20 Year Later, Georgia State Still Has Olympics Feel

Courtesy: Mike Holmes/Sports CommunicationsTuesday will mark the 20-year anniversary of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, one that changed the city, state and most importantly for Panther fans, Georgia State, forever. The impact the Olympics in Atlanta had on Georgia State University and the Sports Arena was quite a story and left lasting footprints.

History can show that 15 Olympic medals were officially awarded in the GSU Sports Arena on Aug. 1, 1996, those being the five gold, silver and bronze medals for badminton competition.

History will document that the Marathon race, run on the last day of the Olympics on Aug. 4, ran right past both sides of the Sports Arena, heading down Piedmont Avenue on…