London Olympics 2012 News
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 Alba, Mata and Martinez in Spain`s Olympic squad
Luis Milla, coach of the Spanish football team for the London Olympic Games, has included members of Euro 2012 Jordi Alba, Juan Mata and Javi Martinez in his 22-man preliminary squad for the quadrennial Games.
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 Shuttler Kashyap eyeing Oly glory after recent good showings
Placed 22nd in the world rankings P Kashyap is aware of the tough challenge that awaits him in the upcoming Olympics, but the ace Indian shuttler still feels he has a good chance of finishing on the podium in London, courtesy his recent good showings on international stage.
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 How Usain Bolt can run 100m in 9.4s like a cheetah
Usain Bolt, who may need to produce the race of his life to retain the Olympic 100 metres title after his shocking defeat in the Jamaican trials this week, is capable of running the distance in an amazing 9.4sec, a new study has found.
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 Olympics 2012: Indian boxers are the ones to watch out for in London
Indian boxers are the ones to watch out for as they seek to better the one bronze medal feat.
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 Olympic experts confident over cyber attacks
Technology experts running the 11,000 computers and servers at the logistical heart of London`s 2012 Olympic Games say they are confident of defending their systems against attempted cyber-attacks.
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 Olympic medals placed at Tower for safekeeping
To avoid risking an ounce of precious Olympic metal, London`s organizers handed over their cache of gold, silver and bronze medals to the Tower of London for safekeeping on Monday.
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 No relay team for India in London Olympics
India will be without a relay team in the London Olympics as it failed to make the cut in the IAAF list released on Tuesday.
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 2012 Olympic medals locked in Tower of London
The prized Olympics and Paralympic medals have been locked up in the Tower of London vaults.
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 Robbie Williams pulls out of Olympic ceremony over wife’s due date
Robbie Williams is so eager to be at the birth of his child, that he won’t be performing at the Olympics’ closing ceremony.
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 Uganda athletes undergo doping test ahead of Olympics
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has carried out doping tests for body enhancing substances on Ugandan athletes heading to the Olympics in London this month.
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 Former SAI DG Verma not part of Olympic contingent anymore
Sports Authority of India`s outgoing Director General Desh Deepak Verma will not be a part of the Indian official contingent that would be going to the London Olympics after his promotion as Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
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 Phelps gives up 200m for London Olympics
Fourteen-time Olympic winner Michael Phelps will give up 200m freestyle in London Olympic Games.
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 Bolt aware ‘beast’ Blake now favourite at London 2012
Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake handed Olympic champion Usain Bolt his first defeat at 200 meters in five years.
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 Diet of 16 bananas per day secret behind Blake’s blazing success
he secret behind sprinter Yohan Blake’s brilliant success in the recently conducted Jamaican Olympic trials has been revealed, and it is a diet of 16 bananas a day.
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 Dara Torres misses out on 6th Olympic team
The 45-year-old Torres came up short in her bid to make it to the Olympics for a sixth time.
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 Phelps drops 200 free, won`t go for 8 golds
The world`s greatest swimmer dropped one of his eight Olympic events on Monday, leaving him with seven at the London Games.
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 Phelps drops 200 free, bid for 8 golds in London
Michael Phelps has dropped one of his races at the London Olympics, giving up the chance go for another eight gold medals.
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 Bindra`s Beijing gold will be rallying point: Sandhu
Manavjit Singh Sandhu, a former trap world champion, said that Indian shooters would win more than one medal in the July 27-August 12 Olympics.
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 London Olympics title sequence, marketing campaign unveiled
The title sequence and marketing campaign for the London 2012 Olympic Games have been unveiled.
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 Mary Kom set to be conferred honorary Lt Colonel rank
Five-time boxing world champion M C Mary Kom is all set to become the first Indian woman and the fifth sportsperson overall to hold an honorary rank in the country`s defence forces.
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