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2. The places ( )
3. The saying this! ( )
4. Young and old ( )

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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