USA Issue for 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games

History:
The 1980 Winter Games, held in Lake Placid, New York, were filled with impressive performances. The great Swedish skier, Ingemar Stenmark, won both the giant slalom and the slalom. Hanni Wenzel did the same in the women’s races and her nation, Liechtenstein, became the smallest country to produce an Olympic champion. Ulrich Wehling won the Nordic combined for the third time and pairs skater Irina Rodnina did the same in her event. In the biathlon relay, Aleksandr Tikhonov earned his fourth straight gold medal. Nikolay Zimyatov earned three gold medals in cross-country skiing. In an unprecedented achievement, Eric Heiden of the United States won all five speed skating races, from 500m all the way up to 10,000m. Nonetheless, for the home crowd, the highlight was the unexpected victory of the US ice hockey team.
37 NOCs (Nations)
1,072 athletes (232 women, 840 men)
38 events
6,703 volunteers

Lativia Issue for 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games

History:
In 1986 the IOC voted to change the schedule of the Olympic Games so that the Summer and Winter Games would be held in different years. To adjust to this new schedule, the Lillehammer Games were held in 1994, the only time that two Games have been staged two years apart. The 1994 Games were extremely well organised and the Norwegian host' natural love of winter sports added a refreshing purity of spirit. Local hero Johann Koss won three speed skating events and set a world record in every one. Vreni Schneider won a complete set of medals in alpine skiing and Manuela Di Centa earned medals in all five cross-country events. Myriam Bedard won both women's individual biathlon races. Gustav Weder and Donat Acklin became the first repeat winners of the two-man bobsled. Pairs skaters Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov returned to repeat their Olympic victory of 1988.
67 NOCs (Nations)
1,737 athletes (522 women, 1, 215 men)
61 events
9,054 volunteers
6,633 media (2,615 written press, 4,018 broadcasters)

Bahrain Grand Prix 2004

Commemorative Stamp for Formula 1
Bahrain Grand Prix 2004
سباق البحرين للفورميلا 1 إبريل 2004

The 2004 Grand Prix was a Formula One race Held on 4th April 2004, at the Bahrain International Circuit. It was first Formula 1 Race to be held in the Kingdom Of Bahrain.

Horse Racing In Bahrain

IX Men's Junior World Cup Volleyball 1997

IX men's Junior World Volleyball Championship - 21st August 1997 (Bahrain)

بطولة العالم التاسعة للكرة الطائرة للشباب - 21 أغسطس 1997