The real home of the Games
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="London">London</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 700-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="Wenlock">Wenlock</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> 126<span word="th">th</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="running">running</span>, <span word="spectators">spectators</span> <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="given">given</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reminiscent">reminiscent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="resemblance">resemblance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>. <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="Wenlock">Wenlock</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthplace">birthplace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Penny">Penny</span> <span word="Brookes">Brookes</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> 200<span word="km">km</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="every">every</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span>".</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 1850, <span word="Brookes">Brookes</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Wenlock">Wenlock</span> <span word="Olympian">Olympian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>, <span word="running">running</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopping">hopping</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="aristocrat">aristocrat</span> <span word="Baron">Baron</span> <span word="Pierre">Pierre</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Coubertin">Coubertin</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="subsequently">subsequently</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revival">revival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1896.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Brookes">Brookes</span>' <span word="important">important</span> <span word="role">role</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Organizing">Organizing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> 2017 <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="mascot">mascot</span> <span word="Wenlock">Wenlock</span>.</p><p><span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="MacVicker">MacVicker</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wenlock">Wenlock</span> <span word="Olympian">Olympian</span> <span word="Society">Society</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wenlock">Wenlock</span> <span word="Olympian">Olympian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="undergone">undergone</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> 24 <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="events">events</span>, 500 <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span>, 3,000 <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="and">and</span> 3,000 <span word="spectators">spectators</span>.</p><p><span word="Biathlon">Biathlon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="equestrian">equestrian</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gliding">gliding</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>," <span word="MacVicker">MacVicker</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="times">times</span>."</p>
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