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Christian Science Monitor
| 11 months ago
One of the world's least populated countries at around 15 million, Kazakhstan is No...That would belong to Kazakhstan , the ninth largest country in the world, and one of the least populated countries at around 15 million people.
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Reuters
| 11 months ago
Topics Ukraine's Oleksiy Torokhtiy poses with his gold medal during the men's 105kg Group A weightlifting competition victory ceremony at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 6, 2012. Ukraine's Oleksiy Torokhtiy won gold in the...
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Japan Times
| 11 months ago
Gymnast Kohei Uchimura settled for the silver medal in the men's floor exercise final at the London Olympics on Sunday, adding to his gold in the individual all-around and silver in the team competition. Uchimura, who won the floor title at last year'...
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Asbarez
| 11 months ago
Arsen Julfalakian won silver in the 74kg category of Greco-Roman wrestling at the Olympics. Earlier today, Hripsime Khurshudyan secured a bronze medal for Armenia in the women's +75kg weightlifting competition...In the semifinals, the Armenian...
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Eurasianet
| 11 months ago
Team Kazakhstan hasn't bothered with anything but gold at the London Olympics, doubling its haul of first-place medals over the weekend to place fifth in number of gold medals per capita. Former husband-and-wife team Ilya Ilin and Svetlana...
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The independent
| 11 months ago
The recent negative attention received by Chinese Olympic athletes in the press has made me consider... by Nyima Pratten 06 August 2012 10:31 AM Suggested Topics Mongolian judo Olympic silver medallist Tuvshinbayar Naidan suffered a severe knee...
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BBC
| 11 months ago
Tweddle wins bronze on uneven bars Olympics gymnastics: Beth Tweddle wins bronze medal Great Britain's Beth Tweddle won a medal at last in the final Olympic appearance of her gymnastics career. Tweddle's score of 15.916 took bronze in her uneven bars...
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BBC South Asia
| 11 months ago
Australia to review poor 2012 Games Australia will hold an independent review after leaving London 2012 with their worst Olympic medal tally in swimming for 20 years. The team won 10 medals but only one gold in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay .
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
So, sometimes I do feel a bit sad but then I have learnt to take these things in my stride," said Vijay, who came second in the 25 metres rapid fire pistol event. "I am a national champion since 2004 in my event. I won two gold medals with new (...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Brazil will meet South Korea in the semi-finals at Old Trafford Tuesday for the right to vie for gold against the winner of the Mexico-Japan duel, reports Xinhua. "This team has nothing to do with Brazil`s previous Olympic football squads," Menezes...
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The independent
| 11 months ago
The bookies might be finding it hard to find a favourite in the women's 400m hurdles which starts on... by Gareth Purnell 03 August 2012 12:01 AM Suggested Topics Usain Bolt refuses to believe he has achieved the legendary status he craves despite...
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Taiwan News
| 11 months ago
Travel & Delicacy Beauty never Ends Ecological Environment Associated Press 2012-08-06 12:51 PM Australia Olympic Committee president John Coates blames his athletes' failure to achieve the expected gold-medal success from the London Games on a...
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BBC
| 11 months ago
Bolt breaks record to win 100m gold Usain Bolt after Olympics 100m win: I'm closer to being a legend Four-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt says he is edging closer to legendary status after defending his 100m title in stunning fashion on Sunday...
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US Magazine
| 11 months ago
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Disclaimer: The 2012 London Olympic events take place five hours ahead of US EST, but Us Weekly is reporting the results as they happen and before they air on NBC during primetime hours...Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won...
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
Despite not winning a medal in the individual men's foil tournament, Italy captured gold Sunday in the Olympic team event. Andrea Cassara, Andrea Baldini and Valerio Aspromonte are all ranked among the 10 best in the world, but they were shut out of...
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Telegraph India
| 11 months ago
When I woke up, I had a strange feeling, Saina told The Telegraph . I looked at the mirror and asked myself whether I have achieved something big...On Saturday, Saina won the bronze after her Chinese opponent Xin Wang, who was leading 21-18, 1-0,...
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Telegraph India
| 11 months ago
Bhaichung Bhutia considers Brazil as the favourites in football at the London Olympics. On Sunday, the former India captain said Brazil have the perfect weapon in their armoury that could take them all the way to the Olympic gold. I think Brazil will...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 11 months ago
China's Wu Minxia won the women's 3m springboard diving gold medal to draw level with Guo Jingjing as the most-decorated diver at the Olympics with six medals on Sunday. World champion Wu, 26, totalled 414.00 points from her five dives to beat...
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The independent
| 11 months ago
Suggested Topics Few would question the priority given to Team GB in the BBC's Olympics coverage. The performance of "our" athletes is of consuming interest in any world competition, all the more so when the biggest carnival of all comes to London.
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GMA News
| 11 months ago
Chinese diver Wu Minxia sealed her legacy on Sunday with a gold medal, bringing her all-time Olympic medal tally to six and equalling the record held by her one-time partner Guo Jingjing. Without missing a beat, Wu performed a polished series of...
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
Zhou Lulu brought China its fifth weightlifting gold medal of the Olympics Sunday by winning the heaviest women's weight class in the sport. Zhou hoisted a world record total of 333 kilograms in the over 75-kilogram class, becoming the second person...
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Ledger-Enquirer
| 11 months ago
Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan won the women's triple jump gold medal Sunday at the London Olympics. The 2011 world championship silver medalist took the lead with the third of her six attempts, setting a mark of 14.98 meters. Caterine Ibarguen of...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
We just need to win a gold medal now," Bhutia told reporters here today. The former India captain also heaped praise on Vijay Kumar, Saina Nehwal and Gagan Narang for earning one silver and two bronze medals respectively. "I saw Vijay, Saina and...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 11 months ago
China's Zou Kai successfully defended his Olympic men's floor title on Sunday to deny Japanese superstar Kohei Uchimura his second gold medal of the London Games. Zou's score of 15.933 was sufficient to give him his second gold medal of the...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Vladislav Pavlovich told reporters Sunday that he had offered to step down after the country won just three medals, half of their pre-Olympic target. "I have submitted my resignation in writing," said Pavlovich, who as a fencer won gold in the men`s...
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Adelaide Now
| 11 months ago
Gary Bourne says his star charge Mitchell Watt struggled to cope with the pressure to win long jump gold on his Olympic debut. Watt's best effort of 8.16m secured him the silver medal behind Britain's Greg Rutherford, whose leap of 8.31m was the...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 11 months ago
Jamaican sprinters took gold and bronze in the 100 meters Saturday, and the men, headlined by Usain Bolt, are hoping for a sweep Sunday at the London Olympics. London In some corners of Jamaica Saturday night, it is possible that there was just the...
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The Age
| 11 months ago
Mitchell Watt has defended his silver medal performance in London, and taken a stand on behalf of Australia's 410-member Olympic team that has delivered one gold at the midpoint of the Games. After being well down on his personal best in competition,...
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CNSNews.com
| 11 months ago
China's Sun Yang reacts on the podium after winning in the gold medal in the men's 1500-meter freestyle swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. As of...
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NewKerala
| 11 months ago
Mr Kumar, in his message, said Saina has brought bronze medal for the country and hoped she would continue to win medals in big international championships in future as well. "It is all the more satsfying and matter of pride that India has won first...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
EDT Michael Phelps, the legendary American swimmer, Saturday bade goodbye to competitive swimming by extending his world record as the U.S. team won gold in the 4x100 medley relay. Earlier, Phelps announced that he would quit professional swimming...
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China News
| 11 months ago
Kim Sang-ryul cares about China's women's hockey on and off the field As the only South Korean coach in China's sports delegation, Kim Sang-ryul isn't lonely at the London Games. His Chinese women's hockey team has become his family. "I'm not alone...
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Arizona Daily Sun
| 11 months ago
Saturday, August 4, 2012 3:10 pm (0) Comments Font Size: "If it wasn't for the crowd I don't think that would happen...A lot of people thought having the Olympics in London was a lot of pressure. Obviously there is pressure, but sometimes you can't...
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Boston Globe
| 11 months ago
A look at the career of Michael Phelps, who retired after swimming his final event of the London Olympics on Saturday: 2000 Makes first Olympic appearance at Sydney Games, becoming youngest male swimmer on the U.S. team at age 15...Becomes the...
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The Hindu
| 11 months ago
AP Saina Nehwal kisses the bronze medal that she won in the badminton women's singles on Saturday...She tried to be honest in portraying her mind at the moment of triumph, after fate had thrust an Olympic medal on her, without waiting for the match...
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GMA News
| 11 months ago
Unfortunately, the Competition Jury did not entertain it, not even reviewing the tape of the fight. It seems in the battle of "giants" justice is more difficult to attain for a small country like ours. Despite this painful experience, we will...
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China News
| 11 months ago
The ongoing London Olympics has become a huge topic in China as many express their excitement, anger and grievances through the country's fledgling social media. Behind the war of words is a collision of values among people, which was unusual before...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Klokov, a Beijing silver medallist, was expected to challenge for medals in Monday`s 105kg category. Vitaly Mutko announced Saturday the 29-year-old athlete would not be able to compete, but did not disclose the reason other than to say it was a...
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The Globe & Mail
| 11 months ago
An aerial view shows the Olympic cauldron in the Olympic Stadium during the London 2012 Olympic Games in east London August 3, 2012 Reuters video AP Video video He was referring to Bradley Wiggins, the last month's Tour de France winner and this...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 11 months ago
Aug. 4, 2012 Also of interest "Americans got a bit of a problem for the Olympics the last 20 years. They've got great guys, great athletes, but they can't win gold in the Olympics. Eyes on London" shows you the Olympics through the eyes of Associated...
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Inquirer.net
| 11 months ago
Newly-crowned Olympic heavyweight champion Teddy Riner admitted the abject misery of his shock defeat at the 2008 Beijing Games inspired him to London gold. The 23-year-old five-time world champion won his first Games gold, completing the full set...
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GMA News
| 11 months ago
Boxing officials decided to overturn Errol Spence's defeat on Friday, handing the United States a lifeline after the original result seemed to cap the worst-ever Olympic showing by their men's team. Spence originally lost his second-round...
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Los Angeles Times
| 11 months ago
Despite ongoing complaints about NBC's coverage of the Olympics, the 2012 London Games are proving to be a hit for the network on TV and online. The prime-time TV coverage is getting the highest-ever ratings for an Olympics, with the opening weekend...
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The Courier-Mail
| 11 months ago
TO-AIR television is losing its traditional stranglehold on Olympics coverage as viewers seek out alternatives via subscription services and online. Channel 9's coverage of the London Olympics has come in for unprecedented criticism by viewers.
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Daily News & Analysis
| 11 months ago
India's new shooting sensation Vijay Kumar, who clinched a silver medal in the Olympic Games here, said he had mentally prepared himself for winning a medal and was elated to have achieved his main objective. "I had mentally prepared myself for this...
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Russia Today
| 11 months ago
On Tuesday night, Michael Phelps swam into history with his 19th Olympic medal beating the all-time record by Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina. David Gray US athletes who won medals at the London 2012 Olympics are in for a disappointment: They will...
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The Guardian
| 11 months ago
Paul Scruton Is this the first open data Olympics?...There is also a culture of open data around the world that just wasn't there in 2008. Governments have thrown open the doors to their data vaults and numbers are everywhere...It is data published...
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The Courier-Mail
| 11 months ago
IN a sign of the times, Australia's most successful Olympic event is now glorified work experience. The men's 1500m freestyle barely caused a ripple at the London Games...The 17-year-old made his Olympic debut in the fabled event, finishing last in...
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PRWeb
| 11 months ago
Online retailer Plumbworld can’t help but comment on the latest story emerging from the London Olympics. UK) 3 August 2012 Online retailer Plumbworld can’t help but comment on the latest story emerging from the London Olympics. Third place medallist...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Narang crashes out, Karmakar in finals Zeenews Sports Bureau Narang crashes out; Karmakar qualifies for Final Joydeep Karmakar, who was tied joint 4th with the nine more shooters, qualifies for the final...The biggest disappointment, however, is that...
