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VISA OLYMPICS OF THE IMAGINATION

	VISA - FLIGHT TO GLORY Aboli Kadam 11 Years Old - India "Flight of glory" "The painting shows Lord Hanuman, an Indian mythological deity of strength. He brought Sanjevani to revive Lord Laxam and help Lord Ram conquer evil. Here he brings good wishes to the Olympics. Olympics is a celebration on conquering barriers of speed, power and limitations. My drawing brings the goodwill of Indian heritage to the festival of achievements."		Price:	QTY:

	VISA - MOSAIC Tyler Olmstead 13 Years Old - USA "Citius, Altius, Fortius en Mosaic" "The artwork of my design is in mosaic style. Arranging small colored pieces forms mosaics. They were widely used in early Greek times. The diver shows how higher, faster, stronger and swifter make him an Olympic athlete. The earth reminds us that people from the world's nations compete in the thrilling Olympic Games."		Price:	QTY:

	VISA - THE BOOMERANG Stefan McLaughlin 11 Years Old - Cayman Islands "The boomerang" "The boomerang is a wooden throwing stick used for thousands of years by Australian Aborigines. The Aborigines are the original inhabitants of Australia. The boomerang, like the athlete, goes higher, faster and stronger over Australia and the Olympic Games symbolizing the Olympic spirit of all athletes."		Price:	QTY:

	VISA - HANG BY A THREAD Yue Zhao 11 Years Old - China "Hang by a thread" "I love table tennis as it can temper the willpower and build quick response of people, it is the best embodiment of "higher, faster, stronger". In addition, table tennis players of our country have won a lot of honor for us."		Price:	QTY:

	VISA - VICTORY OF PEACE Karina Olveira de Souza 9 Years Old - Brazil "Victory of peace" "When people of different cultures unit, they become stronger. A stronger human race becomes faster, since they achieve a better understanding of the problems, the needs of each nation. When people hold each other’s hands, they achieve the highest step of all: peace."		Price:	QTY:

	VISA - HIGH Sebastian Berka 10 Years Old - Germany "High" "I have painted pole vault because this sport allows you to vault high, as I like jumping and climbing. This painting is to represent "Higher" for it is titled High."		Price:	QTY:

	VISA - VIVA OLYMPIADA! Anguel Alexiev 10 Years Old - USA "Viva Olympiada!" "My artwork, Viva Olympiada! represents the Olympic ideas for higher achievements in sports and human life. The Olympic motto of Citius, Altius, Fortius for me means that every man always has to strive to achieve higher goals in his life by developing a higher level of intelligence in a healthier body."		Price:	QTY:

	VISA - RACING WITH DOLPHINS Sun-ik Kim 10 Years Old - Korea "Racing with the Dolphins" "Racing on top of the Dolphins toward the finishing line to see who will come in first. I hope to see such a race at the future Olympic Games."		Price:	QTY:

	VISA - JUMP TO THE STARS Agata Kuczynska 12 Years Old - Poland "Jump to the stars" "I’m ill of asthma and at present I’m in treatment at a Children Pneumonology Centre in Karpacz. Sport is not only a dream for me. I know that each of us can and should reach the stars and that Olympic ideals ‘Higher, Stronger, Quicker’ are valid for everyone. I believe that also I - despite my ailment - will be able to take part in an Olympic Games."		Price:	QTY:

	VISA - CITIUS, ALTIS, FORTIUS Jakub Hubner 13 Years Old - Poland "Citius, Altius, Fortius" "The images portray the most important Olympic challenges: who is quicker, who is stronger, who reaches higher. This has been the same at every Olympics, including those in ancient times. Ancient Games, however, had an advantage over contemporary ones. They were a great celebration for everyone, a time when all wars and conflicts were put aside. Participating in the Games was a great distinction, and the sole reason for rivalry was to receive the Olympic laurel."		Price:	QTY:

	VISA - OLYMPIC KANGAROO Keisuke Muto 10 Years Old - Japan "A victory punch by a kangaroo boxer representing Japan" "In the Sydney Olympics, an excited kangaroo-boxing game will be played on the ring covered with the Australian national flag. Please be sure to come and see the game."		Price:	QTY:

	VISA - COLOURFUL OLYMPICS Adam Ijaz 10 Years Old - Canada "A very colorful Olympics" "My picture is of a Canadian maple leaf with a box on each of the three tips of the leaf. The box for "Faster" includes two people running against each other. The box for "Higher" includes a pole-vaulter and the box for box for "Stronger" contains a weightlifter who is sweating a lot. Also inside the maple leaf are almost all of the important flags that go in the Olympics and some just look neat. Underneath the flags it says 2000 with the zeros portrayed by first, second and third place ribbons. On each side of the maple leaf is a globe and a happy face. In the top left corner are the Olympic rings that are linked together."		Price:	QTY:

	VISA - I IMAGINE IT Igancio Raul Cabanas Lorenzo 9 Years Old - Uruguay "I imagine it" "Faster: track runners, swimmers, rowers, cyclists and sailors. Higher: pole-vaulter, gymnast and the arms of fans like my father and I. Higher: those who lift weights, who support their athletes and who practices TAE-KWON-DO like me."		Price:	QTY:

	VISA - WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Shari Michelle Nahr 9 Years Old - Bonaire "We are the champions" "I find the Olympic Games very interesting. I practice Tae-Kwon-Do and maybe when I grow up I could participate as well. My father said that a girl from Curacao participates in the Dutch Tae-Kwon-Do team. I think that’s real nice, and I would love to see her perform in Sydney."		Price:	QTY:

	VISA - REACH FOR THE STARS Caitlin Powel 10 Years Old - USA "Reach for the stars" "My picture is about reaching your goal. In the Olympics, athletes try to reach their goal by being faster, higher and stronger. "Faster" is represented by the flames. "Higher" is the athlete leaping. "Stronger" is how hard she jumped as she reached for her goal."		Price:	QTY: