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Practise your comprehension by watching videos all about the impact of 2012 on London and the UK. Three famous Olympians, two from the UK and one from Japan, talk about their story and what they think 2012 will mean to the UK.

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    Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson

    Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, one of Britain’s greatest Paralympic athletes, explains why the UK is a good place to be as a disabled person and how the country put disability sport on the map by hosting the first ever Paralympic Games in London in 1948.

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    Sir Steve Redgrave

    Sir Steve Redgrave is one of Britain’s greatest ever athletes, having won five gold medals in five successive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000.

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    Kosei Inoue

    Japanese Judo champion Kosei Inoue is widely considered to be the best 'Judoka' of his generation and is celebrated across the Judo world. He talks about his experience in the UK, the UK’s multicultural nature and its passion for sport, and the similarities between Britain and Japan.

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    Sir Steve Redgrave

    Sir Steve Redgrave is one of Britain’s greatest ever athletes, having won five gold medals in five successive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000.

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    Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson

    Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, one of Britain’s greatest Paralympic athletes, explains why the UK is a good place to be as a disabled person and how the country put disability sport on the map by hosting the first ever Paralympic Games in London in 1948.

  • Your rating: None (42 votes)
    Kosei Inoue

    Japanese Judo champion Kosei Inoue is widely considered to be the best 'Judoka' of his generation and is celebrated across the Judo world. He talks about his experience in the UK, the UK’s multicultural nature and its passion for sport, and the similarities between Britain and Japan.

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    Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson

    Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, one of Britain’s greatest Paralympic athletes, explains why the UK is a good place to be as a disabled person and how the country put disability sport on the map by hosting the first ever Paralympic Games in London in 1948.

  • Your rating: None (42 votes)
    Kosei Inoue

    Japanese Judo champion Kosei Inoue is widely considered to be the best 'Judoka' of his generation and is celebrated across the Judo world. He talks about his experience in the UK, the UK’s multicultural nature and its passion for sport, and the similarities between Britain and Japan.

  • Your rating: None (70 votes)
    Sir Steve Redgrave

    Sir Steve Redgrave is one of Britain’s greatest ever athletes, having won five gold medals in five successive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000.

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RuhiyyeResul
Azerbaijan

How nice! She is full of life in spite of her disability


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iriiisa
Albania

i agree with you 


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iriiisa
Albania

i could say she is an amazing woman she should be proud about she is


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