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  1. During the , the joint North and South women's ice hockey team competed together for the 1st time. This jersey has been signed by the unified team and donated to The . is the path!

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  2. in 1988 the opened in . that the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee (SLOOC) decided to produce an official 🎶 "Hand in Hand" to consolidate the Olympic ideal of friendship & peace between the peoples of the world.

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  3. in 2000 the opened in . was chosen to light the Olympic 🔥 during the opening ceremony. This emotional moment helped symbolise the desire to reconcile with the Aboriginal populations of Australia. 🔟days later she won the 400m final!

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  4. The was honored to welcome for the 3rd time, the Olympic Gold Medalist . Jill was a member of the USA team that won the Olympic🥇 at the 1996 Summer in . It’s always a pleasure to welcome such a passionate athlete.

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  5. La soirée pyjama et la silent party de la Nuit des Musées c’est au Musée Olympique le 22 septembre : « Bienvenue chez vous ! »

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  6. La 17ème édition de La Nuit des Musée approche à grands pas ! Préparez-vous à participer à des expériences inédites et surtout, à faire « comme chez vous ! » L'ensemble de notre programme en un clin d’œil:

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  7. A vos agendas 🗓️ La Semaine olympique est de retour du 14 au 18 octobre pour les 5 jours les plus sportifs de la rentrée ! Infos et Inscriptions:

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  8. Jusqu'au 17 mars 2019, le vous transporte au cœur d’une aventure graphique. Des espaces d' hauts en couleur et 100% gratuits ! INFOS:

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  9. [81 years ago] in 1937, died at the age of 74, in Geneva. His spirit is still alive EVERYDAY at The . ✨

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  10. in 1972, the opened in , . that the 1972 Summer Olympic Games medals had a picture of the traditional goddess of victory, which has been used since the 1928 games?

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  11. the 1960 (also known as the XVII Olympiad) were held in , . There were many firsts at these , including the first to be televised, the first to have the Olympic Anthem & the first to have an Olympic champion run in bare feet.

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  12. Conçus à partir d'un dessin original de Pierre de Coubertin, les anneaux sont progressivement devenus un des symboles les plus marquants du monde moderne.

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  13. in 2004, the opened in . that for the first time ever, the flame travelled around the world in a relay to various Olympic cities (past and future) and other large cities, before returning to .

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  14. in 2008, the opened in . that the 2008 emblem entitled "Chinese Seal-Dancing Beijing" cleverly combines the Chinese seal & the art of calligraphy with sporting features, transforming the elements into a human figure embracing triumph.

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  15. in 2016, the opened in . that, became the first South American country to host the ?

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  16. Vielen Dank für diesen positiven Artikel über unser Museum. Empfehlenswerte Lektüre für jeden, der Das besuchen möchte.

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  17. in 1932, the opened in . that the three-tiered podium for medal winners were used in for the first time.

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  18. in 1948, the opened in . that the London Games were the first to be shown on home television, although very few people in Great Britain actually owned sets.

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  19. in 1984, the opened in . that the expression “Look of the Games” first surfaced at Los Angeles 84. Today, it has become standard with every Games edition.

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    Jul 27

    More than 💯 ERACOM students are creating the look of the ✏️ & the mascot ⛄️ & the pictograms 🚹🚺 You can already discover some of their projects in the 💕😍💖 (it's 🆓!) Read more ➡️

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