hope during the 2010 Games in Warsaw. It is used much in the same spirit as the Olympic Flame at the Olympic Games, the Flame of Hope is lit during a traditional ceremony in Athens, Greece. [1] After lighting, the Flame is relayed on foot to the organizing city.

3. Victory Salute (statue) - Wikipedia

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   Victory Salute, commonly referred to as the Olympic Black Power Statue, is a monument depicting the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute performed by African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos. The monument consists of two fiberglass statues covered in ceramic tiles, atop a concrete base designed to emulate the Olympic podium.

4. 1968 Olympics Black Power salute - Wikipedia

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   In 2005, San Jose State University honored former students Smith and Carlos with a 22-foot-high (6.7 m) statue of their protest titled Victory Salute, created by artist Rigo 23. [41] A student, Erik Grotz, initiated the project; "One of my professors was talking about unsung heroes and he mentioned Tommie Smith and John Carlos.

5. Special Olympics - Wikipedia

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   Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and activities to 5 million participants and Unified Sports partners in 172 countries. [2]

6. 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games - Wikipedia

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   A statue of Sanmao, the mascot of the games, displayed in Pudong in front of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. The 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games ...

7. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune special to air following statue unveiling

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   The life and legacy of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune will be the subject of a new installment of WESH 2′s ongoing “Chronicle” series airing at 8 p.m. July 13. The special follows the unveiling of ...

8. Zurab Tsereteli - Wikipedia

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   The latter was created in collaboration with Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation in honour of the 1979 Special Olympics held in Brockport and the International Year of the Child. In 1980, Tsereteli was appointed as the chief designer for the XXII Summer Olympic Games in Moscow .

9. World Athletes Monument - Wikipedia

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   World Athletes Monument World Athletes Monument 33°47′36″N 84°23′11″W  /  33.793349°N 84.386487°W  / 33.793349; -84.386487 Completion date 1996 The World Athletes Monument, more commonly known as the Prince Charles Monument or Prince of Wales Monument, is a monument located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The monument, dedicated to the 1996 Summer Olympics, is a gift ...