Olympics 2012: Keeping it in the family

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Family and location play a vital role in an athlete's success. Find out how with these articles and videos.

01 Sep

2011

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Ben Oakley explores some of the social factors significant in developing top sports people. Read more : The social Olympian: Family and geography

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Olympics 2012: Keeping it in the family

The social Olympian: Family and geography pyrat_wesly under CC-BY-NC

The social Olympian: pathways to success Jupiter Images

Olympic Shorts: Family influences Featuring: video, The Open University

Olympic Shorts: Matthew Pinsent on family influences Featuring: video,

Olympics 2012 London 2012 / Getty

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