Summernats ( a portmanteau of `` Summer '' and `` National '' ) , is an annual car festival held Hold in Canberra , Australia since 1987 .

Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented Presence by 14 events .

The opening ceremony Social_event of the 2000 Summer Olympic games Competition took place Hold on Friday 15 September in Stadium Australia .

Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place Process_start over a ten-day period starting Process_start August 12 and culminating in the medal finals Process_end on August 21 .

Along with baseball , softball was rejected Agree_or_refuse_to_act for inclusion Cause_to_be_included in the 2016 Summer Olympics at the IOC 's meeting Social_event in October 2009 .

Final preparations were made Action after the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , with competition Competition format changed Change for the first time since the 2001 championships .

Athlete comments Statement ranged from disgust over the format adjustment made to the canoe sprint program for the 2012 Summer Olympics to not being upset at all .

The top four teams in this competition Competition qualified Earnings_and_losses for the 2000 Summer Olympics .

Baseball had its debut Process_start as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona .

Officially called Name_conferral `` The Last Concert of the Last Weekend of the Last Summer of the Seventies '' , Note : Rush performed Hold pre-studio versions of `` The Spirit of Radio '' and `` Freewill '' .

Notes : The 81 ' Jam was only held Hold in Houston that year because of the intense Summer heat in Tx .

The First International Silent Games , or First International Games for the Deaf , now referred Adducing to retroactively as the 1924 Summer Deaflympics , were the inaugural edition of the Deaflympics .

These First Silent Games were held Defending just two weeks after the end Process_end of the 1924 Summer Olympics , also in Paris .

Neverworld , formerly known as LeeFest , is a music festival that takes place Process_start each Summer in Kent , England .

By winning the tournament , Norway qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics as World champions , while Sweden , which finished Process_end runner-up behind Norway in the European Championship , moved up Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to take the vacated European champion spot and also secured Having_or_lacking_access its place for the Olympics .

The Centennial Olympic Park bombing Attack was a domestic terrorist Terrorism pipe bombing Terrorism attack Attack on the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta , Georgia , on July 27 during the 1996 Summer Olympics .

In addition to the annual Summer `` Celebration Social_event '' there is now a winter event Social_event , known as the January Jamboree Social_event also held Hold in Fort Lauderdale , FL .

Canada , represented Presence by the Toronto Granites , defended Defending its championship from the 1920 Summer Olympics .

The cycling competitions Competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were held Hold at four venues scheduled Arranging to host Eighteen events between 6 August and 21 August .

Cycling competitions Competition had been contested in every Summer Olympics programme since the first modern Olympiad in 1896 alongside athletics , artistic gymnastics , fencing and swimming .

The closing Process_end ceremony Social_event of the 2012 Summer Paralympics , also known as The Festival of the Flame , was held Hold on 9 September at the Olympic Stadium in London .

Kim Gavin ( who also directed Action the closing Process_end ceremony Social_event of the 2012 Summer Olympics ) served as director for the ceremony Social_event , while Stephen Daldry served as its executive producer .

In a formal handover ceremony Social_event , the Paralympic flag was passed Giving from Boris Johnson , Mayor of London , to Eduardo Paes , Mayor of Rio de Janeiro , the host city of the 2016 Summer Paralympics .

Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the third time an Olympic baseball tournament Competition had been held Hold as a full medal sport , and the ninth time it had been part of the Summer Olympic Games Competition in any capacity .

Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the third time an Olympic baseball tournament Competition had been held Hold as a full medal sport , and the ninth time it had been part of the Summer Olympic Games Competition in any capacity .