Olympics
Games at a glance

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Number of athletes: 10,500.

Number of sports: 28.

Number of venues: 38.

Number of media: 21,500 (16,000 broadcasters and 5,500 photo/press.)

Number of security personnel: 45,000.

Number of countries: 202.

New countries: Kiribati, East Timor.

Countries returning from suspension: Afghanistan, Iraq.

New sport: Women's freestyle wrestling.
 
Athens official mascots: Phevos and Athena. They are named after two Olympian gods: Phevos, the Olympian god of light and music, also known as Apollo; and Athena, goddess of wisdom and patron of the city of Athens.

A gold medal's worth: Has 6 grams of gold.

Food: Some 50,000 meals will be prepared each day at the Olympic Village, utilizing 100 tons of food.

Next Summer Olympics: Beijing, China, Aug. 8-24, 2008.

Largest delegations: USA, 531 athletes; Australia, 482; Russia 467.

U.S. team facts

Youngest female: Katie Hoff, 15, Abingdon, Md., swimming, individual medley.

Youngest male: Rau'Shee Warren, 17, Cincinnati, boxer.

Oldest female: Libby Callahan, 52, Washington, D.C., shooting.

Oldest male: Butch Johnson, 48, Woodstock, Conn., archery.

Shortest athlete: At 4-9, Courtney McCool, Kansas City, Mo., gymnastics.

Tallest athlete: At 7 feet, Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs, basketball.

Siblings: Dana and Tara Kirk, swimming; Serena and Venus Williams, tennis; Kaylyn and Klete Keller, swimming; Bob and Mike Bryan, tennis; Paul and Morgan Hamm, gymnastics.

Pioneers: Aquil Abdullah, 31, is the first black male to make the U.S. Olympic rowing team. Maritza Correia, 22, is the first black female to make the U.S. Olympic swim team.

Seattle Times staff