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1908 Olympics
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The First London Olympics: 1908The 1908 Olympics in London was a world away from modern day Olympics - everything was built and organised in under two years, at a fraction of the… |
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The Marathon MakersBy John Bryant At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, one of the contenders in the marathon was the diminutive Italian Dorando Pietri. After leading the pack at a… |
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The 1908 OlympicsBy Keith Baker Details the first London Olympics when the Games were awarded to the UK after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906 stopped them going to Rome, as… |
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