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    London 2012: Bluffers guide to basketballLondon 2012: Bluffer’s guide to basketball

    By lflint | Published: 18.07.12

    History will be made at this year’s Olympics as Great Britain sends a women’s team for the first time.

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    London 2012: Bluffer's guide to athleticsLondon 2012: Bluffer’s guide to athletics

    By lflint | Published: 18.07.12

    Athletics serves as the perfect encapsulation of the Olympic motto, Citius, Altius, Fortius which means ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’.

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    London 2012: Bluffer’s guide to divingLondon 2012: Bluffer’s guide to diving

    By lflint | Published: 17.07.12

    Competitive Diving developed from gymnastics in the 18th century, when gymnasts in Sweden and Germany began to perform tumbling routines into water known as ‘fancy diving’.

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    London 2012: Bluffer's guide to equestrianLondon 2012: Bluffer’s guide to equestrian

    By lflint | Published: 16.07.12

    One of the most important factors when it comes to successful riding is having a good and trusting relationship between the horse and rider.

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    London 2012: Bluffer's guide to handballLondon 2012: Bluffer’s guide to handball

    By lflint | Published: 15.07.12

    Handball adopts many key features of sports such as basketball and football. Speed, skill and stamina are key attributes for competitors in Handball as it is an extremely fast paced game with high scoring contact sport.

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    British_shootingLondon 2012: Bluffer’s guide to shooting

    By lflint | Published: 13.07.12

    Shooting is a sport that challenges mental robustness rather than physical strength or stamina.

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    Football: Powell names squad for Euro 2013 deciderLondon 2012: Bluffer’s guide to football

    By lflint | Published: 10.07.12

    Great Britain will field a women’s football team for the first time at an Olympics this year.

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    London 2012: Bluffer’s guide to table tennisLondon 2012: Bluffer’s guide to table tennis

    By lflint | Published: 09.07.12

    Table tennis is played at high speed and players need lightning reactions, incredible agility and high levels of fitness in order to do well.

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    London 2012: Bluffer’s guide to artistic gymnasticsLondon 2012: Bluffer’s guide to artistic gymnastics

    By lflint | Published: 05.07.12

    The word ‘gymnastics’ derives from ‘gymnos’, the Greek word for ‘naked’, since the first gymnasts used to perform in the nude!

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    London 2012: Bluffer’s guide to synchronized swimmingLondon 2012: Bluffer’s guide to synchronized swimming

    By lflint | Published: 04.07.12

    Synchronized swimming is often described as ‘water ballet’, because of the dance-like movements swimmers make to music, and its theatrical character.

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