Olympic soft spot
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Diet of whopping 12,000 calories per day secret behind Phelps’ unprecedented success
One of the main reasons behind American swimmer Michael Phelps unprecedented success is his whopping 12000 calories per day diet. |
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Celebs descending on London for Olympic bashes
The athletes and the Olympic torch have arrived in London — and so has the party. |
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Jwala pips Saina in popularity charts
Jwala Gutta, who has remarkably improved upon her fitness, has pipped fellow shuttler Saina Nehwal to emerge as the latest Indian badminton sensation on the popularity charts, revealed a survey by search engine giant Google. |
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Athletes' London dreams shattered for Rs 30,000
When the central government claims of having spent crores on Olympic probables under the OPEX scheme, India`s top athletes P Kunhumohammed (400m) and Joseph Abraham (400m hurdles) will not participate in Sri Lanka`s national athletics championship, the duo`s last chance for qualifying for the London Olympics, due to lack of funds. |
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Syrian Games Committee head may face Olympic ban over links to President Bashar Assad
The head of Syria`s national Olympic committee may be banned from attending the London Games 2012 because of his links to President Bashar Assad. |
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Olympics 2012: London bus drivers threaten strike
Thousands of London bus crews have voted to strike unless they are paid extra for working during the Olympics, the Unite union said on Saturday, raising the prospect of an exodus during the Games |
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Daniel Craig to open London Games with daredevil leap from helicopter
Daniel Craig is set to open the London 2012 Games ceremony in true Bond style with a daredevil leap into the Olympic Stadium from a helicopter. |
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Chelsea footballer Didier Drogba ran in Olympic torch relay
Outgoing Chelsea footballer Didier Drogba will ran the Olympic torch relay on Wednesday. |
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Chinese athletes turn vegetarian ahead of London Olympics
Chinese athletes training hard to take part in London Olympics virtually turned vegetarian, giving up meat products. |
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UK military shows off missiles to protect Olympics
On a muddy field on the outskirts of London, Britain`s military showed off a weapon today it hopes it never has to use. The Rapier surface-to-air missile has the power to take down a Boeing 747 full of passengers if needed to protect a stadium full of 80,000 Olympic spectators in a terrorism nightmare scenario. |
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