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http://www.olympic.org.nz =INFORMATION FROM JESSICA GIL ORTIZ= copy and pasted from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/

Did you know? =INFORMATION!!!= There are 27 sports in the olympics. (not including rugby sevens) The sport that i am up dating is artistic gymnastics. I will try to inform you as much as possible but the games dont start until saturday. Until then i will update my blog! J =LONDON ARE READY TO LIGHT THE OLYMPIC FLAME!!!= The london 2012 organizing committee (LOCOG) have confirmed plans for the olympic flamE final journey down the river Thames, and revealed a selection of highlights for its seven day trip around london. The olympic flame will arrive in london on the 21st of july. (NZ Time)
 * One of the world's oldest sports, gymnastics featured prominently in the Ancient Games and has been part of every modern Olympics since their inception in 1896.
 * Olympic gymnastics began as a purely male pursuit, with women participants not taking part until 1928.
 * Louis Smith's bronze medal in the pommel horse at the 2008 Olympics was Great Britain’s first medal in the sport since the women's team finished third in 1928.
 * At these London Olympics there are 14 gold medals on offer. There are team events, individual all-around events and individual apparatus events.
 * A ‘perfect ten’ is no longer the top score; gymnasts are now given two separate scores for difficulty and execution which are then added together.

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