London Olympics 2012 News
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Outrage over sexualized footage of female athletes
US TV network NBC has released a controversial video called Bodies in Motion, featuring scantily clad female athletes, which sparked outrage from viewers. |
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London Olympics 2012 Wrestling: Amit Kumar vs Radoslav Marinov Velikov- As it happened...
India’s Amit Kumar will face Radoslav Marinov Velikov of Bulgaria in the repechage round 2. |
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We did much better than India: Pakistan hockey coach
Pakistan hockey coach Khawaja Junaid on Friday rubbed salt into the already beleaguered Indian team`s wounds by saying that his players have performed "much better" than their arch rivals in the Olympic Games. |
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Beijing loss still rankles Olympic bronze medallist Saina
Her bronze medal in the London Olympics has sent India into a state of frenzy, but her shocking quarterfinal defeat in her maiden appearance at the mega event in Beijing four years ago, still rankles shuttle queen Saina Nehwal. |
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London Olympics 2012, Day 14: Highlights
Live updates from the Day 14 of the 2012 London Olympics. |
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London Olympics 2012 Wrestling: Amit Kumar to contest in repechage for bronze
India’s Amit Kumar vs Vladimer Khinchegashvili of Georgia in the quarterfinals. |
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London Olympics 2012 Wrestling: India's Amit Kumar in quarterfinals
India’s Amit Kumar (55 kg) will square off against Hassan Sabzali Rahimi on Friday. |
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London Olympics 2012 Wrestling: India's Narsingh Pancham Yadav loses opening bout
India’s Narsingh Pancham Yadav (74 kg) will square off against Matthew Judah Gentry on Friday. |
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London Olympics 2012: US gymnast McKayla Maroney’s Olympic pout goes viral
US gymnast McKayla Maroney has become the focus of a new Tumblr account for her now famous pout on the podium, after winning the silver medal in the individual vault competition at the London Olympics |
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Olympic football: Pele hoping for historic Brazil victory
Football legend Pele is hoping Brazil will achieve a prize that has eluded him - an Olympics gold medal |
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London Olympics 2012: Jamaica celebrates historic 200m one-two-three
Chaos erupted in Jamaica`s capital city Thursday afternoon as thousands gathered in the busy thoroughfare of Half Way Tree to witness the men`s 200 metres finals at the London Olympics |
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Olympics 2012: Spice Girls to make dazzling entry in Olympics closing ceremony 
The Spice Girls will arrive standing on top of five black London cabs, to perform at the world’s greatest after-party as part of the Olympics closing ceremony, it has been revealed |
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Olympics 2012: Kirani James wants to inspire young athletes at home
World and Olympics 400 metres champion Kirani James says one of his goals is to help stop talented young athletes in Grenada from falling out of grace with the sport |
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American football’s ‘fastest man’ Johnson believes he could beat Bolt in 40-yard race
Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson, who is widely regarded as American football’s fastest man, has said he could beat the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt in a short race |
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Manipur to award Rs. 50 lakh to Mary Kom
Manipur government would award Rs 50 lakh to woman boxer Mary Kom who got a bronze medal in the London Olympics. |
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Olympics 2012 Athletics: American Manteo Mitchell ran 4 x 400m relay with ‘broken leg’ to help team qualify
American 400m relay runner Manteo Mitchell suffered a broken leg halfway into his lap during the heats at the London Games, but the setback didn’t stop him from running.
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London: Bolt has ‘no respect’ for ‘attention seeker’ Lewis after drug insult on Jamaican athletes
Olympic champion Usain Bolt has slammed legendary US athlete Carl Lewis for putting a question mark over Jamaican athletes’ splendid performance in the track events at the London Games, saying that he has lost all respect for the American great |
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Olympics 2012: ‘Legend’ Bolt claims being ‘greatest athlete to live’ after winning second gold at Games
The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has said he is the greatest athlete to ever live, and added that he has nothing to prove now after successfully defending his 200m title at the London Olympics |
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Future of Indian boxing is good: Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu
National boxing coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu is all praise for the country`s young pugilists who made their Olympic debut here, saying that their gritty performance has shown that Indian boxing has a bright future ahead of it. |
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London Olympics 2012: India Roundup
Indian runner Tintu Luka ran her heart out only to finish sixth in the Olympic women`s 800 metre semifinals while high jumper Sahana Kumari and wrestler Geeta Phogat fell flat at the first hurdle in the games here Thursday. |
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