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Helpful Websites
- Chicago 2016 »
Chicago 2016 is the official site of the non-profit corporation leading Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Download copies of the bid book, get the latest news from the organization, or read the independent study on the Games' potential economic impact commissioned by the organization.
- Chicago and the 2016 Olympics »
This 2008 study by researchers at DePaul University looks at other cities' experiences hosting the Games "to identify key opportunities and risks presented to Chicago by hosting the Games."
- International Olympic Committee »
The official Olympics website offers information about the Games, events, and athletes.
- International Paralympic Committee »
If Chicago wins its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, the city will also host the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games. Learn more about these games for athletes with disabilities at the Games' official site.
- The Ancient Olympics »
Learn about the inspiration for the modern Olympics at this site from the Perseus Digital Library Project at Tufts University.
- The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936 »
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum offers resources—an online exhibit, encyclopedia articles, and videos—for understanding how Hitler used the 1936 Summer Games to further his own ends.