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1908, 1948, 2012 ...These were not just years when London hosted Summer Olympics but were special due to some steps which were taken. What were those pioneering steps?
In 1908, the modern Olympics came of age in London, with all athletes being paraded under their national flags for the first time. The route of the marathon, spaced over 26 miles and 385 yards, was set such that the race would start at Windsor Castle and finish in front of the stadium's Royal Box, and this is the distance that has been used worldwide ever since.
London 1948 created new opportunities for women in sport, pioneered the Olympic volunteering movement , and laid the foundations for the modern Paralympics.
By pioneering new methods of design and construction, using low carbon technologies etc. London 2012 is going to be the first truly sustainable Games.
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ReplyDeleteIn 1908, the modern Olympics came of age in London, with all athletes being paraded under their national flags for the first time. The route of the marathon, spaced over 26 miles and 385 yards, was set such that the race would start at Windsor Castle and finish in front of the stadium's Royal Box, and this is the distance that has been used worldwide ever since.
London 1948 created new opportunities for women in sport, pioneered the Olympic volunteering movement , and laid the foundations for the modern Paralympics.
By pioneering new methods of design and construction, using low carbon technologies etc. London 2012 is going to be the first truly sustainable Games.
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