Olympics: Heartbreak for Liu and Idowu in Tuesday’s qualification
August 7th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) There were two major surprises Tuesday on the athletics track as China's 110 metres hurdler Liu Xiang and British triple-jump hope Phillips Idowu both failed to ... Read more...
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Chinese company to supply Olympics pin badges for 2016 Rio Games
August 5th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Beijing Huajiang Culture Development Co. Ltd. has secured a contract to provide Olympic pins badges to the next edition to be held in Rio de Janeiro ... Read more...
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Chinese Olympic delegation probes shuttlers’ suspicious play
August 1st, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) The Chinese Olympic delegation has started investigations into allegations that some of its badminton players were deliberately losing in the group stage of the London Games."The ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama arrives in Britain
July 27th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) US First Lady Michelle Obama who is leading America's delegation to the Olympics Friday arrived in Britain for the start of a two-day visit.Her packed ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama to lead US delegation to London Olympics
March 14th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 14 (IANS) First Lady Michelle Obama has announced that she would be leading the US delegation to the London Olympics.Obama will travel to London for the Games' opening ... Read more...
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London plans big security exercise for Olympic Games
February 21st, 2012 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 21 (IANS) London authorities are planning a massive security exercise this week for the upcoming Olympic Games, the Metropolitan police said.The exercise will test the response of emergency ... Read more...
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British Royal Marines practise Olympic security
January 17th, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 17 (IANS) The British Royal Marines have joined police on the Thames here for a week-long security exercise in preparation for the 2012 Olympics.The Green Berets joined the ... Read more...
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Sarah McLachlan’s ‘One Dream’ chosen for the Vancouver Olympics
January 24th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Jan 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Sarah McLachlan is over the moon as her song ‘One Dream’ is being used in the campaign of the 2010 Winter Olympics. It is ... Read more...
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Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar carries Olympic flame in Toronto
December 18th, 2009 - 11:16 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, Dec.18 (ANI): Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar on Thursday participated in the Olympic Torch Relay and carried the Olympic flame here.Akshay is an international torchbearer with the Vancouver 2010 Olympic ... Read more...
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Chinese kids forced to watch Olympics, quake ”propaganda”on first day of school
September 2nd, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.2 (ANI): Over 170 million Chinese schoolchildren were forced to see and hear a two-hour propaganda broadcast on the Olympics and China''s response to the Sichuan earthquake in May.
According ... Read more...
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UN chief congratulates China for successful Olympic Games
August 26th, 2008 - 3:03 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 26 (Xinhua) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday congratulated the government and people of China for hosting a successful Olympic Games in Beijing. "The secretary-general congratulates the government and people ... Read more...
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‘Truly exceptional’ Beijing Olympics come to close(Lead)
August 24th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 24 (DPA) The Beijing Olympics were officially declared closed Sunday by International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge, who called them "truly exceptional".Rogge closed the Games according to IOC tradition and ... Read more...
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Dubai-based Indian’s Olympic song hit in China
August 20th, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 20 (IANS) A Dubai-based Indian's song hailing the spirit of the Olympics is now a hit in China with radio stations there airing the number.When Hani Raman, 28, who works ... Read more...
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Georgia, Russia to stay at Olympics despite war: IOC
August 10th, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Beijing, Aug 10 (DPA) Georgia and Russia will keep their teams at the Beijing Olympics and also compete against each other despite the hostilities over South Ossetia, the International Olympic Committee said ... Read more...
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Beijing Olympics kicks-off with a grand ceremony (lead)
August 8th, 2008 - 11:05 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing , August 8 (ANI): The Beijing Olympic Games begun on Friday with a spectacular opening ceremony in the Bird''s Nest , China ''s national stadium.After years of planning by ... Read more...
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Chinese president holds grand luncheon to welcome Olympics guests (Lead)
August 8th, 2008 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, Aug 8 (Xinhua) Chinese President Hu Jintao held a grand luncheon Friday for the heads of state and government, royals, and other eminent guests for the opening ceremony of the Beijing ... Read more...
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Beijing reopens historic shopping street
August 7th, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, Aug 7 (Xinhua) The Olympic host city Thursday reopened one of its oldest commercial areas as a tourist attraction. The Qianmen Street underwent massive refurbishment last year and along with the ... Read more...
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CAS rules Barcelona need not release Messi
August 6th, 2008 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Shanghai, Aug 6 (Xinhua) Barcelona does not need to release Lionel Messi for the 2008 Beijing Olympic soccer tournament, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled Wednesday. Werder Bremen and Schalke ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama prays for success of Beijing Olympics
August 6th, 2008 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is praying for the success of the Beijing Olympic Games beginning Aug 8 and has offered his greetings to China, the ... Read more...
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Father of modern Olympic spirit largely forgotten (Commentary)
August 5th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
By Claude Arpi
The Beijing Olympics are almost here, but not many remember Pierre de Coubertin, the French baron who restored the Olympic Games in 1896. The spirit with which the ancient Games ... Read more...
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Ancient Olympics spirit worked on winning is everything philosophy
June 29th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 29 (ANI): Ancient Olympics ideals differ dramatically from the way the games are played today, says a University of Maryland classicist who has researched the Olympic past heavily.The ancient ... Read more...
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Olympics flame reaches Everest, China congratulates climbers (Lead)
May 8th, 2008 - 1:34 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, May 8 (Xinhua) Chinese vice-president Xi Jinping congratulated climbers for successfully carrying the Olympics torch to the peak of Mount Everest Thursday morning. "This is one of the greatest events in ... Read more...
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Students in Canada run in support of Beijing Olympics
May 4th, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Ottawa, May 4 (Xinhua) More than 1,000 international students from Canadian universities and colleges gathered on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to participate in the "Beijing-Vancouver Olympics Run" that supported summer and winter ... Read more...
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Don’t take Olympic torch to Tibet: Tibetan group
April 29th, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by admin
Dharamsala, April 29 (IANS) A Tibetan group Tuesday appealed to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to hold the Olympic torch relay ceremony in Tibet. "Many peaceful protesting Tibetans have been killed ... Read more...
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Indian torchbearers gear up to carry Olympic flame
April 16th, 2008 - 6:17 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Torch bearers of the Beijing Olympic Flame for the Indian leg Wednesday put behind controversies and protests that has shrouded the event and vowed to run for ... Read more...
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Former Oz Olympic champion Fraser to boycott Beijing Olympics
April 9th, 2008 - 2:28 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, Apr.9 (ANI): Australian Olympic legend Dawn Fraser has said that she will not attend the Beijing Games in August.
It will be only the second Olympic Games the four-times gold medallist ... Read more...
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Torch protests eroding Olympic spirit: UN advisor
April 9th, 2008 - 2:16 pm ICT by admin
DPA
New York, April 9 (DPA) Willi Lemke, a ex-football manager in Germany, is rolling up his sleeves to tackle the growing row over the Beijing Olympics and China's rights abuses before it ... Read more...
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Australia to review security for Olympic torch relay
April 8th, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, Apr.8 (ANI): Two Chinese flame attendants will escort the Olympic torch when it tours Canberra later this month.
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) authorities were quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald as ... Read more...
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Approaching Olympic torch sets San Francisco simmering
April 8th, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by admin
DPA
San Francisco, April 8 (DPA) Normally, runners in San Francisco are afraid of the famous city's tortuous hills and bone-chilling fog. But as footage of violent protests from the global Olympic torch ... Read more...
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Beijing condemns attempts to sabotage torch relay in London
April 7th, 2008 - 12:18 am ICT by admin
(Third Lead)
Xinhua
Beijing, April 6 (Xinhua) A Beijing Olympic official Sunday strongly criticised the attempt by some "pro-Tibet independence" activists to sabotage the torch relay event in London, describing it as an obvious ... Read more...
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Sports paintings by Bangladeshi artistes at Beijing Olympics
April 5th, 2008 - 4:21 pm ICT by admin
Dhaka, April 5 (IANS) Bangladeshi artistes Khalid Mahmud Mithu and Kanak Champa Chakma have been invited to the Beijing Olympic festival to exhibit their sports paintings. The paintings were chosen through an ... Read more...
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Boycotting Olympics would only invite humiliation: China
April 1st, 2008 - 8:48 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, April 1 (Xinhua) China said Tuesday if any foreign officials boycott the Beijing Olympics, they will undermine a grand event that belongs to the people of the whole world and will ... Read more...
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China rejects EU Olympic boycott talks
March 25th, 2008 - 9:10 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Beijing, March 25 (DPA) China Tuesday sharply dismissed Olympic boycott talks within the European Union (EU). "We resolutely oppose countries and individuals to politicise the Olympic Games and connect some other issues ... Read more...
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Bush says plans to attend Beijing Olympics remain unchanged
February 15th, 2008 - 10:10 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
London, Feb 15 (Xinhua) US President George W. Bush has said that his plans to attend the Beijing Olympics remain unchanged. "I'm going to the Olympics. I view the Olympics as a ... Read more...
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PM visits Beijing Olympics Exhibition Centre
January 13th, 2008 - 6:57 pm ICT by admin
By Ashok Dixit Beijing, Jan.13 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today spent about 45-minutes at the Beijing Olympics Exhibition Centre here, and said at the end of it that preparations ... Read more...
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