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  Tennis returns after a 64-year absence.
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  The olympic flame is intrudost,germany returns
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  Canada countinues to be undefeated in hockey, taking home the gold for the fourth time.
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  there is no soccer event
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  Denmark's 12 year-old Inge Sorensen wins a bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke, making her the youngest medalist ever in the individual event.
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  Games get called off due to World War ll
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  The first games to be shown on home television.
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  16 year-old sophomore became the first swimmer to win gold in three individual events
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  Ice dancing makes it debut
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  14 year-old Romainian gymnast Nadia Comaneci scores seven perfect 10s on the way to three god medals plus a silver and bronze. Nobody has achieved even one 10 before.
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  The first athlete to win back-to-back gold medals in either long jump or 100
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  snowbording,curling,and womens ice hockey are introduced.
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  the games return to greece
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  The youngest male ever to represent Great Britian at an Olympic game. He was just fourteen years old. Thomas Robert Daley.
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  canada is howsting its third alamic games.92 contrys are expected to participate.