London Olympics 2012 News
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 ONGC announces Rs 25 lakh for London Olympic gold medallists
The ONGC on Sunday announced a cash bonanza for players who will win medals at the London Olympics with gold medal winners to get Rs 25 lakh while silver and bronze medallist will get Rs 15 and Rs 10 lakh respectively.
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 May Lord`s bless us: Tarundeep
The hallowed Lord`s will host the archery competition during the Olympics and Indian ace Tarundeep Rai hopes the `Mecca of cricket` would bless the Indian archers as they eye their first medal at London Games
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 Maken sticks to his stand, says Kalmadi shouldn`t attend Oly
Continuing his tirade against Suresh Kalmadi, Sports Minister Ajay Maken today maintained that the tainted sports administrator should not attend London Olympics and termed as "absurd" the demand for his resignation.
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 London Olympics: Sushil to be India’s flag-bearer at opening ceremony
Ending weeks of speculations, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced on Sunday that Sushil Kumar would be India’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics on July 27.
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 Sunita Williams excited about watching Olympics from space
A sports lover herself, Sunita Williams is excited about watching the London Olympics from the space.
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 Hockey team practising Yoga to enhance mental strength
Set to return to the Olympic stage after eight years, the Indian hockey team is working hard on being a mentally strong unit by practising yoga and meditation.
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 India`s lone judoka Garima confident of good show
Going by statistics, it will be very difficult for India`s lone judoka Garima Chaudhary to even end up with a top-five finish leave alone a medal at the London Olympics.
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 `Chances are not bright for Hesh-Bopanna`
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna don`t have much of a chance on the medal front feels former Davis Cup captain Jaideep Mukherjea.
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 Challenge is to adjust to windy conditions: Limba Ram
As the Indian archers gave final touches to their preparations for the Olympic Games, national coach Limba Ram on Saturday said the challenge lies in acclimatise to the windy conditions in London.
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 I won`t respond to a chargesheeted person`s comments: Maken
Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Saturday declined to comment on Suresh Kalmadi`s accusation of carrying out a vilification campaign against him, saying that he would not like to respond to a person who has been chargesheeted by the CBI.
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 Kalmadi not a member of IOA delegation: IOA
Indian Olympic Association on Saturday sought to steer clear of the controversy over tainted Suresh Kalmadi attending the London Olympic Games, saying that he was not a member of IOA delegation.
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 Kalmadi lashes out at Maken, demands his resignation
Under pressure to drop his Olympic trip to London, a defiant Suresh Kalmadi today launched a vicious attack on Ajay Maken, accusing the Sports Minister of carrying out a vilification campaign against him and called for his resignation for contempt of court.
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 My last desire is to see an Olympic gold in athletics: Milkha Singh
Legendary athlete Milkha Singh still feels the pain of missing out of an Olympic medal five decades ago and says his one last dream is to see an Indian win an Olympic gold in athletics.
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 Kazakh Olympians want ‘horsemeat sausages’ to improve their performances
The Kazakh team mostly includes boxers, wrestlers and weightlifters. However, it is yet unclear whether the sausages will be allowed into the UK, because of the country’s strict import controls on meat.
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 RAF jets, snipers ready to use ‘lethal force’ to guard Olympics
A leading RAF officer has warned that pilots who break no-fly rules over London during the Olympics risk being shot down in a show of “lethal force”.
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 LOCOG may ask for more troops to address ‘shambolic’ security
There have been reports that 1000 extra police officers will be drafted in to patrol Olympic venues.
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 Adidas accused of paying Cambodian workers a paltry £10 a week
Adidas is one of the London 2012 Games’ biggest sponsors, and is believed to have invested 100 million pounds in the games. The company has also manufactured the official Team GB outfit.
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 Olympic medal is the only thing I want to achieve now: MC Mary Kom
Biswajit Jha talked to Mary Kom who is confident of winning a medal.
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 Kalmadi`s presence would be encouraging: Athletics coach
Suresh Kalmadi`s planned trip to London Olympics might have triggered a furore but national athletics coach Bahadur Singh can`t understand what the fuss is all about as he feels the tainted administrator`s presence would "encourage" the athletes.
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 Paddlers will look to make London a memorable event
With big names of Indian Table Tennis missing from London Olympics, onus will be on the teenaged duo of Soumyajit Ghosh and Ankita Das to deliver but it might be a case of asking too much, too early from them in their debut appearance at the mega-event.
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