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The Dish Rag
| 11 months ago
150,000 condoms on hand in Olympic Village It turns out that Olympians have a LOT of down time. In fact, so much down time that organizers of the Summer 2012 games in London have stocked the Athletes' Village with 150,000 condoms in anticipation of...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 11 months ago
Since Cuba made its Olympic boxing debut in 1956, the small Caribbean nation has won 63 medals, including 32 gold. Similarly, the US has dominated the sport with 48 of their 108 medals being gold. However the Beijing Olympics marked a changing of the...
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Voice of America
| 11 months ago
Carla Babb July 20, 2012 In order to be globally ranked in judo, athletes must earn points by defeating opponents in international competitions. The better an athlete finishes in an event, the more points he or she receives. An athlete's total point...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
The London Summer Games Opening Day is fast approaching, and the world's best athletes and fans of sport from every corner of the globe are readying for the opening ceremony and other 2012 Olympics kick-off events. Share This Story Related Articles...
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PRWeb
| 11 months ago
Raise Our Flag Fundraising Campaign collected enough donated stitches to assemble the 6 x 10 U.S...Bob Caggiano, Vice President of Sales for Annin Flagmakers escorted the flag to the United Airlines terminal in Chicago on Monday for presentation to...
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Boston Globe
| 11 months ago
The United States is sending a 500-plus member team to the Summer Olympics in London, including the US women's basketball team, which met with President Barack Obama after a victory over Brazil in an Olympic tune-up in Washington D.C. Many of the...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
The 2012 Olympics are finally at hand, after four long years of training and anticipation by the world's best athletes and fans of sport from every corner of the globe. This year, the world is coming together once again in the name of sport for the...
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Mail Online UK
| 11 months ago
Competitors have been told to let their 'personality shine through' on Twitter by the British Olympic Association. The International Olympic Association launched a feed that will contain an ongoing stream of tweets from the athletes. Are you really...
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The Independent
| 11 months ago
I know it's only a week away, and I know that all around us are the signs that the Olympics are coming, but after such a prolonged, over-wrought build-up, it seems almost hard to believe that soon our attention will be diverted from official...
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PRWeb
| 11 months ago
July 20, 2012 With the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games only a week away, Digital Media Jobs, the specialist job site covering Digital Media, Online Marketing and SEO related jobs, today announced the release of 2012 free job postings. The...
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Miami Herald
| 11 months ago
It's a safe bet that most of the 200 or so countries competing in the London Olympics are already represented in the British capital, one of the world's most multicultural cities. In My Opinion The London Olympics Opening Ceremonies are eight days...
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Seattle Times
| 11 months ago
Originally published Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 10:05 PM Londoners take complaining to Olympic levels as Games approach Even in the best of times, whinging, as Britons call the persistent grousing that is their default response to life's challenges,...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
It's your one stop shop for information about what date your favorite events will be taking place at the London Games. The world's most elite athletes are flying in from all corners of the globe to be in London for the 2012 Olympics , which begin...
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PRWeb
| 11 months ago
The offerings are part of a concerted effort by the IOC to reach out to fans and media by providing them with new and exciting vehicles with which to experience the Games. July 19, 2012 The offerings are part of a concerted effort by the IOC to...
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Xtra News
| 11 months ago
US fans of the Olympics will be tracking the summer games on multiple screens, turning to tablets and smartphones for news, survey results showed Thursday. The finding came as faded Internet star Yahoo! laid out plans to be the preferred online venue...
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New Zealand Herald
| 11 months ago
The full extent of the injury is as yet unconfirmed but New Zealand Olympic Team Chief Medical Officer Lynne Coleman says it is a suspected fibula stress reaction. Blincoe is currently returning to the US where he is based and will get further...
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Tech Dirt
| 11 months ago
33am Olympics Crack Down On Anyone Mentioning Them Without Paying... As White House Tells Everyone To Set Up Olympics Parties from the ip-violations-galore! dept We've covered for years how overly aggressive the Olympics are in protecting their "IP" -...
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Taiwan News
| 11 months ago
A great British Olympic performance?...Just a week before the London Games open, there are predictions the home team will return one of its biggest medal hauls ever. Studies suggest the biggest in over 100 years and best since the first London Games...
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BBC
| 11 months ago
The BBC's Olympics titles transform the landscape of the United Kingdom into a giant sporting arena London 2012: Comprehensive coverage on BBC Sport website The BBC Sport website will produce its most in-depth coverage of a sporting event ever...
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India Abroad
| 11 months ago
Reigning Olympic champion Rafa Nadal [ Images ] will miss the London [ Images ] Olympics [ Images ] after failing to recover from injury, the Spaniard said on Thursday. Nadal, who won the singles gold medal in Beijing [ Images ] four years ago, said...
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The Hindu
| 11 months ago
The Sports Ministry approved a list of 142-member Indian contingent, submitted by the Indian Olympics Association (IOA), for participation in the 30th Olympics at London here on Thursday. While approving, the Ministry has communicated in its sanction...
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PRWeb
| 11 months ago
The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is set to be the largest sporting event ever to be staged in the UK. UK) 19 July 2012 Beth Powell, Consumer Director at National Accident Helpline, says: “Being the largest sporting event ever to be held...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 11 months ago
I graduated from the Military Academy with host of awards, one of them was the best sportsman. For first eight years of my military life, I tasted action in active insurgency areas and this added to my grit and determination. With these twin...
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Washington Post
| 11 months ago
The Olympic Stadium is seen from the newly constructed McDonald's restaurant at the Olympic Park in east London, Monday, June 25, 2012. The restaurant is designed to be reusable and recyclable after the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. (AP...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 11 months ago
while the athletes compete, thousands of technicians will run the most connected Games in history while dealing with the threat of cyber attacks. The 2012 edition is expected to produce almost one-third more data than the 2008 Beijing Olympics, all...
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Fitsugar
| 11 months ago
Your sharing status or "Activity" can be found right next to your profile picture and can be adjusted at any time. If you would prefer not to share the articles you are reading, just turn the Activity setting next to your profile picture to Off ...
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Seattle Times
| 11 months ago
T he sleepy northern Indian town of Bhiwani is considered a mini Cuba, with dozens of boxers fighting it out hard in top national and international competitions. Vijender Singh, a bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics is the most famous name...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 11 months ago
Parts of the athletes village at the London Olympics are without water after delays installing pipes. The cafe in the village's shopping area was closed for several hours on Wednesday and other "grab and go" cafes were also affected. With the cafe...
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Chicago Tribune
| 11 months ago
Pedestrians walk past the Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park in Stratford, the location of the London 2012 Olympic Games, in east London July 16, 2012. Britain's tourism chief said recent wet weather would not deter visitors from other countries and...
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Datzhott
| 11 months ago
Britain's longest-serving black newspaper after it was denied a media pass to the Olympic Stadium. Last week, the newspaper which marks its 30th anniversary this year, published an article outlining how the British Olympics Association (BOA) had told...
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BBC
| 11 months ago
Political reporter, BBC News With the British weather threatening to put a dampener on the Olympic games, why doesn't the government just make the sun shine? At the risk of sounding like a mad scientist unveiling a doomsday device, it can be done...
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San Jose Mercury News
| 11 months ago
Font Resize The London Summer Olympics by the numbers Participating countries: 204 Foreign visitors to London: 600,000 Global viewers of the games: four billion Number of official Olympic sponsorship partners: 11 Combined revenue from the 11 main...
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The Independent
| 11 months ago
That's because most of us here at i have typical urban workers' attitudes on the subject: you can't fix it; it doesn't usually have too much impact on our working day; and it's a safe bet in the UK that we will experience most seasons' weather within...
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The Daily Herald
| 11 months ago
Flag raisers from the British Army raise a British Virgin Islands flag during the Olympic Team Welcome Ceremony at the Olympic Village for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 17, 2012, in London. Opening Ceremonies for the London Olympics will be...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 11 months ago
policing shortfall draws ire ahead of Olympics The head of the private security firm G4S apologized today for falling short of the numbers needed to secure the Olympic Games. The government is turning to soldiers and extra police. By Ian Evans, ...
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Voice of America
| 11 months ago
One of the biggest challenges at any Olympic Games is getting to and from the host city, and getting around once athletes, coaches, officials and fans get there. At the same time, the city needs to continue to function as normal...Major events like...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 11 months ago
England's miserable summer weather has prompted Chinese athletics star Liu Xiang to leave London and complete his pre-Olympics training in Germany, the China Daily said on Tuesday. Coach Sun Haiping said hurdler Liu, who won a gold medal at the...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Of the 43 track and field athletes, two boxers, two swimmers and one weightlifter, there are seven events in which the Kenyans can strike gold, reports Xinhua. In the last Olympics in Beijing, Kenya won six gold medals, all in middle and long-...
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Mail Online UK
| 11 months ago
Slovenian athletes also got in on the act, proudly displaying their national flag from balconies along with a sign reading 'I feel love'. The athletes' village in Stratford, east London, opened yesterday as the first competitors arrived at Heathrow...
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The Guardian
| 11 months ago
protests mount over denial of accreditation to The Voice The British Olympic Association (BOA) is coming under pressure to reverse its decision denying accreditation to The Voice, Britain's biggest black newspaper. It means that the paper's...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Gowda became the first Indian to win a medal at the prestigious Diamond League Series last month during the New York leg when he picked up a bronze with a throw of 64.86m...Gowda, who has been training at John Godina World Throws Centre in Phoenix,...
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BDNews24
| 11 months ago
London, Jul 17 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) The first wave of Olympic athletes and visitors began pouring into Britain on Monday as officials played down fears that a packed London would buckle under the pressure of its biggest peacetime security and...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 11 months ago
Thousands of athletes will take the centre-stage in London in July-August. We profile the ones who are likely to make an impact at the Games. Michael Phelps Event: Swimming Country: USA After winning a record eight gold medals in Beijing, the 26-year-...
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Taiwan News
| 11 months ago
Taipei, July 17 (CNA) Taiwanese PC vendor Acer Inc. said Monday that it is ready to open Internet lounges during the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in London that will provide athletes with computing stations.
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India Abroad
| 11 months ago
Bikash Mohapatra presents the athletes who have most gold medals to their credit in the quadrennial sporting extravaganza. W inning an Olympic medal is an achievement in itself, the ultimate honour so to speak. If the same is yellow in colour, an...
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The Jakarta Post
| 11 months ago
We have won a gold, silver, and bronze medal in every Olympics. Hopefully, the athletes can keep up the record, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said, receiving athletes at the State Palace on Monday, as reported by Antara. The president warned...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
The opening ceremony is still 11 days away, but for athletes and Londoners, the Olympics started Monday.
Thousands of competitors descended upon the Athletes Village and training camps, Heathrow Airport experienced its busiest day ever,...
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Taiwan News
| 11 months ago
Kuwait has promised the IOC it will rid its sports institutions of political interference to have a two-year ban on the national Olympic committee lifted, allowing its athletes to compete under the Gulf country's flag at the London Games.
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Wellington Dominion
| 11 months ago
London may never usurp Athens as the spiritual home of the Olympic Games movement but it is fitting the city should become the first to host three Summer Games. This time, London won the Games in its own right after furious lobbying, back slapping...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Basanta Bahadur Rana (Athletics) Zeenews Sports Bureau Full name: Rana Basanta Bahadur Born: 18th January, 1984 Sport: Athletics Event: 50 km walk Basanta Bahadur Rana : Basanta Bahadur Rana, the best of the B' qualifiers in the 50 km has received...
