Facts and figures on the 2012 London Olympics
Some interesting facts about the Summer Olympics London in England is the only city to have hosted the Games three times (1908, 1948 and 2012). Paris in France will become the next city to do so when it hosts the 2024 Summer Games. The USA has hosted the Games four times but in three...
阅读理解Some interesting facts about the Summer Olympics London in England is the only city to have hosted the Games three PARIS 2024times (1908, 1948 and 2012). Paris in France will become the next city to89 do so when it hosts the 2024 Summer Games. The USA has hosted the Games four...
During the 1908 Olympics in London, the Russians showed up 12 days late due to the fact that they were using the Julian calendar instead of the Gregorian calendar. Non-violent attempts to escape Mexican prisons are not punished because “it’s human nature to want freedom.” The line “Born...
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During the closing ceremony of the2012 London Olympics, May expressed disdain regarding a proposed badger and fox culling in Gloucester and Somerset. He appeared on the stage wearing an outfit prominently featuring the two animals. May has been an activist for years and has long sinceexpressed ou...
16. He won gold medals with Team USA at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics Tim Shelby from Arlington, VA, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons As a key player on the U.S. Men’s Basketball Team, LeBron contributed to their success in both Beijing 2008 and London 2012. His exceptiona...
More impressively, Princess Anne competed in the Montreal Olympics in 1976 and her daughter Zara Tindall even won a silver medal as part of the UK’s Eventing team at the London 2012 Olympics. Polo, a favourite sport of the Royal Family (© EL Studio/iStock) They Buy Dreadful Christmas ...
2012 London Summer Olympics Retirement The Return in Rio Other Recognition Michael Phelps Worksheets Complete List Of Included WorksheetsMichael Phelps is considered to be the most decorated Olympian of all time. By the time he retired at the 2016 Rio Olympics at the age of 31, he had collected...
When 17-year-old American Claressa Shields defeated Russian Nadezhda Torlopova in the middleweight final at the 2012 London Games, she became the youngest gold-medalist boxer since John Fields in 1924. Before turning pro, Shields added a second gold in 2016 in Rio, defending her title against...