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Give this town a medal: A visit to the winning Shropshire spot that inspired the modern Olympics

Rob Crossan explores Much Wenlock where, in the 1850s, a local doctor established the Olympian Games, a tournament that included athletics as well as greased pig catching.

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Vélo de montagne: un premier titre élite pour Léandre Bouchard

Vélo de montagne: un premier titre élite pour Léandre Bouchard
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L or dans la mire de Léandre Bouchard
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Jordan Olympic Committee President honours Tokyo 2020 Olympians at reception

The President of the Jordan Olympic Committee, Prince Feisal bin Al Hussein, honoured the Jordanian Olympic delegation that participated at Tokyo 2020 in a ceremony held at the Fairmont Hotel in Amman.

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A scholar of ancient Greece explains what the modern Olympics have in common with the original

A scholar of ancient Greece explains what the modern Olympics have in common with the original women running on track field As a scholar of ancient Greek literature, I find myself looking at the Olympics every four years not for the idealized spectacle, but as the complex, confounding cultural phenomenon that they always have been. The modern Olympics have shared positive and negative aspects with their ancient Greek models since the legendary founding of the games at Olympia in 776 B.C. Both were venues for showcasing human achievement and excellence. And both have also been exclusionary vehicles for an elite culture.

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