This Commission will also look at guidelines to reduce negative social and environmental consequences of organizing mega events such as the Olympic Games, the Football World Cup or regional final competitions.

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The World Alternative Games, starting 17 August in Llanwrtyd Wells, will take place at almost the same exact time as the 2012 Olympic Games, and will feature events such as wife-carrying and rock-paper-scissors.

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Previous sporting events held in Britain, such as the UEFA Champions League soccer final and the Olympic Games, have had such amnesties written into their contracts, but experts say this is the first exemption made by a politician.

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The FBI's gumshoes are trying to find out who disclosed details of Olympic Games, the codeword for the ambitious initiative to develop cyber-weapons such as Stuxnet.

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As an Olympic competitor, she was bound by IOC Rule 40 which restricts any such use during the games.

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Every weekend, thousands of people turn out to cheer their favourite team, and sporting highlights such as Wimbledon or the Derby keep the entire nation enthralled, while the biggest sporting event of all - the Olympic Games - is coming to London in 2012.

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