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April 10, 2008
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Buenos Aires, tango's capital

BUENOS AIRES, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are some facts on Argentina's capital city Buenos Aires, the ninth stop of the Beijing Olympic torch world tour:

POPULATION: 2,776,138 inhabitants, according to 2001 census.

AREA: 202 square kilometers

OLYMPIC FIGURES

The polo team won Argentina's first ever Olympic medal at the Paris Games in 1924.

Pugilist Victor Avendano won Argentina's first ever individual Olympic gold in the Amsterdam Games 1928.

The first gold medal after 52 years was won by the men's soccer team coached by Marcelo Bielsa during the Athens Games 2004.

Also in Athens, the men's basketball team coached by Rubern Magnano conquered for the ...

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