Posts Tagged "Olympic Games"
Campaign for IOC president takes shape
By AP, 20 Dec 2012
Thomas Bach strides through the hotel lobby between meetings with a phone pressed to his ear. Over in one corner of the foyer sits Richard Carrion, deep in discussion with a fellow member. A few tables away, Ng Ser Miang chats with a colleague over a cup of tea.
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Anna Meares enticed to consider Rio
By AAP, 22 Aug 2012Sprint cycling gold medallist Anna Meares says she is enticed to compete in a fourth Olympics at Rio, but she wants to take some time off to think about it.
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The case for downsizing the Olympic Games
By Adrian Musolino, 17 Aug 2012 Following the conclusion of what many consider the most successful Olympics in modern times in London 2012, attention now turns to Rio 2016, where the Olympic movement welcomes back two controversial sports into the fold.
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Sailors Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen officially claimed Australia’s fifth London Olympics gold medal last night even though they were the 49er champions two days ago with an unassailable points lead.
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Heartbroken Liu crashes out, Bolt, Blake cruise
By Dave James, 8 Aug 2012 Chinese icon Liu Xiang suffered a second successive Olympic heartbreaker Tuesday when he crashed out of the 110m hurdles as double 100m champion Usain Bolt strolled through his 200m heat.
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Sailing gold rush spells bright future
By Moses, 8 Aug 2012 Last night three Central Coasties put Australia on top of the sailing world. Lake Macquarie pair Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen secured a gold medal in the 49er class with the medal race to spare, while Tom Slingsby won Australia’s first ever gold in the single-handed Laser class.
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Slingsby wins gold to break Australia’s 9 day drought
By David Lord, 7 Aug 2012 Tom Slingsby has broken Australia’s nine-day gold drought at the London Olympics with a command performance to win the Laser sailing class.
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Sailor Slingsby hopes to spark Aussie gold rush
By AFP, 7 Aug 2012 Sailor Tom Slingsby won just Australia’s second gold medal of the Olympics on Monday and hoped his success would inspire his country’s flagging campaign.
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Grainger hits Olympic jackpot, while Kiwis win two more gold
By AFP, 4 Aug 2012 Great Britain’s Katherine Grainger finally became an Olympic champion while New Zealand took two titles at the London 2012 rowing regatta on Friday.
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World champion Pearson confident for hurdles
By AFP, 3 Aug 2012 Australian world champion Sally Pearson on Thursday expressed her high confidence ahead of the Olympic 100m hurdles.
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Phelps wins 20th medal, Hoy tops British gold rush
By Dave James, 3 Aug 2012 Michael Phelps stormed to a 20th Olympic Games medal on Thursday while British warhorse Chris Hoy claimed a record-equalling fifth career gold to top off a memorable day for the hosts.
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Five more days of golden drought for Aussies in London
By David Lord, 3 Aug 2012 American Michael Phelps won the long-awaited 200 individual medley clash with compatriot Ryan Lochte to take his career Olympic medals to a new high of 20: 16 gold, two silver, and two bronze.
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Cronk saves penalty as Aussies down United States
By AFP, 3 Aug 2012 Australia moved back into contention for a semi-final place in the Olympic Games women’s hockey tournament with a hard fought 1-0 win over United States on Thursday.
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Badminton boss sorry for scandal, backs Games place
By AFP, 2 Aug 2012 Badminton chief Thomas Lund apologised for the Olympic match-fixing scandal which led to the disqualification of eight players on Wednesday, but insisted the sport’s future in the Games was secure.
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Another Aussie gold goes begging in London
By David Lord, 31 Jul 2012
Emily Seebohm, yet another solid Aussie gold prospect in the pool and the Olympic Games record-holder set in the heats, had to be content with silver as the tall American, Missy Franklin, swum the race of her life to grab gold in the 100 backstroke overnight.
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Bauge ready for cycle sprint ‘war’
By Justin Davis, 31 Jul 2012 French sprint ace Gregory Bauge said he is ready to “go to war” to show his rivals, especially hosts Britain, that he is the king of the Olympic velodrome.
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London Games open with fun-filled show
By AFP, 28 Jul 2012 The London Olympics burst into life on Friday with a humour-filled opening ceremony watched by 80,000 spectators and more than one billion TV viewers.
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Olympics: Thorpe says Magnussen best in a decade
By AFP, 28 Jul 2012 Five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe says fellow Australian James “Missile” Magnussen is the best swimmer to emerge on the international scene in a decade.
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Olympics: Tsonga fears early end to medal dream
By Steve Griffiths, 28 Jul 2012 France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga fears his Olympic dream could come to a premature end after the world number six was handed a tricky first round clash against Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci.
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Olympics, Ramadan, the question of faith
By Jocelyn McLennan, 25 Jul 2012 Athletes of the Islamic faith have more than just their opposition to contend with in London as their holy month of Ramadan also coincides with the Games.
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