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This combined athletics competition includes ten events spread over two days.

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  1. 31This Olympic road race uses the distance made famous by the 1908 London course.RECALL
    Marathon

    The Olympic marathon distance was standardized around the 1908 London Games.

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  2. 32This athletes' accommodation complex is often converted into ordinary housing after the Games.RECALL
    Olympic Village

    The Olympic Village concept began at the 1924 Paris Games and is often reused as housing afterward.

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  3. 33These Games for athletes with disabilities trace their origins to a 1948 event for injured veterans.RECALL
    Paralympic Games

    The Paralympic Games are held after the Olympics in the same host city and trace back to a 1948 event for injured veterans.

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