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Gawker
| 9 months ago
While Ryan Lochte is getting smashed and letting Swedish long jumpers try on his diamond grille, some Olympic athletes were quietly planning how to slip away from the Olympic village and request political asylum in London. The Olympic flag-bearer for...
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China Post
| 9 months ago
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff received the Olympic flag on Tuesday as the competition's world governing body warned that the country had to work harder ahead of the Rio 2016 Summer Games. Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes flew into Rio de Janeiro from...
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The Observer
| 9 months ago
Getty Images The security services warned the Olympic authorities about a potential cyber-attack on their power supply days before the Games opening ceremony, the Guardian has learned. The warning is believed to have led to an urgent check on a...
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Laist
| 9 months ago
Soccer Olympian Is Celebrating Her Gold Medal How do Olympians celebrate a gold medal?...Abby Wambach, "the most formidable offensive player on the U.S. Women's National [Soccer] Team," according to her website , indulged in a gooey slice of cheese...
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Japan Times
| 9 months ago
More than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries and regions participated. Remarkably each team for the first time included both men and women. This is because three Muslim countries Brunei, Qatar and Saudi Arabia agreed to send women athletes at the...
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Zee News
| 9 months ago
In an exclusive interview with Zee News the Haryana girl said, It feels great that Indian players got 6 medals at London Olympics...I feel really proud that Indians are doing so well in sports.'' Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, the first ever...
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Zee News
| 9 months ago
More than 170 people, including 82 athletes, as well as coaches and sports officials, have been invited to attend the ceremony in the Alexander Hall of the Great Kremlin Palace. The president will bestow the "Order for Merit to the Fatherland", the "...
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Zee News
| 9 months ago
The President invites all of you for a social function Wednesday. You will be awarded at the reception," Mutko said in a statement on the ministry`s website, Xinhua reported. According to the ministry, total awards could reach 300 million rubles ($9.
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 9 months ago
Also of interest The winners and losers from the London Olympics: Winners Money: If we learned anything from the medals table at these Games, it's that winning is directly related to spending. Great Britain lavished millions of pounds on its athletes,...
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Newsbusters
| 9 months ago
CNN's Piers Morgan got caught Tuesday evening behaving like a dirty old man. What is strange is that women's soccer in America seems to me to be a much bigger sport than men's soccer, and certainly much more interest in the women's Olympic team, I...
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The Globe & Mail
| 9 months ago
The Globe and Mail London 2012 London 2012 Watch Unfortunately for her legions of new fans, they may get few chances to see her take the pitch. A new professional women's league is in the works, with plans to begin play in as many as eight U.S.
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Leader Post Online
| 9 months ago
Although one-in-three Canadians felt the country's showing in the London Olympics fell short of expectations, almost six in 10 felt our athletes did live up to billing, according to a new poll. A small number six per cent even felt Canadian athletes...
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Newsbusters
| 9 months ago
I can't speak for anybody else but my wife and myself have been immersed in the Summer Olympic games from London the last few days. Of course the athleticism has been incredible, the best planet earth has to offer and whether seasoned veteran or...
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NBA
| 9 months ago
Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant celebrate their Olympic gold medal...The USA Men's Basketball gold medal game against Spain averaged 12.5 million viewers and an 8.2 household rating on NBC , making it the most viewed and...
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International Business Times
| 9 months ago
The 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony certainly had a British spin to it, featuring unusual comedic performances by Mr. Bean on the piano and the Queen of England herself, parachuting down as a James Bond character -- a stark contrast compared to...
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Star Phoenix
| 9 months ago
The 24-year-old Canadian Olympic basketball player arrived home in Saskatoon Monday, and while she was appreciative of the whole experience, she was still clearly smarting from some of her team's defeats. "Of course we're happy," Phillips said. "It's...
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United Press International
| 9 months ago
Monday. "Every part of our company contributed to our success, once again showing how effective we can be when we all get together to support a large project...We are proud to have been part of the last two weeks, and we couldn't have asked for a...
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| 9 months ago
The London Olympic Games are over, but the bills linger on, and organizers are finding ways to raise money with the sale of much-sought-after Games paraphernalia. Officials have put almost 2,000 Olympic relics up for bidding at the official online...
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Vancouver Sun
| 9 months ago
If there was any doubt as to who was Canada's hero of the London Olympics, it ended when Christine Sinclair stepped off the plane Monday. The captain of the Canadian women's soccer team was greeted with cheers and chants of She's the captain when she...
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Zee News
| 9 months ago
I am hopeful that we can win around 15 medals in 2016 Olympics, Sushil Kumar told exclusively to Zee News. Sushil Kumar also expressed satisfaction that Olympics sports are getting importance in the country. The way people showed faith in us, the way...
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MarketWatch
| 9 months ago
Wash. (MarketWatch) The gold-medal partying by Canadians in Vancouver two years ago was followed by a major hangover in London. Canada's disappointments in the just-concluded Olympics were too many to list here. Even the Canadian finish in the final...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 9 months ago
A statistical breakthrough shows Australia was the real winner of the London Olympics. Photo: AFP Who was the real winner from the London Olympic Games? According to a groundbreaking analysis of the official medal tally by a BusinessDay statistician,...
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Star Phoenix
| 9 months ago
Four days after her Olympic soccer team captured the nation's hearts by winning bronze in London, Saskatoon's Kaylyn Kyle is still reliving the moment.The bronze medal was Canada's first in a summer Olympics team sport since 1936. To be part of that...
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The Globe & Mail
| 9 months ago
Canada women's soccer players Christine Sinclair, (left to right) Sophie Schmidt and Melissa Tancredi smile on the victory podium after being presented with their Bronze medals at the Olympic Games in London on Thursday August 9, 2012. London 2012 U.
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The Globe & Mail
| 9 months ago
Story The captain of Canada's women's soccer team Christine Sinclair of Burnaby, B.C. was named the flag bearer for the closing ceremony at the Canadian Olympic Committee closing press conference for the 2012 London Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| 9 months ago
Fans at Vancouver's international airport erupted in cheers when soccer star and Olympic bronze medallist Christine Sinclair landed. The 29-year-old captained the Canadian women's soccer team to a bronze medal and led the Canadian team at the closing...
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Celebritology
| 9 months ago
ET, 08/13/2012 TheWashingtonPost As the Olympics concludes, a question about the burden of celebrity The London Olympics have officially ended, leaving us with nothing but our bookmarked links to medal count charts , our GIFs of splash-free platform...
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College Candy
| 9 months ago
We rounded up the top news stories for you, and they're all right here. At Home Mitt Romney selected Representative Paul R yan of Wisconsin as his running mate in the presidential election. Ryan is the most conservative Republican member of Congress...
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The Globe & Mail
| 9 months ago
Story Canada women's soccer players Christine Sinclair, (left to right) Sophie Schmidt and Melissa Tancredi smile on the victory podium after being presented with their Bronze medals at the Olympic Games in London on Thursday August 9, 2012. London...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 9 months ago
London's Heathrow Airport set up a special terminal designed to resemble a city park to cope with the busiest day of the Olympics as around 15,000 athletes, officials and media headed home on Monday. Just hours after the closing ceremony the gateway...
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The Globe & Mail
| 9 months ago
The Globe and Mail Published Sunday, Aug. 12 2012, 7:37 AM EDT Last updated Sunday, Aug. 12 2012, 7:55 AM EDT Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair will carry Canada's flag at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics. The Canadian Olympic...
