And for all of those who believe it all starts and stops with London, let me remind you that during the Olympics which took place in London, the crowds in the venues and at home were cheering on athletes from all over the country not just the capitol.

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Now, Ms Peace has set her sights on cheering up the troops over Christmas with a campaign in which friends, families and growing band of celebrities are photographed with a sign saying Smile Camp Bastion.

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Over the crowd noise, many in the audience could not actually hear the speech they were cheering, but newspapers across the country captured every word.

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Start the conversations over your pumpkin pie or while booing or cheering a football game.

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It took a brave rugby tackle to finally capture him, and the cheering of the crowd could be heard over a kilometer away.

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Fans that would continue supporting and cheering the business on far after the campaign was over.

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After cheering on his compatriots to a narrow victory over Andorra at the raucous temporary beach-volleyball court on Tuesday, Nikos Kolas, the captain of the men's indoor-volleyball team, said he didn't bring any of his worries with him.

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With over 6, 000 people cheering her on, you can perhaps appreciate why she reached for the word "mental", especially as it's so often used in a casual manner away from the arena of mania and schizophrenia.

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