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Mail Online UK
| 10 months ago
31 July 2012 It is good news for many teams competing in the Olympic relay races. Michigan State University studied the individual skills of members of a relay race, and discovered that those athletes who fared poorest in individual races showed the...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 10 months ago
There is definitely a buzz if you venture near Olympic venues, but stroll around central London, go to theatres, visit museums and other attractions and you will barely know that there is a mega event happening in town. Reason: after months of being...
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The Guardian
| 10 months ago
Americans accused of disrespecting King George VI Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 2 August 1948: Cultural misunderstanding at the heart of Anglo-American clash over team flag Guardian research department Americans win over the home...
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The Star
| 10 months ago
The National Sports Institute has chided Malaysian athletes taking part in the Olympics who complained of nervousness and panic when competing. Its chief executive officer Datuk Dr Ramlan Abdul Aziz admitted that such excuses were syndromes of lack...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
The 2012 Olympics are available to watch via online live stream, but viewers must have paid subscriptions in order to experience all the action on the NBC site. As often happens in this age of Internet neutrality, many London Games fans have found...
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United Press International
| 10 months ago
Candace Parker scored six of her 14 points as the United States was taking charge in the second period Monday on its way to a 90-38 Olympic win over Angola. The Americans put on the defensive clamps during the second quarter, holding Angola to six...
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Seattle Times
| 10 months ago
An estimated 36 million people watched Sunday night's Olympics competition on NBC. Through three days, an average of 35.8 million people are watching the games in prime-time, up from 30.6 million who saw the first three days in Beijing four years ago,...
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Epoch Times
| 10 months ago
July 30, 2012 Peter O'Leary and David Burrows of Ireland in action during the first Star Class race of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Weymouth & Portland Venue at Weymouth Harbour on July 29, 2012 in Weymouth, England. (Clive Mason/Getty Images)...
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Houston Chronicle
| 10 months ago
This theme goes back to forever, or at least when NBC won the U.S. rights over other networks 20 years ago. The criticism is worse now because social media reports the results spontaneously. Why actually watch Ryan Lochte beat Michael Phelps if you...
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News 24
| 10 months ago
Britain's much maligned public transport system coped with an unusually quiet early rush hour on the first full working day of the Olympics on Monday, winning an early gold for carrying one million spectators smoothly through Europe's busiest commute.
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The Globe & Mail
| 10 months ago
The Globe and Mail Published Monday, Jul. 30 2012, 12:15 PM EDT Last updated Monday, Jul. 30 2012, 1:00 PM EDT The 2012 London Olympics met the work-week on Monday and the transportation chaos many predicted failed to materialize. Case in point: an...
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Radio Prague
| 10 months ago
Inaugurated on Friday by President Vaclav Klaus, the venue offers Czech music, art, food, beer and other attractions as well as a chance to chat to some of the athletes competing in the games. The Czech house is located at the Angel area in the...
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The Independent
| 10 months ago
The Olympics PR spin which corners the public from all sides will now have a 450ft beacon of truth t... by Francis Brian 27 July 2012 02:00 AM Suggested Topics Cleaners and security staff have been recruited by Olympic officials to snoop on athletes...
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All Africa
| 10 months ago
This will allow African athletes to be celebrated in their own hospitality house during the world's foremost sports event...The Africa House is actually part of the "Africa Village," which comprises of two areas namely the Africa House and the Africa...
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The independent
| 10 months ago
Suggested Topics Petr Koukal may not have won any matches at London 2012 but the Olympics have allowed him to celebrate his life's greatest victory. The Czech feared he might not even live to 2012, let alone compete in the Olympics, after being...
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BBC
| 10 months ago
Quirky moments around the Games The Olympic Games is all about very serious sport but there are plenty asides and anecdotes as well...My empty life as an Olympic seat It was only a matter of time, wasn't it? As the debate continues about the spaces...
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Star Phoenix
| 10 months ago
This July 15, 2012 file photo shows the Olympic rings displayed outside the basketball arena in the Olympic Park before the start of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The Summer Olympics opening ceremony takes place Friday, but the first of 5,535...
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San Francisco Chronicle
| 10 months ago
The Olympic Athletes' Hub is a one-stop social-media destination for the Olympic Games in London. Cool factor: The International Olympic Committee's site compiles Twitter and Facebook streams of Olympic athletes, both past and present.
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Christian Science Monitor
| 10 months ago
What to watch today the women's events Female athletes will take center stage today at the Olympics, with the start of women's gymnastics and finals in women's archery, diving, judo, shooting, swimming, and weightlifting.
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BBC
| 10 months ago
The teacher who won Iran's first Olympic medal 28 July 2012 Last updated at 20:33 ET In 1948, Iran sent its first Olympic team to the London. The nation's young Shah, who had set the country on a course of modernisation, saw the '48 games as an...
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Zee News
| 10 months ago
The Swiss star, who won a gold medal in the men`s doubles with his teammate Stanislas Wawrinka in Beijing four years ago, had to overcome a second set slump to defeat Falla 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in almost two hours. "I was part of the Olympics in the Sydney...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
As the Olympics have evolved over the years, however, its organizers have added and subtracted sports that were considerably less resonant among fans. Even baseball got the ax this time around, but America's national pastime is still more popular...
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The Globe & Mail
| 10 months ago
Spectator Nat Aaronson, whose face is painted like a Union flag, poses for a portrait on the Box Hill circuit of the men's cycling road race at the London 2012 Olympic Games in London July 28, 2012 Reuters London 2012 Watch Watch Except it wasn't.
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Reuters
| 10 months ago
Topics Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat plays against Czech Republic's Petr Koukal during their men's singles group play stage badminton match at the Wembley Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 28, 2012. Former Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 10 months ago
While most Americans will be watching Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte duke it out in the pool, or the US men's gymnastics team vault and tumble, there are other members of Team USA worth watching as they work their way toward a medal.
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The New York Times
| 10 months ago
Lee/The New York Times To reach the Olympic Park, visitors go through or past Westfield Stratford City, a shopping mall, where the stores include Fat Face. Most visitors to the London Games will arrive at the Olympic complex and find a rather...
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Zee News
| 10 months ago
I know we are professional players, but the Olympics are different. Every four years, only one time. "Now the women`s doubles is the only event I have at the Olympics so I will try my best to do well in it," Li said. Li will team up with Zhang Shuai...
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United Press International
| 10 months ago
M watch NBC's coverage of Olympics ceremony The Olympic rings drip foreworks during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, July 27, 2012, in London. The ceremony, welcoming more than 10,000 athletes from 204 nations, was a...
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San Jose Mercury News
| 10 months ago
How different are these London Olympics from the Games hosted by the British capital in 1948? Organizers plan to distribute as many as 150,000 condoms around the Olympic Village this summer. Sixty-four years ago, athletes were asked to bring their...
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Reuters
| 10 months ago
Topics Saudi Arabia's contingent takes part in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium July 27, 2012. The appearance of Saudi Arabia's first female Olympic athletes at the Games' opening...
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The Globe & Mail
| 10 months ago
Pessoa lost to Yerkebulan in the men's 60kg elimination round. The Globe and Mail gallery A light display lights up Tower Bridge in central London to mark the opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games, July 27, 2012. Marketing London 2012 London 2012...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 10 months ago
Olympics With San Diego leading the way, NBC's coverage of the start of the 2012 London Games earned the best overnight rating ever for an Olympic opening ceremony held outside the United States. Friday's telecast recorded a 23.0 overnight rating and...
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DAWN
| 10 months ago
The 15-year-old Bandey, who along with runner Rabia Ashiq was the only other female participant from Pakistan, competed in the first heat of the event this morning but her time of 5.34.64 saw her finish fourth out of the four in her race. Her time,...
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The Age
| 10 months ago
The Olympic Council of Ireland confirmed it is investigating reports that a competitor at London 2012 previously bet on an opponent to win an event in which they were both competing. A spokesman said the athlete, who was not named, has been told...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 10 months ago
The director of the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Games created a production for the 99 percent, it seems. For an Olympic movement that hates controversy, that is unusual. London Of all the things to laud in Britain 's long history, the...
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Zee News
| 10 months ago
After a neck-to-neck fight in the first set, Kashyap comfortably won the second set and the Belgian couldn't match his stroke play. It is the first win by an Indian contingent at 2012 London Olympics. He is now to face Vietnamese player who is ranked...
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The Globe & Mail
| 10 months ago
London 2012 A worker records images using a phone outside the Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park in Stratford, the location of the London 2012 Olympic Games, in east London July 20, 2012. London 2012 China's Sun Yang posted the fastest qualifying...
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The Globe & Mail
| 10 months ago
Actor Rowan Atkinson, known for his role as Mr. Bean, performs during the opening ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium July 27, 2012. A light display lights up Tower Bridge in central London to mark the opening of the...
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B92
| 10 months ago
At the Olympic Games in London, Serbian President Tomislav Nikoli will cheer for Serbian athletes this weekend. Tomislav Nikoli is seen in front of Serbia Pavilion in London (Tanjug) He will watch the Serbian national women's volleyball team in a...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 10 months ago
China's world number one Yi Siling won the first gold of the London Olympics in the women's 10m air rifle competition at London's Royal Artillery Barracks on Saturday. In a tense contest Poland's Sylwia Bogacka took silver while Yu Dan of China won...
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International Herald Tribune
| 10 months ago
China beat Czech Republic 66-57 at the Basketball Arena in London in the Olympic women's basketball Group A at the 2012 London Games on Saturday. China leads the Olympic women's Basketball Group A round with 2 points.
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The independent
| 10 months ago
Shooter Bahia Al Hamad became the first Qatari woman to compete in an Olympics when she began her qualifying round in the 10 metre air rifle event at the London Games this morning. The 20-year-old, dressed in a headscarf, showed no ill affects from...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 10 months ago
With India sending its largest ever contingent to the Olympics, there are high expectations that the athletes will return with their best ever haul. For a long time, it was a given that India would win a medal only in hockey...Now we have medal...
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Chicago Tribune
| 10 months ago
A couple embraces after the Olympic Flame was lit during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium July 27, 2012. British and world newspapers hailed a spectacular opening ceremony to the 2012 London Olympics, with...
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Tulsa World
| 10 months ago
If Olympics officials have their way, trash sorting will join running, jumping and throwing as one of the main events at the 2012 Games. Spectators will be bombarded with messages to sort their trash into the right containers. Staff members will be...
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Russia Today
| 10 months ago
14 Image from twitter.com @MetPoliceEvents Video from YouTube user iggymontonero (5.3Mb) embed video London police have used pepper spray against a Critical Mass cycle ride as the British capital holds the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Games.
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GMA News
| 10 months ago
London's trademark red double-decker bus, before the start of the Olympics. Alkhaldi said, "We went to see the St...Yeah, they showed us where the London Bridge is. Diaz, the Philippine's flag bearer during the opening ceremony, said, Masaya,...
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NY Daily News
| 10 months ago
Keep calm and carry on' poster, genuine double-decker bus to hit London auction block The British auction house Christie's has put together a London-themed summer exhibition and auction including a selection of design objects iconic to the city's...
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GMA News
| 10 months ago
Olympics-related cybercrimes to target mobile devices report July 27, 2012 7:27pm With public interest in the Olympics peaking as the Games draw closer, a security firm has offered five tips to protect computer users from cybercriminals exploiting...
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Daily Breeze
| 10 months ago
Questions/Answers Questions and answers on Daily News stories from readers like you. OF 12: How non-sports fans become attached to these Games the next two weeks Posted: 07/26/2012 07:58:52 PM PDT Updated: 07/26/2012 10:50:18 PM PDT My mother-in-...
