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London 2012 Olympics: Holly Bleasdale jumps into fourth plac...

Her jump, which added a huge 16cm to her previous lifetime best to catapult her to the top of the 2012 world rankings, was all the more remarkable because it was achieved off a shortened, 14-stride run-up, raising the prospect of even fur [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Norfolk urged not to miss out on 2012 London Olympics opport...

Norfolk’s tourism bosses have been urged by the culture secretary not to miss out on the “once-in-a-generation” to put the county on the map which will be created by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Jeremy Hunt, [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: security rehearsal begins on River Tha...

Scotland Yard and the Royal Marines are joining forces for a string of "familiarisation exercises" to avoid catastrophe in London this summer. The Metropolitan Police's Marine Policing Unit and army members will provide a ra [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012: LeBron James and Kobe Bryant in US Olympic bask...

The US have picked eight players who won gold in Beijing in 2008 - their 13th men's Olympic title. Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and Deron Williams also return having played in the 2008 squad. The [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Marblehead's Flanagan qualifies for 2012 London Olympics by ...

Participating in just her second-ever marathon, the Marblehead native qualified for this summer's Olympic Games in London by winning the U.S. Marathon Trials in Houston Saturday morning. With a blistering time of 2 hours, 25 minute [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: Britain's men qualify for gymnastics t...

The hugs and high fives at the end of an enthralling evening at London’s 02 Arena spoke volumes for their delight. After a superb collective performance containing none of the errors that wrecked their chances of qualifying at the f [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OF LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 REVEALS TICKETI...

The London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games has recently revealed that it had previously committed a mistake by overselling four events of the synchronized swimming. The number of tickets that have been over sold for the fo [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

2012 Olympics: London, check Vancouver

In merely seven months, London will host the 2012 Olympics. For many, the Olympics are a high-flying festival of fun, with the world's finest athletes competing under the global media spotlight. For others, the games are a hyper-comme [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Olympics-London and Britain aim to deliver in 2012

Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee, marking 60 years of her reign, will be celebrated in June followed by England's appearance at the European soccer championships before the Olympics open on July 27. Sebastian Coe, the double O [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: BMX star Shanaze Reade spurred on by B...

Although you never say never, Reade is now almost certain only to compete in the BMX in which she has won the world title in four of the last five years and, for good measure, took the Olympic test event at Stratford back in August. [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics are a Halley's comet moment, says Sebas...

Lord Coe, says: 'Waking up just 200 days away from the biggest thing this nation will have delivered in the living memory is a massive responsibility.' Photograph: Daniel Deme/EPA/Corbis On the track, Seb Coe made the hardest part [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: organisers confident new equestrian su...

The official Olympic test event in Greenwich Park in July was overshadowed by criticisms by show jumpers that the footing was too heavy for top-class international competition, with British Nations Cup rider David McPherson likening the s [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: London organisers seek main stadium na...

A naming rights deal would mean the centrepiece venue would be called the Olympic Stadium for just two months, with a sponsor’s name used after the end of the Paralympic Games in September. The Olympic Park Legacy Company will also [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

London 2012 Olympics: Ben Maher and Tripple X move closer to...

Maher had the benefit of a late draw in the 11-horse jump-off though his nine-year-old would have been pushed to better the audacious standard set by Marcus Ehning on the more experienced 12-year-old Sabrina. But Maher kept his head in th [...]