Last night was the opening ceremonies for the games of the 28th Olympiad. This year's games are being held in Athens, Greece. Of course, Greece is the original home of the ancient Olympic games. Athens was also the home of the first Olympic games of the modern era in 1896. The stadium that was primarily used for the games in 1896 will once again be used for these games. That site will host some of the archery competitions, and it will also be the finish line for the marathons.
Like the 2000 games from Sydney, Australia, these games will be somewhat difficult to follow. Due to the extreme time difference, most of the events that will be aired on NBC's primetime schedule, including last night's opening ceremonies, are actually on tape delay. As a result, avid sports fans are likely to accidentally learn the results of events they are planning to watch during the nighttime coverage by tuning into ESPN or cruising through cbs.sportsline.com sometime during the day.
