Rock groups from Georgia include the Atlanta Rhythm Section the Black Crowes and the Allman Brothers, 3 Composition Transit systems Canoeing ? ? ? ? ? ? Rube Marquard Atlanta pop 472,522 A total of 197 nations were represented at the 1996 Games and the combined total of athletes was about 10,318 Twenty-four countries made their Olympic debut this year including eleven of the ex-Soviet countries that competed as part of the Unified Team in 1992 Russia competed independently for the first time since 1912 when it was the Russian Empire the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed as Yugoslavia; 61/16 90/32 Preparations for the Olympics lasted more than six years and had an economic impact of at least $5.14 billion Over two million visitors came to Atlanta and approximately 3.5 billion people around the world watched at least part of the games on television Although marred by the tragedy of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing they were a financial success due in part to TV rights contracts and sponsorships at record levels, 54 2210, Atlanta also plays host to one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race each year at Atlanta Motor Speedway! .
Teams are awarded with monetary prizes for how they place at the end of the regular season as well as for participating and placing high in the stage playoffs and post-season tournament for example the first season had a total prize pool of US$3.5 million available with the top prize of US$1 million awarded to the post-season championship team. .
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