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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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James Toney

Team GB land double Olympic medal joy as ‘the real stars of eventing’ shine

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Much of Versaille’s gilded grandeur was made during the 1789 French Revolution but it was Great Britain who snatched the gold from under French noses at their Olympics.

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