London Olympics 2012 News
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 Olympic: Zakharov breaks Chinese dominance for diving gold
Ilya Zakharov of Russia took diving gold in the men`s three-metre springboard Tuesday, breaking 20 years of Chinese dominance in the event.
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 India at London Olympics 2012: Schedule of events for Day 12
The following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the Olympic Games Wednesday:
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 Putin wants Russian Olympic performance`s review
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the performance of the country`s delegation in the London Olympics should be assessed after the games.
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 Grenada celebrates maiden Olympic medal
Thousands took to the streets late Monday to celebrate the country`s first ever Olympic medal after the mercurial Kirani James stormed to victory in the final of the 400 metres in London.
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 Forget winning 200m title, Bolt tells Blake
Two-time men`s Olympic 100 metres champion Usain Bolt says he has told compatriot and training partner Yohan Blake not to think about winning the men`s 200 metres later this week.
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 London Olympics 2012 Discus throw: Vikas Gowda finishes 8th in the final
Vikas Gowda of India finishes in 8th position in the field of 12 in Men's Discus throw event at the London Olympics with the best throw of 64.79m.
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 Maken requests defence ministry for out-of-turn promotion for Vijay
India`s Sports Minister Ajay Maken has requested Defence Minister A.K. Antony to change out of turn promotion rules for Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar, who is a subedar in the Indian Army.
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 London 2012: Isinbayeva fails to win third gold in pole vault
Russia`s Yelena Isinbayeva failed in her quest for a third Olympic pole vaulting gold but seized on her bronze medal as a sign that more victories could still lie ahead
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 London 2012: Renjith`s `no mark` show puts question mark over his selection
Triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary`s `no mark` show at London Olympics is not a one-off incident as he had brought on himself the same ignominy at the World Championships in South Korea last year also
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 Olympics 2012: Army may give promotion, cash reward to sulking shooter Vijay
After ace shooter and Olympic silver medalist Vijay Kumar threatened to quit service, the Army is now thinking of giving him a promotion and a cash reward of up to Rs 30 lakh
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 Olympics: Indian shooters disappoint at London Games
There was huge expectations from the Indian shooters when they left for the Olympic Games but perhaps the hype was a trifle misplaced as the biggest ever shooting contingent returned with just silver and a bronze
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 London Olympics: Fraser-Pryce through to 200 semis, Walker falls
The Caribbean will be heavily represented in the women`s 200 metres semi-finals Tuesday as all but one of their sprinters booked semi-final spots at the London Olympics.
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 Spotlight on boxers Mary Kom and Devendro Singh
The spotlight will be on the diminutive M C Mary Kom as she attempts to create history by becoming the first Indian to reach the final of the boxing event of Olympic Games when she takes on Nicola Adams of Great Britain in what promises to be a high-voltage contest on Wednesday
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 London Olympics 2012: Britain`s Brownlee slogs to triathlon gold
Britain`s Alistair Brownlee slogged to Olympic gold in the men`s triathlon Tuesday, with his brother Jonny taking the bronze.
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 Olympics 2012: Australia, Netherlands storm into men`s hockey semis
World champions Australia outplayed Pakistan 7-0 today to ease their passage into the semifinals of the Olympic Games men`s hockey competition, while the Netherlands also stormed into the last four stage with an all-win record after spiking South Korea 4-2
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 Saina Nehwal aims for gold in Rio 2016
Badminton star Saina Nehwal, back home with an Olympic medal, said the bronze she won in London will motivate her to be the best in the world and get a gold in the 2016 Rio Summer Games.
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 London Olympics 2012 hockey: India vs Belgium as it happened...
India lose yet another match 0-3 to Belgium. India finishes its campaign in the league without a point.
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 Olympics 2012: Indian archers need psychologist says Jayanta Talukdar
International archer Jayanta Talukdar on tuesday rued the dismal performance of the country`s archery team in the ongoing London Olympics and said it urgently needed a psychologist and a physio-therapist to enhance its confidence level and mental science
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 London Olympics 2012: Brazilian assured of bronze in women`s boxing
Brazil`s Adriana Araujo, who assured herself of at least a bronze medal in the women`s Olympic boxing competition with a win
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 London Olympics: Indian triple jumper Renjith crashes out
India`s triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary crashed out of the London Olympics, failing to qualify for the finals with a `No Mark` at the Olympic Stadium here Tuesday.
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