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1. Torquay and its Olympic History February 12, 2012 London has hosted the Olympics on two different occasions, the first time was in 1908 and the second time in 1948. This summer in 2012 London will again host the Olympic and Paralympic Games but despite most events taking place in London we cannot forget the other areas in the UK playing their part. The sailing is this year being held in Weymouth but this could quite easily have also been held in Torquay and Torbay where it was held the last time London had the Olympic Games. Despite Torquay missing out on the sailing there is still mass excitement around Torquay as the UK looks to welcome som... (read more) Author: Jake Hunter

2. Football February 05, 2012 Football is another name for 'soccer' which is the sport played at the summer Olympics. Soccer may be included in every group of Summer Olympic Games apart from the dates 1896 and 1932. Women's football was later added with the 1996 Olympic Games. Soccer was in the early days of development during the first Olympics in 1896. Soccer was not relating to the Olympics program guide for any event but there are some sources which declare that an Olympic tournament happened during the first Olympic Games. In 1900 Soccer was in the Olympics. Although there have been soccer games during every Summe... (read more) Author: Woodrow Harris

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