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1. www.bbc.com › culture › article'It's complete surrender' – Olympics hero Eric Liddell and ...

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   Jul 8, 2024 · His friend and fellow missionary Annie Buchan was with him at the end. She told the makers of Eric Liddell: The Flying Scotsman: "Suddenly he said, 'Annie, it's complete surrender,' and that was ...

2. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-little-knownThe Little-Known History of How the Modern Olympics Got Their ...

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   But as London had saved the Olympics by taking the Games in ’08, in ’48, it took the Games on in an effort to salve its own spirit. Above all, King George wanted them. He hadn’t wanted to be ...

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3. www.independent.co.uk › sport › olympicsGB’s Ellie Aldridge becomes first Olympic gold medallist in ...

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   Aug 8, 2024 · Britain’s Ellie Aldridge became the first ever Olympic gold medallist in kitesurfing with a brilliant performance in Marseille. The discipline, which sees competitors fly above the water at up ...

4. olympics.com › en › newsThe History of the Olympic Games

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   Jan 11, 2024 · The first written evidence of the official Games dates from 776 BC, when the Greeks began measuring time in Olympiads, or the duration between each edition of the Olympic Games. The first Olympic Games were held every four years in honour of the god Zeus. From then on, a number of artistic activities such as music, singing, poetry and theatre ...

5. www.gq-magazine.co.uk › article › blake-aldridge-tomBlake Aldridge: 'Leaving the Olympics is the best thing I ...

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   Aug 18, 2016 · The year 2008 marked the beginning of the end for Blake Aldridge’s Olympic career. The 33 year old and his teenage diving partner, Tom Daley, plummeted into last position at the Beijing Olympics ...

6. www.bbc.com › visual-guide-to-the-olympicsThe Olympics: A visual guide to the history and story of the ...

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   The Paris 2024 Olympics will mark the 33rd edition of the modern Games, though three of those did not take place because of World War One and World War Two. Olympic events through history Ancient ...

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   Who is Ellie Aldridge?

   • The 27-year-old from Poole was victorious in the new Olympic discipline in Marseille. Great Britain’s Ellie Aldridge celebrates winning gold in the women’s kitesurfing (Patrick Aventurier/PA). (PA Wire) Britain’s Ellie Aldridge became the first ever Olympic gold medallist in kitesurfing with a brilliant performance in Marseille.

   GB’s Ellie Aldridge becomes first Olympic gold medallist in kitesurfing

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   What is the history of the Olympic Games?

   • The history of the Games is incredibly rich and spans millennia. The first written evidence of the official Games dates from 776 BC, when the Greeks began measuring time in Olympiads, or the duration between each edition of the Olympic Games. The first Olympic Games were held every four years in honour of the god Zeus.

   The History of the Olympic Games

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   What was the most tragic event in Olympic history?

   • Munich, 1972: Perhaps the most tragic moment in Olympic history came 10 days into the 1972 games, when eight Palestinian militants broke into the Olympic Village, killing two Israeli athletes immediately and taking nine others hostage, all of whom died soon after in a botched rescue attempt. The games continued.

   How the Olympics Changed the World - Live Science

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   When did the Olympic Games end?

   • Winners were rewarded with a wreath or crown of leaves and became immortalised. The ancient Olympic Games ended in 393 AD, more than 1,000 years later. The Paris 2024 Olympics will mark the 33rd edition of the modern Games, though three of those did not take place because of World War One and World War Two.

   The Olympics: A visual guide to the history and story of the Games - BBC

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   Why were the Olympic Games called the Olympics of renewal?

   • It was also at the Berlin Games in 1936 that the Olympic flame was introduced for the first time. The Olympic Games of the XII and XIII Olympiads were cancelled due to the ongoing World War II. The Winter Olympic Games held at St Moritz in 1948 were therefore named “The Games of Renewal”.

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   When were the Olympic Games revived?

   • The Olympic Games were therefore revived at the first Olympic Congress, organised by Baron Pierre de Coubertin and held at the Grand Amphitheatre at the Sorbonne University from 16 to 23 June 1894.

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   Jul 27, 2012 · Munich, 1972: Perhaps the most tragic moment in Olympic history came 10 days into the 1972 games, when eight Palestinian militants broke into the Olympic Village, killing two Israeli athletes ...