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Pin frenzy hits Beijing
Godric, ODA staff22 August 2008
One competiton coming to London is Olympic pin badge collecting. Here in Beijing, the international currency of the Olympics is the pin badge. They are everywhere - in all shapes, colours and sizes.A photo of the Pin Trading Center in the athletes village

There are also pin badge traders outside the venues. Some of them appear to be veterans of several Olympics:



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And competition is apparently fierce to get hold of the much-prized London 2012 logo pin badge!

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