The Olympics will be in Beijing in China next month. Practise words for Olympic sports with a new game. Play Word Hurdles. Image - a tiger is jumping over a hurdle

Can you run? Can you swim? Can you hop? Listen to a song called I Can Run, and print an activity about the things you can and can't do.

The Marathon is a race of 42kms, and it is an Olympic event. This race was first run 2,500 years ago. Read the story of the first Marathon. Image - man running

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