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| | The '''2012 Summer Olympic Games''', officially known as the '''Games of the XXX Olympiad''' and informally as '''London 2012''', will be held in [[London]] from July 27 through August 12. This makes London the first city to host the Games three times - the previous occasions being in 1908 and 1948. The Olympic Games have pagan origins; the torch relay was first used for the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Nazi Berlin. During the Modern Olympic Games, the pagan origins of the Olympics have been replaced by [[faith]]-based achievement by the participating athletes. | | The '''2012 Summer Olympic Games''', officially known as the '''Games of the XXX Olympiad''' and informally as '''London 2012''', will be held in [[London]] from July 27 through August 12. This makes London the first city to host the Games three times - the previous occasions being in 1908 and 1948. The Olympic Games have pagan origins; the torch relay was first used for the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Nazi Berlin. During the Modern Olympic Games, the pagan origins of the Olympics have been replaced by [[faith]]-based achievement by the participating athletes. |
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| | Athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees will be participating.<ref>Independent Olympic Athletes from [[South Sudan]], who does not yet have a National Olympic Committee, and the former Netherlands Antilles, who no longer has a National Olympic Committee due to their dissolution, will also compete under the Olympic Flag.</ref> Sports contests having the greatest political interest are: | | Athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees will be participating.<ref>Independent Olympic Athletes from [[South Sudan]], who does not yet have a National Olympic Committee, and the former Netherlands Antilles, who no longer has a National Olympic Committee due to their dissolution, will also compete under the Olympic Flag.</ref> Sports contests having the greatest political interest are: |
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| | '''American 2012 Olympic gold medal winners (as of 8/1/2012)''' | | '''American 2012 Olympic gold medal winners (as of 8/1/2012)''' |
| − | *Public schools: Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian, Allison Schmitt, Shannon Vreeland, Ryan Lochte, Matt Grevers, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, Ricky Berens | + | *Public schools: Michael Phelps (but his swimming was with a private club, like most [[public school]]ed swimming medalists), Nathan Adrian, Allison Schmitt, Shannon Vreeland, Ryan Lochte, Matt Grevers, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, Ricky Berens |
| | *Private: Missy Franklin (Catholic high school), Conor Dwyer (Catholic high school) | | *Private: Missy Franklin (Catholic high school), Conor Dwyer (Catholic high school) |
| | *Unknown: Dana Vollmer, Vincent Hancock, Kim Rhode, Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas | | *Unknown: Dana Vollmer, Vincent Hancock, Kim Rhode, Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas |
| − | *Other: Kristin Armstrong (high school in Japan), McKayla Maroney (homeschooled due to training schedule) | + | *Other: Kristin Armstrong (high school in Japan), McKayla Maroney ([[homeschooled]]) |
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