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Tighnabruaich is a village on the Kyles ___MASK2___ Bute on the Cowal Peninsula , in ___MASK16___ , Scotland . Baron Édouard - Émile - ___MASK48___ de Laveleye ( ___MASK78___ , 22 October 1854 - Brussels , 23 November 1938 ) was a Belgian mining engineer , financier and writer . He was son ___MASK2___ Émile de Laveleye ( 1822 - 1892 ) the Belgian economist . International mostly means something ( a company , language , or organization ) involving more than a single country . The term international as a word means involvement ___MASK2___ , interaction between or encompassing more than one nation , or generally beyond national boundaries . For example , international law , which is applied by more than one country and usually everywhere on Earth , and international language which is a language spoken by residents ___MASK2___ more than one country . The Intercalated Olympic Games were to be a series ___MASK2___ " International Olympic Games " halfway between what is now known as the Games ___MASK2___ the Olympiad . This proposed series ___MASK2___ games , intercalated in the Olympic Games cycle , was to always be held in Athens , and were to have equal status with the international games . However , the only such games were held in 1906 . The 1908 Summer Olympics , officially the Games ___MASK2___ the IV Olympiad , were an international multi - sport event which was held in 1908 in London , England from 27 April to 31 October 1908 . These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome , but were re - located on financial grounds following a disastrous eruption ___MASK2___ Mount Vesuvius in 1906 . They were the fourth chronological modern Olympic Games in keeping with the now - accepted four - year cycle as opposed to the proposed Intercalated Games alternate four - year cycle . The IOC president for these Games was Baron Pierre de Coubertin . Lasting a total ___MASK2___ 187 days , or 6 months and 4 days , these games were the longest in modern Olympics history . The Kyles ___MASK2___ Bute ( Scottish Gaelic : Na Caoil Bhòdach ) is a narrow sea channel that separates the northern end ___MASK2___ the Isle ___MASK2___ Bute from the Cowal Peninsula in ___MASK16___ , on the Scottish mainland . Mount Vesuvius ( also " Vesevus " or " Vesaevus " in some ___MASK73___ sources ) is a somma - stratovolcano located on the Gulf ___MASK2___ Naples in Campania , Italy , about east ___MASK2___ Naples and a short distance from the shore . It is one ___MASK2___ several volcanoes which form the Campanian volcanic arc . Vesuvius consists ___MASK2___ a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim ___MASK2___ a summit caldera caused by the collapse ___MASK2___ an earlier and originally much higher structure . ___MASK96___ is the capital and ___MASK42___ populous city ___MASK2___ England and the United Kingdom , as well as the ___MASK42___ populous city proper in the European Union . Standing on the River Thames in the south east ___MASK2___ the island ___MASK2___ Great Britain , ___MASK96___ has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". ___MASK96___ ' s ancient core , the City ___MASK2___ ___MASK96___ , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " ___MASK96___ " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , ___MASK67___ , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater ___MASK96___ , governed by the Mayor ___MASK2___ ___MASK96___ and the ___MASK96___ Assembly . A multi - sport event is an organized sports event , often held over multiple days , featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams ___MASK2___ athletes from ( mostly ) nation states . The first major , modern , multi - sport event ___MASK2___ international significance is the modern Olympic Games . The Royal Belgian Football Association ( Dutch : " Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond ", KBVB ; French : " ___MASK100___ royale belge des sociétés de football association ", URBSFA ; German : " Königlicher Belgischer Fußballverband ", KBFV ) is the governing body ___MASK2___ football and futsal in Belgium . It is a founding member ___MASK2___ the international federations FIFA ( in 1904 ) and UEFA ( in 1954 ). The association is based in Brussels , not far from the King Baudouin Stadium . As ___MASK2___ 2015 , it is presided over by chairman François De Keersmaecker . ___MASK20___ ( Scots : ) is a country that is part ___MASK2___ the United Kingdom and covers the northern third ___MASK2___ the island ___MASK2___ Great Britain . It shares a border with England to the south , and is otherwise surrounded by the ___MASK50___ , with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south - west . In addition to the mainland , the country is made up ___MASK2___ more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides . ___MASK16___ is both one of 32 unitary authority council areas and a lieutenancy area in Scotland . The administrative centre for the council area is in Lochgilphead . The 1920 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games ___MASK2___ the VII Olympiad , were an international multi - sport event in 1920 in Antwerp , Belgium . In March 1912 , during the 13th session ___MASK2___ the IOC , the bid on the behalf ___MASK2___ Belgium to host the 1920 Summer Olympics was made by Baron Édouard de Laveleye , president ___MASK2___ the Belgian Olympic Committee and ___MASK2___ the Royal Belgian Football Association . No fixed host city was proposed at the time . ___MASK52___ is a city and special " comune " ( named " ___MASK89___ Capitale ") in Italy . ___MASK52___ is the capital ___MASK2___ Italy and ___MASK2___ the Lazio region . With 2 , 870 , 336 residents in , it is also the country ' s largest and most populated " comune " and fourth - most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits . The Metropolitan City ___MASK2___ ___MASK52___ has a population ___MASK2___ 4 . 3 million residents . The city is located in the central - western portion ___MASK2___ the Italian Peninsula , within Lazio ( Latium ), along the shores ___MASK2___ Tiber river . The Vatican City is an independent country geographically located within the city boundaries ___MASK2___ ___MASK52___ , the only existing example ___MASK2___ a country within a city : for this reason ___MASK52___ has been often defined as capital ___MASK2___ two states . The Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee , abbreviated to BOIC or COIB , is the National Olympic Committee for ___MASK92___ . It was founded in 1906 and the administrative seat is located in ___MASK7___ . ___MASK92___ , officially the Kingdom ___MASK2___ ___MASK92___ , is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by France , the Netherlands , Germany , Luxembourg , and the North Sea . It is a small , densely populated country which covers an area ___MASK2___ and has a population ___MASK2___ about 11 million people . Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe , ___MASK92___ is home to two main linguistic groups : the Dutch - speaking , mostly Flemish community , which constitutes about 59 % ___MASK2___ the population , and the French - speaking , mostly Walloon population , which comprises 41 % ___MASK2___ all Belgians . Additionally , there is a small group ___MASK2___ German - speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area , and bordering Germany . Tom Nicolson ( Thomas Rae Nicolson ; 3 October 1879 -- 18 April 1951 ) from Tighnabruaich was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics . In 1908 he finished fourth in the hammer throw competition . He also participated in the shot put event but his final ranking is unknown . Twelve years later he finished sixth in the hammer throw competition . Rae was a keen shinty player for Kyles Athletic , captaining the side alongside six ___MASK2___ his brothers . He is believed to be the only shinty summer Olympian . Cowal is a ___MASK1___ and region that extends into the Firth ___MASK2___ Clyde , in the south ___MASK2___ ___MASK16___ , in the west ___MASK2___ Scotland . Dunoon on the southeast coast ___MASK2___ Cowal , on the Firth ___MASK2___ Clyde , is the main town on Cowal .