Katie Price sets her sights on 2016 Olympics
August 31st, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former glamour model Katie Price is spending thousands of pounds on horses in the belief and hope that she will be chosen to represent team GB in ... Read more...
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Olympics: British PM announces more cash for athletes
August 13th, 2012 - 4:12 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that his government would find funding to maintain investment in elite Olympic athletes so that they can continue ... Read more...
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Olympics: Hoy gives Britain another gold in Velodrome
August 8th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) British track cyclist Chris Hoy became his country's greatest ever Olympian when he won the sixth gold medal of his career at the Velodrome at the ... Read more...
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Danes snatch rowing gold from Britain
August 4th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Danish rowers Mads Rasumessen and Rasmus Quist exacted revenge on Britain to win gold in the men's lightweight double sculls Saturday.Rasumessen and Quist overtook Zac ... Read more...
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Bradley Wiggins’ training kit stolen from Surrey hotel
August 1st, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Surrey, Aug 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bradley Wiggins experienced a nostalgic experience when his training kit was stolen just before he participated in the 2012 London Olympics. His kit was stolen in the ... Read more...
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US captures Olympic gold in artistic gymnastics
August 1st, 2012 - 6:39 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US emphatically captured the artistic gymnastics gold at the London Olympics Tuesday, finishing well clear of the Russians, who claimed silver.The Americans won with ... Read more...
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Business event ahead of Games to lure investment to Britain
July 26th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) Ahead of the Olympic Games, business leaders, including some from India, met in central London for an investment conference Thursday that the British government has ... Read more...
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Steve Redgrave is public’s choice to light Olympic cauldron
July 22nd, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) Steve Redgrave, who won five golds for rowing in five separate Olympics, is the British public's choice to light the Olympic cauldron in Friday's opening ... Read more...
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Russians target 25 gold medals in London
July 10th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is targeting 25 gold medals at the London Games, the country's Olympic committee president Alexander Zhukov said Tuesday.Russia, competing in 25 of 39 Olympic ... Read more...
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Russia to send 436 athletes to London 2012
July 10th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is to send 436 athletes to the London Olympics, slightly fewer than the Beijing 2008 contingent, Russian Olympic Committee president Alexander Zhukov announced Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Beckham left out of Britain’s Olympic squad
June 28th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) Former England captain David Beckham has been left out of the Great Britain Olympic football squad by head coach Stuart Pearce.Beckham said: "Naturally I am ... Read more...
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Stella McCartney designs Britain’s Olympic team kit
May 17th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 17 (IANS) Fashion Designer Stella McCartney has designed the players' kit for British participants at the London Olympics, and it has been inspired by the nation's Union Jack ... Read more...
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Britain’s team kit for London Olympics unveiled
March 23rd, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 23 (IANS) The team kit which will be worn by British athletes at the London Olympics and Paralympic Games has been unveiled here.The kit was revealed at the ... Read more...
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Stella McCartney Bags The Opportunity Of Designing Costumes For Team GB London 2012 And Paralympics
January 15th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The 2012 Olympics are almost a year away and the preparations for the gala event have already started taking place at every level. The Olympics are one of the most ... Read more...
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Stella McCartney excited about designing Olympic wear
January 14th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 14 (IANS) Fashion designer Stella McCartney, who is designing sportswear for the 2012 Olympics, says it is a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to craft the Adidas competition wear.McCartney was announced last year ... Read more...
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London Paralympics Games organisers launch short film
August 27th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 27 (IANS) With two years to go for the London Paralympics, the organisers marked the occasion by launching a short film featuring one of the UK's most successful Paralympians, Tanni ... Read more...
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Stella Mccartney to design Britain’s Olympic team’s outfit
July 15th, 2010 - 2:01 am ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) Fashion designer Stella Mccartney has been roped in as the creative director of Adidas for the 2012 Olympic Games. She will design the sportswear firm's athlete kit for ... Read more...
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Katie Price eyes Olympic gold for horse riding
September 25th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 25 (ANI): Katie Price a.k.a Jordan has a new dream these days: to bring an Olympic gold for horse riding.Katie, who has had a life-long love of horses, has ... Read more...
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Lee Cooper’s Beijing collection unveiled (Lead, Changing Dateline)
August 9th, 2008 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Leading lifestyle apparel and accessories brand Lee Cooper has formally unveiled its Team Great Britain's formal wear for the Beijing Olympics 2008 to the world, the morning after ... Read more...
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Lee Cooper unveils Beijing collection
August 9th, 2008 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Leading lifestyle apparel and accessories brand Lee Cooper has formally unveiled its Team Great Britain's formal wear for the Beijing Olympics 2008 to the world, a statement ... Read more...
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