The London Olympic Committee started preparations for the games shortly after winning its bid for the 2012 Olympics.

在赢得2012年奥运会主办权不久之后，伦敦奥组委就开始为比赛做准备了。

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Olympic Games can bring us all closer together. That is why I say we can become overall a better person because of Olympics.

奥林匹克运动会让人们的心与心更贴近，所以我说奥林匹克会让我们变得更好。

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The UAE will send a team of eight athletes to Beijing Olympics, which is the largest delegation sent by the Gulf country to the Olympic Games.

地处海湾地区的阿联酋将派出八名运动员参加本届北京奥运会，这是阿联酋历史上派出的最大的奥运体育代表团。

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(OMITTED) "He felt that the more countries that we can get involved participating in the Olympic games helped to meet the mission of the Olympics, which is to bring people together from all parts of the world to improve relations and to make the world a healthier place."

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So we also want you all to be a part of the Olympic Games, too -- especially living here, the Olympics seem kind of far away.

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But studies have shown mixed performance in the run-up to the Games, but interestingly, all recent Olympic hosts have outperformed the MSCI World index in the 12 months following the Olympics.

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"This defence contribution is on a similar scale to that deployed at other recent Olympic Games and will contribute to ensuring a safe, secure and enjoyable 2012 Olympics, " he said.

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