London Olympics 2012 News
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 Paddlers Soumyajit, Ankita qualify for London Olympics
Bengal paddlers Soumyajit Ghosh and Ankita Das booked their London Olympics berths on the concluding day of the Asian Olympic Qualification Table Tennis Tournament in Hong Kong, but it was a real heartbreak for top paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal.
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 Britain’s air defences to prevent Olympics Games terror attack put to test
Britain’s air defences to prevent any plane suicide attack during the Olympics were put to test recently. Snipers boarded helicopters in a three day ‘shoot to kill’ exercise was conducted in order to stop any explosives-laden light aircraft being flown into one of the many Olympic venues across Britain.
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 Maheshwari achieves London Olympics `B` standard
National record holder triple jumper Renjith Maheshwari on Satruday achieved London Olympics qualification `B` standard while winning gold on the opening day of 16th Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships here.
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 Semenya qualifies for London Olympics
Former world 800 metres champion Caster Semenya qualified for the London Olympics on Friday when she eased to victory in one minute 59.58 seconds at a Yellow Pages Series meeting.
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 Sharath Kamal close to sealing London berth
Achanta Sharath Kamal registered a comfortable win over Vietnam`s Quyinh Tran Tuan of Vietnam 11-1, 11-9, 11-5, 11-4 in the third round Asian Olympic Qualification Table Tennis Tournament in Hong Kong Friday and is a couple of matches away from sealing a London berth.
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 We have no hand in selecting Dow: UK minister
A British minister Friday said his country`s government had no hand in selecting Dow Chemical Co. as a sponsor of the London Olympic Games.
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 Djokovic dreams big in Olympic year
Winning all the four tennis Grand Slams and an Olympic gold is never easy, but Serbia`s World No.1 Novak Djokovic dreams of fulfilling it.
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 Japan aims for top five finish at London Olympics
Japan is aiming for a top five finish at the London Olympics 2012 with its athletes fired up in an effort to rewrite the country`s history in the Games.
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 London`s West End optimistic about Olympics
London`s theater industry is increasingly confident that culture won`t suffer during a summer devoted to celebrating sports.
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 Bengal shooter wants Ganguly to cheer him in London Olympics
Joydeep Karmakar hopes that former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly comes to London to cheer him and his fellow shooters during the mega-event.
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 Talks continue on Saudi women at Olympics: Rogge
The International Olympic Committee is still talking to Saudi Arabia about sending women to the London Games, despite a report that the conservative Muslim country`s national Olympic committee resists the idea.
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 London contenders eye ranking points for Oly in ABC
With just two tournaments to go before the Olympic qualification, the London contenders would look to rack up enough ranking points when they go all-out to earn a Games berth during the Asian badminton Championship beginning at Qingdao in China on Tuesday.
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 Bolt sizzles in season-opening relay despite rain
Jamaican triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt opened his 2012 season with a sizzling anchor leg as his Racers Track Club logged a world leading time of 37.82 seconds in a 4x100 metres relay on Saturday.
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 Saina wants to put pressure on Chinese in run-up to Olympics
Already assured of a berth in the Olympics, Saina Nehwal said she would look to beat the Chinese shuttlers in the run-up to the London Games to gain psychological advantage ahead of the big event.
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 Putin seeks fight against doping, sports gambling
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has urged the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) to close ranks to curb doping, illegal sweepstake enterprises and fans` aggressive behaviour.
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 We`ll deliver at Olympics: Indian hockey players
The star Indian hockey trio of Sandeep Singh, Sardar Singh and Shivendra Singh vowed to deliver a medal-winning performance at the upcoming London Olympics, saying they are determined to do well in the biggest sporting event.
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 Wanted gold to hear national anthem at medal ceremony: Shiva
Just being in the final was enough to fetch him an Olympic berth at the Asian Qualifiers but teen Indian boxer Shiva Thapa (56kg) said his target was never just the London ticket as he was desperate to hear the national anthem during the medal ceremony -- played only for the gold-medallists.
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 Sandhu thanks `face of Indian boxing` Vijender
A sportsperson thanking his coach is an oft-repeated sight but Indian boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu turned the tradition on its head by thanking his Olympic-bound star ward Vijender Singh.
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 One burden off, Vijender ready to shoulder another
The "burden" of qualification off his back, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh is now gearing up to shoulder a fresh burden -- the one of heightened expectations -- when he appears in his third successive Olympic Games come July.
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 Boxers arrive home after bagging Olympic berth
Following a brilliant show at the AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying Event in Astana, Kazakhstan, the Indian men`s boxing team returned home on Saturday. The pugilists created a record as seven of them qualified for 2012 London Olympics.
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