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Olympic boxing weight categories altered for 2012

The International Boxing Association has reduced the number of men's weight categories from 11 to 10 for the 2012 London Olympics. The move was made Monday to accommodate women's boxing at the games, which the IOC Executive Board unanimousl [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Bolt may go for 4 golds at 2012 London Olympics

Usain Bolt may go for four gold medals at the 2012 Olympics in London. However, the world's fastest man won't be making the decision whether to attempt the feat achieved by Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis. "For me, I don't know," Bolt [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Thane shuttlers aim 2012 Olympics

Having combined well as a team in the past few years, city-based badminton players Jishnu Sanyal and Akshay Dewalkar are now aiming for a berth in the 2012 Olympics, their coach Shrikant Vad said. The team of Sanyal and Dewalkar, both pro [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Business Club: London 2012 Olympics plays key part in Buhler...

Far from being disastrous, the compulsory purchase order slapped on Buhler Sortex following London’s successful Olympic bid has played a key part in the firm’s resurgent fortunes The company, which had been making optical [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympic stadium being lined up as venue for Worl...

The prospect of London's Olympic Stadium being used for the 2018 World Cup took a significant step forward on Thursday after it emerged that it was one of four venues being proposed by the 'London United' bid team.The 16 potential host citi [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Brown praises preparation work at 2012 Olympics Park

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday praised the work taking place at the 2012 Olympics Park, saying the construction has created thousands of jobs and apprenticeships for local people. Brown and British cabinet members met at t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Bolt may go for 4 golds at 2012 London Olympics

Bolt may go for 4 golds at 2012 London Olympics

Usain Bolt may go for four gold medals at the 2012 Olympics in London. However, the world's fastest man won't be making the decision whether to attempt the feat achieved by Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis. "For me, I don't know," Bolt [...]

Posted On : Sep, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Roy Hodgson's a good bet to bag 2012 GB Olympics job

Some are saying it's a fait accompli for Roy Hodgson to get the job as coach of the 2012 GB Olympic team. Others are saying it's a fate worse than death. The Fulham boss would theoretically be able to select from a pool of talent from Engl [...]

Posted On : Sep, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Doping-New Zealand's Hunter-Galvan banned from 2012 Games

Banned marathon runner Liza Hunter-Galvan will be ineligible for selection for New Zealand at the 2012 London Olympics, officials said on Tuesday. Hunter-Galvan was suspended by the New Zealand Sports Tribunal last week until May 2011 afte [...]

Posted On : Sep, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

SAA prepares 40 for London 2012

SAA prepares 40 for London 2012

Out of 1,800 athletes who answered the call by the committee for the development of athletics in Lagos State, headed by former Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) President, Yomi Adeyemi-Wilson, 60 were selected. After further screening a [...]

Posted On : Aug, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

London 2012 organizers appoint head of Paralympics

London 2012 organizers appointed former Paralympic swimmer Chris Holmes as head of the city's Paralympics. Holmes was given the title of director of Paralympic integration and organizers said on Friday he will be in charge of all aspects o [...]

Posted On : Aug, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

England Squash to convince London 2012 of Olympic demonstration status

England Squash to convince London 2012 of Olympic demonstrat...

Although demonstration sports were disbanded after the 1992 Barcelona Games, the national governing body believes that squash should be given “more visibility” if it is to be recommended by the International Olympic Committee as [...]

Posted On : Aug, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Sascoc confident team SA will achieve in London Olympics

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) President Gideon Sam stated confidently on Tuesday that South Africa will aim for a minimum of 12 medals at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Sam was amongst a host of sports b [...]

Posted On : Aug, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

United Kingdom: Ambush Marketing And The London Olympics 201...

Ambush marketing or guerrilla marketing is a term used to describe a brand which connects itself to a particular event without paying any sponsorship fees to be an official sponsor. An official sponsor of an event, such as the Olympic Game [...]

Posted On : Aug, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

 
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