he new graded readers series of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. The Olympics, the Paralympics and the more contemporary extreme action sports, X Games, are the greatest celebrations of international sporting achievement in the world. Each event is carefully described and is followed by the exciting and varied profiles of two young people, both past and present, who have made incredible contributions to the games.

This is a British English version of the title. The book comes with a CD-ROM/Audio CD with vocabulary games and complete text recordings.