16. Dezember 2004  
Lausanne /Switzerland  
Artistic Gymnastics

Gymnastics Olympic TV coverages on top!

TV awards: 'Olympic Golden Rings'

IOC rewards best television sports coverage of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, and announced the winners of the 2004 'Olympic Golden Rings'.
This year, around 30 films from various countries were presented to an international jury, chaired by the IOC Honorary President for Life, Juan Antonio Samaranch,...
..... which met from 13 to 14 December 2004 at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Created by the IOC in 1976 and held every two years, the “Olympic Golden Rings” is an international television competition to promote the best television sports broadcast of the Olympic Games.

>>Category I:
 The Best Sports Coverage by the host broadcasting organisation, Athens Olympic Broadcasting (AOB)
>> Golden Rings: Gymnastics - realized by Makoto Nakamura and Kostas Katapais;
>> Silver Rings: Swimming - Greg Clarke and Ian Hirst
>> Bronze Rings: Canoe/Kayak Slalom - Daniel Costeris and Kostas Katapais.

The award ceremony took place at the Olympic Museum where gold, silver and bronze trophies were awarded in three categories, as follows:
>> Category II: The Best Olympic Programs
>>Golden Rings: Seven Network Australia - Seven Network Australia Telecast
>> Silver Rings: NBC Olympics - 'Games of the XXVIII Olympiad'
>> Bronze Rings: CBC - 'Perdita Felicien Coverage'

Category III: The Best Olympic Athlete Profile
>> Golden Rings: Eurosport Olympic Magazine - 'Heike Drechsler - One Life'
>> Silver Rings: NOS Television Sports Departments - 'Inge de Bruijn'
>> Bronze Rings: ZDF German Television - 'Runner's Land Ethiopia: Track and Field Athletics - Running'
source: IOC, Lausanne