| Olympics closing ceremony, a crazy mix of spicy music |
LONDON, Aug 13: The sometimes spectacular, and often quirky and surprizing opening ceremony of the Olympic Games had been matched for craziness and bizarre sights in the closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium, but with one big difference — it was even more madly bonkers.
Thousands of athletes on Sunday night took the opportunity to party like mad, to a soundtrack supplied by top ... |
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| Uganda celebrates first gold after 40 years |
LONDON, Aug 13: People in Uganda celebrated the gold medal won by marathoner Stephen Kiprotich at the 2012 London Olympics. It was Uganda’s first Olympic gold in 40 years since late John Akii Bua won the 400 metres in the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Kiprotich, who finished third in the Tokyo Marathon this year, broke away from two Kenyan rivals to win the men’s marathon.
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| Belarus' Ostapchuk stripped of gold for doping |
LONDON, Aug 13: Belarus’ Nadzeya Ostapchuk was stripped of the women’s shot put gold medal at the London Games after she failed a drug test, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Monday.
The IOC said in the statement that Ostapchuk was tested positive on both urine samples, indicating the presence of metenolone, which is classified as anabolic agent under th... |
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| Lithuania's Asadauskaite wins last gold |
LONDON, Aug 13: Lithuania’s Laura Asadauskaite won the last gold medal of the London Olympics in the women’s modern pentathlon Sunday.
Asadauskaite, the reigning European champion, set an Olympic record score of 5,408 as she won the event, designed to test 19th century military skills such as riding, running and pistol shooting.
Silver went to Britain’s Samanth... |
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| London hands over Olympic flag to Rio |
LONDON, Aug 13: The Olympic flag has been handed from London to organizers of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
London Mayor Boris Johnson handed the flag to IOC President Jacques Rogge, who then presented it to Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes.
Rio then began an eight-minute segment to showcase the Brazilian city, the first in South America to host the Olympics.
The flag handover... |
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| India finish 55th in medal standing |
LONDON, Aug 13: The coveted gold medal eluded India at the London Games but thanks to its best-ever haul of six medals, the country finished 55th in the medal standing at the Olympics Games, that concluded on Sunday.
India, who stood 50th in the Beijing Games medal tally with one gold and two bronze, could have easily made the top-40 nations had it managed one yellow metal this time als... |
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| Mary Kom to get Rs 40 lakh from NEC |
NEW DELHI, Aug 13: London Olympics bronze medalist woman boxer MC Mary Kom will be awarded Rs 40 lakh by the North Eastern Council. This was announced by Union Minister for development of Northeastern region Paban Singh Ghatowar, who is also chairman of NEC. To acknowledge the hard work put in by the achievers of the London Olympics and also extend a congratulatory note to Mary Kom for winning the... |
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| China cheers for first Tibetan Olympic medalist |
XINING/LONDON, Aug 13: Choeyang Kyi grew up herding yaks on a plateau meadow, just like many other women from rural Tibet. Singing and praying accounted for much of her spare time. And it was not until 2008 that she got the chance to watch the Olympic Games.
In 2012, the 22-year-old has etched her name into history as China’s first Tibetan Olympic medalist, having secured a bronze... |
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| Trinidad declares public holiday to celebrate Olympians |
PORT OF SPAIN, Aug 13: Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) went into celebration mode after Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar declared a public holiday on Monday in recognition of the country’s achievement at the London Olympics.
T&T, a nation of over just over a million people, finished with a record four medals - one gold and three bronze - a performance headed by 19-year-old ... |
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| Mexico has best Olympics in over 40 years |
LONDON, Aug 13: The Mexican contingent for London Olympics ensured the country’s best performance at the Summer Games in over 40 years, winning seven medals, including one gold, three silver and as many bronze.
It is the second best Olympics for Mexico, only surpassed by the 1968 edition, where it won three gold, three silver and three bronze medals as the host.
Aida Roman... |
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| Final medal tally: |
2012 London Olympic Games
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States 46 29 29 104
China 38 27 22 87
Britain 29 &nbs... |
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