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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
    Fri, 22 Jul 11

    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
    Tue, 26 Jul 11

    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
    Sun, 10 Jul 11

    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
    Tue, 26 Jul 11

    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
    Fri, 22 Jul 11

    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 (37 votes)
    Kosei Inoue
    Sun, 10 Jul 11

    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
    Fri, 22 Jul 11

    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 (37 votes)
    Kosei Inoue
    Sun, 10 Jul 11

    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 (57 votes)
    Sir Steve Redgrave
    Tue, 26 Jul 11

    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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shaheen1
Yemen

i like this story .she makes her live


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Javier Rodrígue...
Spain

the chairs don't throw fire! Is the superman's chair


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Ukraine EPL
Ukraine

The theme of going in for sport- is very actual nowadays. Especially it concerns Ukraine, when...
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