Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium – Baseball Centennial Olympic Stadium – Opening/Closing Ceremonies, Athletics Clayton County International Park (Jonesboro, Georgia) – Beach Volleyball Forbes Arena – Basketball Georgia Dome – Basketball (final), Gymnastics (artistic), Handball (men's final) Georgia International Horse Park (Conyers, Georgia) – Cycling (mountain), Equestrian, Modern pentathlon (riding, running) Georgia State University Sports Arena – Badminton Georgia Tech Aquatic Center – Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Water Polo Georgia World Congress Center – Fencing, Handball, Judo, Modern pentathlon (fencing, shooting), Table Tennis, Weightlifting, Wrestling Golden Park (Columbus, Georgia) – Softball Herndon Stadium – Field hockey (final) Lake Lanier (Gainesville, Georgia) – Canoeing (sprint), Rowing Legion Field (Birmingham, Alabama) – Football Miami Orange Bowl (Miami, Florida) – Football Omni Coliseum – Volleyball (indoor final) Ocoee Whitewater Center (Polk County, Tennessee) – Canoeing (slalom) Panther Stadium – Field hockey RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.) – Football Stone Mountain Tennis Center (Stone Mountain, Georgia) – Tennis Stone Mountain Park Archery Center (Stone Mountain, Georgia) – Archery Stone Mountain Park Velodrome (Stone Mountain, Georgia) – Cycling (track) Sanford Stadium (Athens, Georgia) at the University of Georgia – Football (final) Stegeman Coliseum (Athens, Georgia) at the University of Georgia – Gymnastics (rhythmic), Volleyball (indoor) Wassaw Sound (Savannah, Georgia) – Sailing Wolf Creek Shooting Complex – Shooting Marketing The Olympiad's official theme, "Summon the Heroes", was written by John Williams, making it the third Olympiad at that point for which he had composed (official composer 1984; NBC's coverage composer 1988). The opening ceremony featured Céline Dion singing "The Power of the Dream", the theme song of the 1996 Olympics. The closing ceremony featured Gloria Estefan singing "Reach", the official theme song of the 1996 Olympics. The mascot for the Olympiad was an abstract, animated character named Izzy. In contrast to the standing tradition of mascots of national or regional significance in the city hosting the Olympiad, Izzy was an amorphous, fantasy figure. Atlanta's Olympic slogan "Come Celebrate Our Dream" was written by Jack Arogeti, a Managing Director at McCann-Erickson in Atlanta at the time. The slogan was selected from more than 5,000 submitted by the public to the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau. Billy Payne noted that Jack "captured the spirit and our true motivation for the Olympic games." The city of Savannah, Georgia, host of the yachting events, held its own local festivities, including a local cauldron lighting event on the first day of