London 2012 Games

Britain Allows Doping Offenders To Compete In London Games

AP | Posted 05.17.2012

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LONDON -- Britain's Olympic committee has rescinded its rule on lifetime bans for drug offenders to fall into line with the World Anti-Doping Agency. ...

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Olympic Flame Heading For London

AP | DANICA KIRKA | Posted 05.18.2012

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ATHENS, Greece — The Olympic torch was passed to London – witnessed, appropriately, by hundreds of Greeks huddled under umbrellas. Seekin...

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David Beckham's Big Honor

AP | Posted 05.16.2012

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LONDON -- Organizers of the 2012 Olympics say soccer star David Beckham is bringing the Olympic flame back from Greece as the torch begins an 8,000 mi...

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PHOTOS: Stella McCartney's Olympic Uniforms Are Too Blue, Say Critics

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 03.24.2012

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As the pride of the British fashion industry, Stella McCartney seemed like a perfect fit to design the London 2012 Olympic uniforms. Unfortunately...

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Yoko Ono Returns For First Public UK Show In A Decade

Posted 12.12.2011

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Yoko Ono, the widow of Beatles' songwriter John Lennon is preparing for her first show in a UK public institution in over a decade. The exhibition, fe...

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Former Olympic Champion Doubts Usain Bolt

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

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LONDON -- Former Olympic 400-meter champion Michael Johnson doubts Usain Bolt will be able to win four gold medals at the London Games. Bolt, who won...

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Boxing In Skirts? 2012 Olympics May Enforce Dress Code For Female Fighters

AP | By GRAHAM DUNBAR | Posted 01.04.2012

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Boxing gloves, check. Headguard, check. Mouthguard, check. Miniskirt? After winning a long fight to get into the Olympics, f...

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PHOTOS: London 2012 Velodrome By Hopkins Architects

Posted 05.25.2011

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London-based firm Hopkins Architects has completed The Velodrome, the first of five structures going up for London's 2012 Olympic Games. Created to ...

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Will Citizen Journalists Take Over the London 2012 Olympic Games?

Andy Miah | Posted 05.25.2011

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The International Olympic Committee is committed to opening up to new media, but what challenges does this present for them and Olympic fans?

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Will London 2012 be The Greenest Olympics?

Inhabitat | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vancouver was praised for hosting the "greenest Olympics ever" with LEED certified buildings, the use of recaptured gas and the construction of a hydr...

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