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The Olympic Oath

The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge from the home nation, acting on behalf of all competitors and judges. Athletes have taken the oath since 1920, although the wording has changed over the years and judges have been taking the oath since 1972. Since 1984 the athlete & judge taking the […]

29/07/2016 | 0 Comments More

Olympic Records

Heres a look over Olympic History, highlighting a variety of records So lets take a look at some record breaking facts and figures… ALL-TIME MEDAL TABLE: COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL USA 930 728 639 2297 Soviet   Union 395 319 296 1010 Great Britain 207 255 252 714 France 192 212 234 638 Germany […]

03/08/2012 | 0 Comments More