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All you need to know about the Olympic Games in 150 words
A) London is the only city to hold the Games three times (1908, 1948 and 2012). The USA held them four times but in three different cities,
B) At the Paris Games in 1900, there were more athletes than spectators. The oldest athlete ever at the games was Sweden's Oscar Swahn. He won a silver medal in shooting in 1920 at the age of 72. The youngest medal winner as Inge Sorensen from Denmark. She was 12 when she won a bronze medal in swimming.
C) In the first modern Olympic Games, in Athens in 1896, there were no gold medals. The winners all got silver medals. In the 1900 Games, the winners got trophies instead of medals. Winners first got gold medals in the 1904 Olympics in St Lous, USA
D) And finally, the longest name for an Olympic champion was Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon from Thailand. She won a gold medal in weightlifting.

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Great britain

the british isles lie in the north-west of europe. they consist of two large islands, great britain and ireland, and many smaller ones. great britain, the largest island in europe, includes england, scotland, and wales. it is separated from ireland by the irish sea, and from the continent by the english channel and the straits of dover. great britain and northern ireland form the united kingdom (uk).the surface of england and ireland is flat, but the surface of scotland and wales is mountainous. the mountains are almost all in the western part. the highest mountain in the united kingdom is ben nevis in scotland (1343 m). the longest river is the severn. it is in the south-west of england. the thames is not so long as the severn, it is shorter. the sea enters deeply into the land and has a great influence on the climate, which is damp but rather mild: the winter is not very cold and the summer is not very hot.over 57 million people live in the united kingdom. most of the people of great britain live in big towns and cities.the capital of the country is london. the main industrial centres are sheffield and birmingham where iron goods are made, manchester, the cotton centre of england, and others.the important ports of the country are london, liverpool, glasgow and others.