The Australians might not have the designer names like Ralph Lauren and Stella McCartney, who designed team uniforms for the USA and Great Britain, respectively. But when it comes to trading gear, I don't think you'll find too many Aussies willing to trade their team jackets or their shoes for anything in the world. Except maybe a gold medal.
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British Airways' Home Advantage commercial for the London 2012 Olympic Games tells Brits: Don't fly! Find out why an airline wants people to stay home on Fran Jurga's Discover London Equestrian Olympics blog.
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British horsewoman Jane Holderness-Roddam will be one of the 8,000 inspirational people carrying the Olympic Flame on its tour of Great Britain.
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The Olympic Torch took a ride on a horse on its fifth day in Britain as it reached the famous Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire, southwest of London. A celebration at the racetrack included concerts, entertainment, and a ceremonial delivery of the torch to a stage by eventing champion Zara Phillips.
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Fran Jurga's Discover London Olympics blog shows the passing of the Olympic torch in Greece on May 17, with a royal handoff to Great Britain's Princess Anne, who rode in the 1976 Montreal Olympics for Team GBR and is currently president of the British Olympic Association. The flame is now touring Great Britain.
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Fran Jurga's Discover London Olympics Blog reports that Mark Todd’s campaign for a seventh Olympic Games has received a setback with the withdrawal of his top horse. The two-time Olympic gold medalist has withdrawn NZB Land Vision from contention after the horse suffered a recurrence of an old tendon injury.
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