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LONDON 2012
London 2012 venues ready to host world’s greatest athletesAll 34 London 2012 venues are ready to play host to the world’s leading athletes, with the Olympic Games set to get underway in just eight days.12345 BARCELONA 1992
Barcelona “totally transformed” by hosting 1992 Olympic GamesHosting the 1992 Olympic Games “totally transformed” Barcelona, according to the city’s mayor, Xavier Trias. Speaking at the Global Sports Forum in March, Trias revealed how the Games created a long-term sporting legacy for the city, increasing sports participation and leading to more major events being held in Barcelona.12345Best of Olympic Games
2018 HOST CITY ELECTION
HOW DOES IT FEEL...
Winning so many medals?
Larysa Latynina is the only athlete, in any sport, to have a collection of 18 Olympic medals, including nine gold. The Ukrainian gymnast won six medals at each of the three editions of the Games in which she participated. Lining up the records, she is also the only person to have won 14 medals in individual events.12345 NEWS
25 JULY 2012London 2012 to offer “amazing experience for spectators”Q. How do you feel now that the Games are set to begin?A. It’s a combination of emotions – I’m nervous and excited all together. It seems incredible that we started this journey nine years ago – when ...24 JULY 2012Free summer exhibition “Olympex 2012: Collecting the Olympic Games” opens at the British Library24 JULY 2012Olympic Flame takes a ride on London Underground
OLYMPIC GAMES
LONDON 2012
London 2012 venues ready to host world’s greatest athletesAll 34 London 2012 venues are ready to play host to the world’s leading athletes, with the Olympic Games set to get underway in just eight days.
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BARCELONA 1992
Barcelona “totally transformed” by hosting 1992 Olympic GamesHosting the 1992 Olympic Games “totally transformed” Barcelona, according to the city’s mayor, Xavier Trias. Speaking at the Global Sports Forum in March, Trias revealed how the Games created a long-term sporting legacy for the city, increasing sports participation and leading to more major events being held in Barcelona.
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Best of Olympic Games
2018 HOST CITY ELECTION
HOW DOES IT FEEL...
Winning so many medals?
Larysa Latynina is the only athlete, in any sport, to have a collection of 18 Olympic medals, including nine gold. The Ukrainian gymnast won six medals at each of the three editions of the Games in which she participated. Lining up the records, she is also the only person to have won 14 medals in individual events.
Larysa Latynina is the only athlete, in any sport, to have a collection of 18 Olympic medals, including nine gold. The Ukrainian gymnast won six medals at each of the three editions of the Games in which she participated. Lining up the records, she is also the only person to have won 14 medals in individual events.
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25 JULY 2012London 2012 to offer “amazing experience for spectators”Q. How do you feel now that the Games are set to begin?A. It’s a combination of emotions – I’m nervous and excited all together. It seems incredible that we started this journey nine years ago – when ...
24 JULY 2012Free summer exhibition “Olympex 2012: Collecting the Olympic Games” opens at the British Library
24 JULY 2012Olympic Flame takes a ride on London Underground
