The Atlanta Olympics were held from 19th July to 4th August in the Centenial Olympic Stadium in Atlanta, the capital city of the state of Georgia in United States in the year 1996. The stadium was constructed for the twenty-sixth Summer Games. The Atlanta Olympics was twenty-sixth Summer Games and were officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad.
The Atlanta Olympic Games were officially opened by President Bill Clinton. The athletes uttered Olympic oath led by Teresa Edwards. Judges took Olympic oath led by Hobie Billingsley. In the stadium, the Olympic Flame was lit by Muhammad Ali. In 1996 Atlanta Summer Games 10,320 competitors from 197 countries took part. There were 271 events in 26 sports and archery was also included.
The Atlanta 1996 Games marked a new milestone for the exposure of archery. Never before have so many spectators been able to watch archery live on television or in the stands as 54,680 spectators attended the competitions. The Atlanta archery coverage won the Golden Rings Award from the International Olympic Committee for the best Olympic Sports coverage.
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