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    The race boat document summarizes the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities along the River Thames in London. The roughly 7 kilometer race takes place in March or April each year and is watched by over 250,000 spectators. It is a long-standing British sporting tradition where the winning team throws one of their rowers into the river in celebration, though there is only a trophy and no large monetary prizes awarded.

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    The race boat document summarizes the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities along the River Thames in London. The roughly 7 kilometer race takes place in March or April each year and is watched by over 250,000 spectators. It is a long-standing British sporting tradition where the winning team throws one of their rowers into the river in celebration, though there is only a trophy and no large monetary prizes awarded.

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    The race boat document summarizes the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities along the River Thames in London. The roughly 7 kilometer race takes place in March or April each year and is watched by over 250,000 spectators. It is a long-standing British sporting tradition where the winning team throws one of their rowers into the river in celebration, though there is only a trophy and no large monetary prizes awarded.

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    THE RACE BOAT

    ANOTHER VERY POPULAR BRITISH SPORTING


    EVENT…!
    WHAT? The race boat is a sporting event
    very popular in British.
    The boat race is between students at
    WHO? the universities of Oxford and
    Cambridge, the oldest universities in
    the UK.
    More 250.000 people watch the race
    from the banks from the banks of the
    WHERE? river in London.

    The race takes place along nearly 7


    kilometres of the River Thames .
    WHEN? The race it happens in March or
    April, but the students start training
    in September.
    WHY? This race is all about sporting glory
    and the winning university’s honour.
    CURIOSITY! There’s tradition that the winners
    throw one of their team into the
    water after the race.
    AWARDS! There’s a trophy, but there aren’t
    any big prizes .

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