The IOC Official Olympic Companion 1996

I had the advantage of having ready access to this Companion throughout the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. I placed it on the coffee table next to the settee where I was usually sitting when watching the television and glanced at it whenever I felt the urge to know more about what I was watching.

This ranged from details of previous winners, including their times, distances and scores; information on the number of rounds in the competition; dates and times of finals. Occasionally, I was interested to find out more information about the rules of the sport I was watching, the...