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Only one team can score in a curling end
After an end, the team with the stone closest to the button scores for each eligible stone closer than its opponents’ nearest stone. Rings are not separate fixed-value scoring zones.
Only one team can score in a curling end
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The Olympic rings represent five continents, not five colour-coded continents
The five Olympic rings symbolise the union of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. No individual ring colour officially belongs to a particular continent.
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The first modern Olympics opened in Athens in 1896
Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games from 6 to 15 April 1896. The IOC records 241 athletes, 14 national teams and 43 events.
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