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The Olympic Games is the greatest sporting spectacle on earth and has witnessed breathtaking feats and glorious triumphs as well as tragedy, controversy and despair. About Olympics charts the history of the event, from the ancient games in Greece to the birth of the modern Olympics in 1896 and into the 21st century.
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