Bucketful condoms in Olympic Village trigger probe (Olympic Diary)
August 9th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) After being in the news that they are available in record numbers in the London Games, condoms are back in the limelight following an inquiry ... Read more...
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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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Thought for food (Olympic diary)
August 3rd, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) As Olympic fever peaks in London and the world soaks in the Games frenzy, a food team has been plotting 24x7 to serve 14 million healthy ... Read more...
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Brazilian volleyballers take subway to reach venue
July 29th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Brazilian women's beach volleyball pair of Larissa Franca and Juliana Felisberta revealed that they took the subway to avoid London's traffic chaos and reach in time ... Read more...
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Olympic badminton: Chinese off to a good start
July 29th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) The first day of badminton competition at the Olympics saw little surprise as Chinese players enjoyed comfortable starts at the Wembley Arena.Fledgling shuttler Li Xuerui beat ... Read more...
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China plays down expectations for dominance at Olympics
July 26th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) China has put its name down in a repeat of dominating performance on home ground as the clock ticks down to London Olympics."It won't be a ... Read more...
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Djokovic happy about playing Olympics on grass
July 26th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) Former world No.1 Novak Djokovic from Serbia has said he is looking forward to playing on grass at the All England Club where he won ... Read more...
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Attack of the moths at Olympics Village
July 25th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) It was a terror attack of a different kind. Swarms of moths of the Tineola bisselliella and Tineola pellionella species arrived at the Olympics Village, attracted ... Read more...
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Indian flag hoisted at Olympic Village
July 22nd, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) At an elegant and colourful ceremony Sunday, the Indian contingent was formally welcomed and ushered into the London Olympics' Games Village here.Games Village Mayor Charles Allan ... Read more...
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Indian boxers are fearless: Sandhu
July 21st, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) India's chief boxing coach Gurbux Singh Sandhu said Saturday that his wards are fearless and have tremendous self confidence and self belief that could work wonders ... Read more...
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Reaching quarters will be good: Indian rowing coach
July 20th, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) India rowing coach Ismail Baig is realistic about his three-member team's chances at the London Olympics and feels a quarterfinal finish in the single and double ... Read more...
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Relax, acclimatize for best performance: Rahul Bose to Olympians
July 19th, 2012 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Actor Rahul Bose, who is an international rugby player, has a word of advice for Indian Olympians headed for London. He wants them to relax ... Read more...
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Archers, lifters and Bindra arrive at Olympic village
July 17th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 17 (IANS) Ace rifle shooter Abhinav Bindra, the 10-member archery team and the four weightlifters were among the first Indians to arrive in the Olympic Village here.Bindra, ... Read more...
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Dope cheats must withdraw from Olympics: WADA
July 11th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, July 11 (IANS) Doping athletes should withdraw from the upcoming London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency(WADA) has warned.WADA president John Fahey sent ... Read more...
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AITA defends Nasima’s appointment as women’s team manager
July 10th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The All India Tennis Association (AITA) Tuesday defended the selection of Nasima, Sania Mirza's mother, as the manager of the women's team for the 2012 ... Read more...
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Former TV executive named mayor of Olympic Village
May 29th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 29 (IANS) Charles Allen, a former television executive, has been appointed "Mayor" of the London 2012 Olympic Village.Allen will act as a figurehead, welcoming and hosting dignitaries and ... Read more...
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Olympic shooting test event held in London
April 19th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 19 (IANS) The shooting test event for the 2012 London Olympic Games is being held in the Royal Artillery Barracks range here, adding to the festive atmosphere as ... Read more...
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London Heathrow airport unveils Olympic terminal
April 5th, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 5 (IANS) Heathrow airport unveiled a new temporary terminal to cater to athletes and officials involved with London Olympics 2012.The terminal has been built solely for "Games Family" ... Read more...
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Cleaners to report drug abuse in London Olympic Village
October 4th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 4 (IANS) Domestic cleaners in the 2012 Olympic village in London will be told to report about drug abuse by the athletes.The move is part of 'intelligence-based' strategy ... Read more...
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London Olympic Village sold for 557 mn
August 14th, 2011 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 14 (IANS) The 27-hectare Olympic village in London has been sold to a developer for an astounding 557 million pounds. The site will become a new neighbourhood for ... Read more...
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Kiwi swimmer Bell’s future on the line over Delhi CWG booze-ban violation
October 16th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Oct 16 (ANI): New Zealand swimmer Daniel Bell would reportedly be called to a meeting next week to discuss his future in the sport after he was sent home in disgrace ... Read more...
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Drugs cheats warned as Olympics testing well underway
February 10th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Vancouver, Feb 10 (DPA) Olympic officials are confident of catching drugs cheats at the Vancouver Games with an anti-doping programme they say is more extensive than ever before.
Vancouver's doping laboratory has already ... Read more...
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Profile of 2016 Olympic host Rio de Janeiro
October 3rd, 2009 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Oct 2 (DPA) Short profile of 2016 Olympic Games host Rio de Janeiro. Data from the International Olympic Committee evaluation commission report published Sep 2.
Rio De JaneiroSlogan: Live your passionDate: Aug ... Read more...
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The cycle rickshaw in London - it’s a ‘pedicab’ mate! (Feature with images)
September 15th, 2009 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Cynthia Chandran
London, Sep 15 (IANS) For an outsider, it's a strange and pleasant sight to see the pedicab - akin to the cycle rickshaw in India - weave its way across ... Read more...
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Obama makes presidential pitch for 2016 Olympics to be held in Chicago
April 5th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 5 (ANI): US President Barack Obama in a video welcomed Olympic evaluators to Chicago to begin the task of grading whether the city is ready to host the 2016 ... Read more...
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Price of terrorism: Mega sporting events at risk (Comment)
March 3rd, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Pakistan's most charismatic cricketer, Imran Khan, must be feeling let down by the gunmen who attacked the Sri Lankan team coach on its way to the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore's upmarket Gulburg ... Read more...
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London 2012 may become Crime Olympics
February 23rd, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 23 (ANI): British gangsters are planning to leave their mark on the London Olympics in 2012, and turning it into Crime Olympics. Mobsters are reportedly looking forward to the ... Read more...
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London fears risk of Olympic construction firms going bust
December 10th, 2008 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 10 (DPA) Construction companies working on the Games Village for the 2012 London Olympics could go bust because of the global recession, the head of the Olympic Development Authority (ODA) ... Read more...
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New Zealand swimmers suspended over toilet prank in Beijing
August 26th, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 26 (ANI): Three Olympic swimmers have been suspended for taking photos of a teammate sitting on the toilet.New Zealand swimmers Cameron Gibson, Dean Kent and Corney Swanepoel took the ... Read more...
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Love and sex in the Olympic Village
August 20th, 2008 - 9:14 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 20 (DPA) Discovering the advantages of international love, volunteering to try out one of the more than 100,000 condoms being handed out in the Village, or simply out to party ... Read more...
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Olympics soar sales of snacks in China (Olympics side-lights)
August 19th, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS) The Olympic Games have sent the sales of snacks soaring in China. Sports fans here are stocking up food at home so that they do not have to ... Read more...
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Argentine footballers return to Beijing, choose hotel over Olympic Village
August 17th, 2008 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Beijing, Aug 17 (DPA) The Argentine football team returned to Beijing for Tuesday's semi-final against arch-rival Brazil, opting to stay in an hotel instead of the Olympic Village. "The national football team ... Read more...
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Bulgaria’s Yordanova tests positive, out of Olympics
August 16th, 2008 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Beijing, Aug 16 (DPA) Bulgarian middle-distance runner Daniela Yordanova will miss the Beijing Olympics after testing positive for the steroid testosterone, it was announced on Saturday. Bulgarian team spokesman Todor Shabinsky said ... Read more...
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Organisers distribute 400,000 condoms to promote safe sex (Olympic sidelights)
August 16th, 2008 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
Beijing, Aug 16 (IANS) More than 400,000 condoms and some 250,000 copies of the AIDS prevention pamphlet have been placed in hotel rooms across Beijing. A quarter of the condoms, ... Read more...
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Madame Tussauds an attraction in Beijing too (Olympic sidelights)
August 15th, 2008 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 15 (IANS) Madame Tussauds Museum has its own unique charm. During the Games, wax figures of Chinese sport stars have been popular among visitors at the Shanghai Madame Tussauds Wax ... Read more...
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