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23.08.2020 15:10 •  Английский язык

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2012 London Olympics
How has London 2012 changed the sporting map of the world? The United States won the highest number of gold medals and the most medals in total, with China dropping to second (DOMINATE) at their home Olympics in Beijing four years ago. The third place for Great Britain exceeded all (EXPECT). Previously, 2008 Beijing Olympics were considered the most (SUCCESS) for the British with only the fourth place. In 2008, Russia took the third place. This year, Russia fell out of the top three (WIN) for the first time since the end of the Soviet era. South Korea improved to the fifth, their best finish since hosting the Games in Seoul 24 years ago. For Australia it was a (COMPARATIVE) miserable Olympics, where it took the tenth place. It was their worst (PERFORM) in two decades.
Russia at the 2012 London Olympics
There are different opinions as to the results of the Russian team at the London Olympics. In medal-winning terms, Russia's 2012 (PERFORM) is better than that at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, improving from 23 gold medals to 24 and up from a total of 73 medals to 82. But the British were more (SUCCESS)with 29 gold medals, moving Russia into the fourth place. The reaction in Russia during the first days of the Olympics was largely (NEGATION), but then changed as more and more medals were won. Yet, we have to admit that in some ways our sportsmen were (LUCK). For example, there were no gold medals in weightlifting this time, though we usually had had a number of them at the Olympics. Alexander Zhukov, president of the Russian Olympic Committee, explains China’s success in the following way: “They have actually copied the Soviet system of children's (TRAIN).

Answer the questions.

1). How old were you in 2012?
2). Have you ever watched Olympic Games?
3). Which competition would you like to visit during the Olympics?