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Washington Post
| 10 months ago
Gallery The group Madness sang Our House, and that's what these Olympics were. Britain threw a party for the world, but, first and foremost, for itself. The Games were strewn with references to Britishness, some obscure and some not organizers...
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Chandler Republic
| 10 months ago
But as the 2012 London Games approach the finish line, this hasn't changed: We remain the world champions of sport...A sensational late kick has all but guaranteed the U.S. will once again take home more medals than any other country on the planet...
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Denver Post
| 10 months ago
Missy Franklin made the London Olympics special for Colorado and a hurting community back home in Aurora. A bunch of gritty British athletes made the Olympics special for a nation trying to crawl out of an economic morass. But as the London Olympics...
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The Dish Rag
| 10 months ago
Saturday's competition was the USA diving's first gold since Laura Wilkinson 's win in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The last time an American man won the event was 1988 in Seoul, when Greg Louganis -- who witnessed Boudia's victory firsthand in the...
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GMA News
| 10 months ago
Visitors to Google's homepage (www.google.com) were greeted with a doodle featuring athletes in different sports, carrying letters that spell out "Google." A screenshot of Google's doodle marking the end of the 2012 London Olympics. The doodle...
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BBC
| 10 months ago
GB win pursuit in world record time Geraint Thomas: I just don't want the Olympics to end Like most people in Britain, I just don't want the Olympics to end. Looking back, what myself and the rest of the GB track cycling team did in the London...
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Marin Indepedent Journal
| 10 months ago
Their debate was a reoccurring one, but the stakes heightened and the consequences changed when it came down to deciding who would fly an American flag and who would fly a British one at the Olympic games. "We both wanted to carry the British one,"...
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The independent
| 10 months ago
In some ways, the past fortnight in my house has been like every other fortnight...On the screen, a procession of gorgeous-looking young people a few years older than them: young people whose single ambition is to secure success and fame and to hit...
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The independent
| 10 months ago
My favourite part has to be all the fantastic support we had after getting silver. I know there will be a lasting effect on the country because Team GB built themselves from their success in Beijing, and have done so well...Zac Purchase 2012 silver...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 10 months ago
Of the 204 nations and territories taking part in these Olympic Games, only 43 have won gold medals...China, the United States and Great Britain - have more than 20. There is no exact correspondence between this table and the balance of power, wealth...
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Asian Journal
| 10 months ago
Great Britain is the official host of the Olympic Games 2012. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) amidst some controversies that included complaints from the Parisian/French National Olympic Committee, which was also vying to be the host, chose...
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The Globe & Mail
| 10 months ago
South Korea's Son Yeon-jae performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, in London. AP London 2012 London 2012 There were other Olympic surprises...Belarus took its...
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Miami Herald
| 10 months ago
American taekwondo fighter Paige McPherson knocked out British world champion Sarah Stevenson in the first round of the women's 67-kilogram division at the London Olympics. The 21-year-old McPherson controlled the fight from the start and scored...
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India Abroad
| 10 months ago
Olympians from China and Britain have been reunited in London [ Images ] -- 64 years after they competed against each other at basketball in the 1948 Olympic Games [ Images ]. Britain's Lionel Price and China's Wu Chengzhang played in opposing teams,...
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Voice of America
| 10 months ago
Marathon runner Guor Marial arrives at Heathrow Airport for the London 2012 Olympic Games, August 3, 2012. South Sudan was not able to get Olympic recognition in time to field a team at the London Games. But the world's newest nation has great hopes,...
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Voice of America
| 11 months ago
The Olympics may last only a few weeks but for some of those who have been in London for the Games, having a life-long reminder of them is worth a few minutes of pain. Olympic athletes, games volunteers and tourists are lining up at London's many...
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Boston Herald
| 11 months ago
Others take the fingertip approach sporting colorful nail art with 2012 Olympic spirit. Tristan Khim, owner of Smudge Nail Bar in Newton, noticed the uptick in requests for red and blue polishes the week before the London games began. Most popular:...
