Swimming: Catching up with the best - The Asian Age
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Swimming: Catching up with the best The Asian Age When Englishman John Boland arrived at the 1896 Olympics as a spectator he had little idea that fate had already reserved the first tennis singles gold in his name. It was a friend of Boland who had quietly included his name in the participants' list, ... |
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The 21st century Pheidippides would live to run another day - Evening Standard
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 Evening Standard | The 21st century Pheidippides would live to run another day Evening Standard The story of the first marathon is not just the inspiration for the 26mile, 385 yard running race invented for the first modern Olympics in 1896; it is a metaphor for one of sport's central values. The spirit of Pheidippides lived on in the antipodes ... |
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As US fencing achievements grow, Morehouse hopes to introduce the athletes ... - Washington Post
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As US fencing achievements grow, Morehouse hopes to introduce the athletes ... Washington Post In addition to training for this summer's London Games, Morehouse has spent much of the past four years trying to generate attention and enthusiasm for his sport. He taught President Barack Obama how to fence on the White House lawn, played tennis in a ... |
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Bob Matthews: Kodak was a sports marketing giant, too - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Bob Matthews: Kodak was a sports marketing giant, too Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Kodak bailed out as one of the 12 top-tier sponsors after the 2008 Games in Beijing. Kodak had been associated with the Olympics for more than 100 years, starting with an ad in the official program of the pioneer games in Athens in 1896. |
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Sport and the British, Radio 4, Monday-Friday - The Independent
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Sport and the British, Radio 4, Monday-Friday The Independent A 1am tweet from someone I follow, l... The first few modern Olympic Games weren't up to much. Anyone could join in – you just had to turn up. In Athens in 1896, only a handful of Brits competed, including George S Robertson, a Classics don. |
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For hundreds of years, travelers have found the Main Line an accommodating ... - Main Line
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For hundreds of years, travelers have found the Main Line an accommodating ... Main Line Clay tennis courts were located in the rear, directly below the verandah. Balls, dances, fundraisers and nightly card games provided indoor amusements for the hotel guests in this flamboyant hostelry. From 1896 to 1913, the Bryn Mawr Hotel boasted its ... |
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Sport and the British (Radio 4): A nation built on the sporting life - Telegraph.co.uk
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 Telegraph.co.uk | Sport and the British (Radio 4): A nation built on the sporting life Telegraph.co.uk The series opens on the finish line at the Stratford stadium, where Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, will doubtless flash past to provide one of the iconic images of the Games. It traces the modern Olympiad to the Athens Games of 1896, ... |
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