Team Visa FACT 1: In a year's training, GBR gymnastics Hopeful Beth Tweddle performs 11,000 pirouettes on the bars and uses 8kg of chalk on her hands

Team Visa FACT 2: GBR fencing Hopeful Richard Kruse hits his coach approximately 120,000 times a year

Team Visa FACT 3: GBR swimming Hopeful Caitlin McClatchey swims about the distance from London to Cyprus in a year

Team Visa FACT 4: Over one year, GBR running Hopeful Mo Farah runs approximately 4,680 miles

Team Visa FACT 5: GBR Paralympic Hopeful John McFall lifts close to10 tonnes per training session on one and a half legs

Team Visa FACT 6: GBR Paralympic Hopeful Libby Clegg runs with a guide runner

Team Visa FACT 7: In one training session, GBR taekwondo Apprentice Aaron Cook performs in excess of 1000 kicks per leg

Team Visa FACT 8: GBR diving Hopeful Tom Daley performs 24,960 dives a year in 520 hours of training

Team Visa FACT 9: FRA triathlon Hopeful Frederic Belaubre swims 25km, cycles 300km and runs 80km a week

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Experience the glory of The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in luxury

There are ten trips to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games to win. Not only will you witness the world's greatest athletes in action, you'll explore China's past and present.

Highlights of an unforgettable trip:

  • Watch Olympic action live over 2 spectacular days
  • Stay in luxury hotels
  • Enjoy fabulous cuisine in world-class restaurants
  • Take in the magnificent Great Wall of China
  • Visit Shanghai, Xian and Suzhou, as well as Beijing

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