Tokyo bidders insist public behind 2020
2012-05-31 17:02:04Tokyo's 2020 Olympic bid leaders believe they have widespread public support, despite results of polls indicating pulses had yet to begin racing in the Japanese capital.
Indonesia badminton flop a concern as London looms
2012-05-31 15:39:50Stinging criticism from several leading current and former Indonesian badminton players over the state of the sport in the country has left officials on the back foot ahead of this year's London Olympics.
Tourists will flock to London for Olympics: study
2012-05-31 15:39:44London will be packed during the summer Olympics as the number of overseas visitors rises and Britons postpone holiday plans to stay home for the games, a study said on Wednesday.
London looks to get ahead of disease threat
2012-05-31 14:40:51If someone's stomach is churning and cramping after eating a burger or club sandwich from a pop-up vendor at the London Olympics, Brian McCloskey plans to be among the first to hear about it.
Rifle passion drives female Kuwaiti shooter
2012-05-31 14:40:34Mariam Erzouqi grips her German-made air rifle with carefully-manicured hands, steadies her footing, eyes the target and slowly pulls the trigger until a soft crack echoes through Kuwait's cavernous shooting range.
London organizers promising a tasty Games
2012-05-31 14:40:27Toasted tea cakes dripping in Yorkshire butter for breakfast, cod and chips, or maybe a pole and line caught tuna salad washed down with a glass of London 2012 red wine for lunch - spectators at this year's Olympics will not be going hungry.
LOCOG promises best food during Olympics
2012-05-31 09:25:26The LOCOG on Wednesday revealed details of the food and drink that will be served to the millions of spectators and thousands of athletes during the Games this summer.
Technology puts viewers in charge
2012-05-30 15:29:28Advances in technology will allow sports fans on both sides of the Atlantic to see more Olympic action than ever this summer without being chained to the television screen.
Panama's Saladino eyes gold medal repeat in London
2012-05-30 12:54:45Reigning Olympic long jump champion Irving Saladino is training for the upcoming London Summer Games with an eye toward silencing his doubters.
London echoes to Dickensian footsteps
2012-05-30 12:52:19Not far from the Olympic Park, a pub called The Grapes leans over the River Thames like "a faint-hearted diver who has paused so long on the brink that he will never go in at all."
Argentine rowers bridge the distance for London
2012-05-30 12:46:30Ariel Suarez trains in Buenos Aires and Cristian Rosso 400 kilometres away in Mar del Plata but the Argentine rowers hope hard work and a helping hand from their French rivals will overcome the difficulties of training apart and let them shine at the London Olympics.
London the aim for Oregon-bound Kenyans
2012-05-29 15:02:12In a bid to have the best possible chance of a medal sweep in the 10,000 metres at the London Games, 14 Kenyan runners head to the United States to take part in their first Olympic trial outside of the east African nation.
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