Top 10 Top 10 Sports Events
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1. Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship
The world’s top grass-court championships.
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2. London Marathon
26.3-mile (42-km) road race from Greenwich Park to Westminster.
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3. Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy Final
The climax of the cricket season.
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4. Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
The two universities’ annual rowing race covers some 6.5 km (4 miles) on the Thames.
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5. Horse of the Year Show
A six-day event puts show jumpers through their paces.
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6. Varsity Match
The Oxford-Cambridge rugby union duel.
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7. Head of the River Race
A day-long event in which some 400 rowing boats struggle for supremacy.
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8. Six Nations Rugby
Annual rugby union contest with England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
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9. Royal Ascot
All London Society goes to the races in top hats and other glamorous creations.
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10. Doggett’s Coat and Badge
Guildsmen from the Company of Watermen compete in a single sculls race
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