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William Penny Brookes

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Meet the Doctor Who Got COVID After Vaccination. What She's Learned | NBC New York

 

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Olympic rings planted in Much Wenlock

 

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23rd June 1894: Establishment of the International Olympic Committee

 

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Birthplace of modern Olympics holds Wenlock Olympic Games

 

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Catherine Beale, author Born out of Wenlock

William Penny Brookes was an English surgeon, magistrate, botanist, and educationalist especially known for inspiring the modern Olympic Games, the Wenlock Olympian Games and for his promotion of physical education and personal betterment.
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