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The Daily Herald
| over 1 year ago
Support Special Olympics athletes by jumping into the waters of Fox Lake at 1 p.m...The funds raised from the Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge will benefit Special Olympics Illinois Northeastern/Area 13, which serves athletes with intellectual...
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Mail Online UK
| over 1 year ago
on 21st February 2012 The BBC is at the centre of an exploitation row after it advertised for 500 of its staff to work for free during the Olympic Games. It had posted an internal advert asking for existing staff to take annual leave and apply for...
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BBC
| over 1 year ago
Nothing has been decided yet," added Gregory. "We have to wait until the final trials in March. "At the moment, the four will be the top boat [for Britain], and yes there's no question I want to be in the top boat." But the 27-year-old conceded that...
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Miami Herald
| over 1 year ago
London Olympic organizers say an 80-mile (130 kilometer) dress rehearsal for the torch relay will go through both rural and urban locations in central England. The practice announced Tuesday will take place April 20 and be run from Leicester to...
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EW - PopWatch
| over 1 year ago
The concert, with a Best of British lineup that also includes The Specials and New Order, will be the final celebration organized by the city around the Games. Tickets go on sale this Friday , and concertgoers will be able to watch highlights of the...
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Zee News
| over 1 year ago
British Parliamentraian Barry Gardiner on Tuesday termed the process that led to the appointment of Dow Chemical Company as a sponsor for the wrap of the main 2012 Olympics stadium a "sham". Leading an adjournment debate in the Westminster Hall in...
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The Age
| over 1 year ago
The 32-year-old returned to the sport following the birth of her now 15-month-old daughter Layla and more than three years out of competition. The Athens bronze medallist in the platform finished a disappointing 14th in the semi-finals at the Olympic...
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India Abroad
| over 1 year ago
T here have been several previous test events of 2012 venues but this was the first inside the central hub of Olympic Park and was a big weekend for the organisers. "It's a fantastic atmosphere, unbelievable," Sebastian Coe, head of the 2012 Games...
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ITN
| over 1 year ago
Bass player Alex James hinted the group's performance at the Brits could be their final hurrah but fans now have another chance to see them live. They are the main act at the BT London Live concert on August 12 which will also feature The Specials...
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BBC
| over 1 year ago
Blur to headline London Olympics closing show Blur performing Girls Who Like Boys in Hyde Park in 2009 Blur will headline a show in London's Hyde Park to celebrate the end of the Olympic Games later this year. The Britpop band will be joined by New...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
The most common is the Olympic flag with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic and it represents the five inhabited continents of the world, united by Olympism.
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China News
| over 1 year ago
Chinese children remembered the 2012 World Olympic Mathematics Contest held in Canterbury, not only for their 10 glittering gold medals, but more for the cash exchange gifts they presented, the China Youth Daily reported on Friday. Wang Xuejin, an...
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The Age
| over 1 year ago
D'Arcy's availability now rests solely with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), which is yet to declare whether he is eligible ahead of next month's Games trials in Adelaide. The 24-year-old 200m butterfly specialist is aiming to make his first...
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Wellington Dominion
| over 1 year ago
Qatar is proposing to hold the 2020 Olympics in October to avoid the Gulf Arab state's searing summer heat, maintaining that the proposed October dates would "ensure ideal conditions for athletes and spectators." Details of the bid released on Monday...
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Star Phoenix
| over 1 year ago
The Canadian men's and women's water polo teams found out exactly what it will take to qualify for the 2012 Olympics on Monday when the draws for the qualifying tournaments were released. The Canadian men, who will host a 12-team event in Edmonton...
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The independent
| over 1 year ago
Caption competition View past winners of our Sports caption competition News in pictures On Facebook Sport blogs I had the privilege of watching two nail-biting climaxes to league games last weekend one in Franc... Remember that in La Liga they are...
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The independent
| over 1 year ago
News in pictures On Facebook From the blogs The Independent last week reported on Russia's efforts to buy international recognition for the Geor... While there is no shortage of positive role models from among Britain's diverse black communities, i.
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The independent
| over 1 year ago
I've been very busy this month as excitement builds for the Olympics and Paralympics. Suggested Topics People who missed out on Olympics tickets in the first and second ballots are to be given the first opportunity to buy tickets when the remaining 1...
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Telegraph India
| over 1 year ago
Courage, diving and spirit of the Games [+uc('Simon barnes The Times, London')+] London: Britain is going to get behind these Games, you know! That's if the test event that opened at the Olympic aquatics centre, on Tuesday, is offering any clues. It...
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New Zealand Infotech Weekly
| over 1 year ago
British emergency services will be faced with the aftermath of a major attack on London's underground network this week in the biggest pre-Olympic exercise staged so far. Some 2500 personnel will take part in the two-day live drill, which will echo...
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Miami Herald
| over 1 year ago
After dominating both training sessions, Vonn finished third in Saturday's downhill, a result she partly attributed to a poor choice of skis. "It doesn't mean anything for the Olympics," Vonn said. "I'm really comfortable on this track. I'm really,...
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The Motley Fool
| over 1 year ago
is generally a solid performer, so long as the company doesn't decide to drastically change the formula of its carbonated namesake. The beverage company has been making a strong showing as of late, beating analyst estimates and increasing sales...
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Denver Post
| over 1 year ago
We're in the Russian capital for a parallel slalom that will be held tonight on a course built on scaffolding at the Olympic Park...There are some skyscrapers built in the Stalinist style called the "Seven Sisters," just enormous and beautiful...It'...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| over 1 year ago
The security test announced Monday envisions that an emergency takes place on the busiest days of the 2012 London Olympics. Authorities declined to reveal the exact scenario that emergency services will be addressing, since dealing with a surprise is...
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Guardian Unlimited
| over 1 year ago
on Wednesday and Thursday a security test event will take place in the capital involving 2,500 people. Photograph: David Davies/PA The Metropolitan police have promised to draw lessons from the 7/7 bombings inquest in policing this summer's Olympic...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| over 1 year ago
February 21, 2012 Read later "It hurts me more that the girls weren't really upset about not making it."...Speaking to Fairfax's new women's website, dailylife.com.au, Barbieri said that between the Women's World Cup last July and the Olympic...
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Merced Sun-Star
| over 1 year ago
Qatar says it will send women athletes to the Olympics for the first time at the London Games...Al Thani says the number of female entrants from Qatar could rise to four. Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Brunei have never sent women athletes to an Olympics.
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Zee News
| over 1 year ago
They will be among the 13,500-strong military force being deployed at the Games, which start on July 27...The beefed-up overall Olympics security force of 23,700 includes a mixture of troops, private security guards and at least 3,000 unpaid...
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Zee News
| over 1 year ago
Karmakar is the first shooter from the state to represent at the quadrennial extravaganza since Bhagirathi Samai in Los Angeles 1984. State Sports Minister Madan Mitra today said hoped that the 32-year-old would be able to achieve his target in the...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| over 1 year ago
Britain is planning a massive Olympics security exercise around a mock emergency on the London subway system. The security test announced Monday envisions that an emergency takes place on the busiest days of the 2012 London Olympics, which will run...
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Allie is Wired
| over 1 year ago
Comaneci shared the photos via her Twitter saying , With Britney Spears and Michelle Kwan at the IOC event at the famous Conga room. The fifth World Conference on Women and Sport, whose theme is Together Stronger: the Future of Sport , welcomed 750...
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Novinite
| over 1 year ago
FIle photo The Cuban boxing team, who will participate in the Strandzha Tournament in Bulgaria later this month, have set themselves the highest possible goal to take home the gold medals. "We are on track. Everyone knows with chances of Olympic gold...
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Daily News & Analysis
| over 1 year ago
Adele, who bagged six Grammy awards, is awaiting yet another glittering prize, an engagement ring. Apparently the soul singer's 37-year-old boyfriend Simon Konecki is planning to propose to her on her 24th birthday in May. The pair had announced that...
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Africa Headlines
| over 1 year ago
The recent draw pitched Nigeria against hosts, Venezuela and Lithuania and Ahmedu said it is a very tough draw for any nation eyeing to make it to the Olympics. The proprietor of Lagos based basketball club, Dodan Warriors said the draw was the worst...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| over 1 year ago
Britain's defense secretary says about 2,100 military reserves have been called up to help protect the 2012 London Olympics. Philip Hammond confirmed in a written statement published Monday that the reservists would form part of a deployment of up to...
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Mail Online UK
| over 1 year ago
Olympic Park and watch the action on a big screen Last updated at 1:38 AM on 20th February 2012 Thousands of spectators will be charged to watch the Olympics on giant screens. The decision to charge for entry to the Olympic Park has proved...
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The independent
| over 1 year ago
The hunt is on for a new Peter' following a commission to produce a 21st century TV series based on... Suggested Topics Just 29,000 seats will be made available to members of the British and European public for the blue-riband men's 100 metres final...
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Tennis
| over 1 year ago
Jelena Jankovic says that she suffered a significant injury during Fed Cup two weeks ago and adds that her highest ambition is to win Olympic gold. "I got injured even at the Fed Cup when I tore a muscle," Jankovic told the Gulf Times. "So it's hard,...
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Wellington Dominion
| over 1 year ago
Elite rowers hoping to make the cut for New Zealand eights squads were pressed for their best at the weekend. National team selectors were out on Lake Karapiro on Saturday when the national championship saw eights teams from the four Regional...
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Zee News
| over 1 year ago
Praising the team, he said that the performances are an indication that the preparations are on right track towards achieving the dream of an Olympic medal this year...Great beginning towards London Medal dreams. he posted on a micro blogging website...
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Mail Online UK
| over 1 year ago
Ambulances carrying the sick and vulnerable will be left stranded in traffic jams during the Olympics while dignitaries beat congestion with 'Games lanes' reserved for VIPs. Organisers for the London Games rejected a request from NHS London to let...
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Zee News
| over 1 year ago
The event is planned to take place during the off-season and at the time of the 2012 London Olympics. TV Globo is expecting to put together the tournament July 27- August 12, the dates of the London Games. With football games widely suspended due to...
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The Observer
| over 1 year ago
ODA/Getty Images Europe Sick and vulnerable NHS patients will be left stranded in ambulances in traffic jams while dignitaries and sponsors race past in a fleet of expensive cars on specially designated lanes during the Olympics, healthcare providers...
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The Hindu
| over 1 year ago
February 18, 2012 Asian champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu topped the table with an average of 115.75 that included three merit points for winning the Olympic quota place, and confirmed his berth for his third successive Olympics, as the shotgun trials...
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The Star
| over 1 year ago
Ukraine's Olympic silver medallist Olha Korobka has been banned for four years for doping, according to the International Weightlifting Federation website ( www.iwf.net ). Korobka failed a drugs test after the world championships in Paris last...
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GMA News
| over 1 year ago
Test events for the London Olympics have led organisers to revise some of their plans, including moving mounds of earth to reconfigure the BMX track, after unexpected problems came to light. Speaking ahead of a Diving World Cup event at the new...
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Zee News
| over 1 year ago
India start the tournament at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium as favourites and they can't afford to lose out on yet another Olympic berth after the Beijing embarrassment. For the eight time Olympic gold medallists, this is right time to bring...
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The Age
| over 1 year ago
With just five months until London's opening ceremony, Australia remains behind in its bid for a top-five finish on the overall medal table, Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) chef de mission Nick Green said on Saturday. There is also now the very...
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United Press International
| over 1 year ago
An international human-rights organization said Saudi Arabia has reversed its decision to allow women to participate in the London 2012 Olympics. Human Rights Watch said Saudi Arabia, which announced three months ago it would permit women to...
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Miami Herald
| over 1 year ago
Hugh Robertson said it is not the right time for Olympics organizers to provide detailed information about the controversial ticketing process, which has been dogged by a series of problems. He spoke after a London watchdog group demanded that games...
