South Africa’s double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has made history by rallying into the semifinals of the Olympic 400 meter race. In front of 80,000 fans on hand and millions across the globe, the Blade Runner, as he is known, became the first amputee to compete in track at the Olympics with a great performance. [...]
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Despite windy conditions, Serena Williams played smart and easily managed to beat her Russian rival Maria Sharapova for gold at the London Olympics 2012. She was ecstatic after winning the Women’s singles final. She seemed on seventh heaven after winning single’s title. “I was so focused here,” the younger Williams said. “I remember I was [...]
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Olympics 2012 shooting results: S Korea bags gold, silver in 50m pistol gold
August 5, 2012 No CommentSouth Korea has continued its great run at London Olympics 2012. Today it seems to be on a roll winning medal after medal. In the men’s 50 meter pistol shooting they bagged gold and a silver medal. (IANS/RIA Novosti) South Korean shooters took the gold and silver in the men’s 50 metre pistol at the [...]
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Roger Federer vs Andy Murray is going to be very interesting. It is almost a copycat of what happened in recently concluded Wimbledon. For Murray this is once again a great opportunity to show to the world that not just he can reach another great final, but also win the match by beating the best [...]
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China is certain to win highest number of medals in London Olympics 2012. Though their officials tried to lower the expectations when they said the number of medals will go down by around thirty percent compared to the last Olympics held in their backyards in Beijing. But given their stellar performance in this London Olympics, [...]
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Usain Bolt is raring to go once again. World’s best known sprinter, he has said that he is all prepared to take the gold once again and has vowed to repeat his Beijing Olympics scintillating performance. In Beijing he won three gold medals becoming the highest capped sprinter in the world. But he is not [...]
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Latest Olympics 2012 medal count shows China trailing behind USA. Yesterday’s tally had China in the lead. But the difference is just marginal There is a sort of sea-saw battle going on between two world powerhouses USA and China. United States of America has once again topped the medal charts at the end of the [...]
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Olympic soccer 2012 semifinal is going to be very interesting. The way South Korean soccer team has performed in the last few matches in Olympics, its opponents are wary of facing itng . The last match against Honduras was nothing short of a miraculous escape for Brazil, the soccer powerhouse of the world. Though Brazil [...]
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London, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) American swimmer Michael Phelps won his 18th Olympic gold medal in his final competitive appearance Saturday to help the US to the 4×100 medley relay at the London Games. Phelps’ 22nd career Olympic medal was won in three minutes, 29.35 seconds, two seconds ahead of a strong Japan team. Phelps [...]
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An extremely impressive Honduras’s efforts can be easily gauged by the fact that took lead twice, once while they were down to ten and then nine. Honduras conceded the third goal on a controversial penalty kick. The spectators did not get the chance to watch the traditional Brazilian flair and art of the game. Honduras [...]
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US gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas is hogging the limelight following her stellar performance in the all around gymnastics. For the first time, an African American has been able to go to this level and win an Olympic gold medal. But a player who is equally gifted and has proved it time and again was left [...]
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6.6 feet tall China’s Sun Yang has won gold in 1,500m freestyle in London 2012 Swimming. His win came rather easily Chinese swimmers are giving tough fight to American swimmers in the London Olympics 2012. Though they have not been able to prevent numerous gold medals for the United States swimming teams, nonetheless they have [...]
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In London 2012 Olympics there was really no disappointment for sprinter Usain Bolt in 100 metres as he qualified for the semifinals. But his main competitor Yohan Blake also qualified for the semis, making it very tough outing for the gold medalist in the last Olympics London, (IANS/CMC) Defending champion Usain Bolt and nemesis Yohan [...]
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Katie Ledecky won the gold at the women’s 800-metre freestyle clocking in the second fastest time in history. The 15-year-old U.S. swimmer finished off in 8:14:63 while Mireia Belmonte Garcia of Spain touched the wall in 8:18.76 to win the silver medal. The defending Olympic champion, Britain’s Rebecca Adlington came in third, clocking in 8:20.32. [...]
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