About games
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Natalie du Toit, a 20-year-old South African who took part in the 10-kilometer marathon in swimming, became the first athlete in history to participate in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games (in 2001, Natalie lost her leg in a car accident).
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During the Games of the XIX Olympiad, the Beijing authorities ordered the city's restaurants to exclude traditional dog dishes from the menu.
USA
= 112
China
= 100
Russia
= 60
United Kingdom
= 51
Australia
= 46
France
= 43
Germany
= 41
South Korea
= 32
Cuba
= 30
Italy
= 27
Los Angeles - 2028
Milan Cortina - 2026
Paris - 2024
Beijing - 2022
Tokyo - 2020
Pyeongchang - 2018
Rio - 2016
Sochi - 2014
London - 2012
Vancouver - 2010