While the 2004 Olympic Summer Games will offer a chance to see some of the most awe-inspiring athletics and fierce competition in the world, the magazine offers a unique showcase celebrating the athleticism of the human form -- a 12-page pictorial in the Women of the Olympics September issue.

Photographer Arny Freytag selected the eight models who appear in the layout. "This pictorial is different and fun and really shows natural and physical beauty," said Freytag. "Lots of open spaces, blue skies, the chance to capture the athletes in motion."

As the September issue hits newsstands, Olympians will be hitting the scene in the Athens Olympic Village. "One of the big misconceptions is that every athlete is 100 percent serious about being there," said cover girl Amy Acuff, an American high jumper and two-time Olympian. "A number of athletes in the Village -- people who know they don't have a chance -- are there to have a party."

The following athletes are featured in the Women of the Olympics pictorial:

• Amy Acuff, High Jump, United States
• Fanni Juhasz, Pole Vault Hungary
• Haley Cope, Swimming, 100m Backstroke United States
• Ineta Radevica, Triple Jump and Long Jump Latvia
• Katie Vermeulen, Athletics, 1500m Canada
• Mary Sauer, Pole Vault United States
• Susan Tiedtke-Green, Long Jump Germany
• Zhanna Block, Athletics, 100m Ukraine

Beginning Friday, August 13, visitors to the magazine's website will be able to read Amy Acuff's Olympic Diary, an exclusive inside report on the latest happenings in Athens by September's cover girl.