New Web Archive from IIPC: 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics
Here’s info and a link to a recently released archive of 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics web pages and other materials collected by the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC) and utilizing the Internet Archive’s Archive-It service.
From the Description:
A collection of websites related to the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. International Internet Preservation Consortium member institutions contributed suggested websites for inclusion in the collection. Public seed nominations were also solicited and received
Direct to 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics Web Archive (Keyword Searchable)
See Also: More Web Archives Collected by the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC) and Available via Archive-It
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