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Facts and figures about athletics for London Games

2012-07-22 21:54:14

Following are the facts and figures about athletics for the 2012 London Olympic Games:

Steve Redgrave public's favorite to light Olympic cauldron

2012-07-22 20:34:15

Sir Steve Redgrave is the favorite of the British public to light the Olympic cauldron in Friday's opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London.

Britain's Sunday trading law suspended for Olympic Games

2012-07-22 20:33:36

The legislation of suspending the 18-year-long Sunday trading restriction in Britain has taken effect on Sunday to bolster the weak retail sales during the London Games.

China, US to battle it out for top position in London

2012-07-22 19:53:26

China beat long-time Olympic powerhouse United States in the number of gold medals at Beijing 2008 but in London it might be a different story.

Russian star chasing hat-trick

2012-07-22 08:28:24

Russia's Andrey Moiseyev will bid to make history at the London Olympics by becoming the first man to win three consecutive gold medals in modern pentathlon. The event - which challenges athletes to complete five different sports in a single day - will mark 100 years as an Olympic sport this year.

Kookaburras ready to laugh all the way to another gold

2012-07-22 08:28:24

Australia's men's team may be looking to hold all the sport's major titles by winning gold at the London Olympics, but coach Ric Charlesworth was far from content as his team headed to the Games.

BBC awarded UK broadcast rights to 2020

2012-07-22 07:40:15

British broadcaster BBC has been awarded the Olympic broadcasting rights for their territory until 2020, keeping the world's biggest multi-sport event on free-to-air television for at least another eight years, the IOC said on Wednesday.

China, Rhode aiming for glory

2012-07-21 08:00:04

China's shooters are the team to beat at the Olympics but Kim Rhode can finally win the attention she deserves by becoming the first athlete from the United States to win individual medals at five Summer Games in a row.

Medal projections

2012-07-21 08:00:04

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St Louis, first Amercian city to host Olympics

2012-07-20 16:21:19

St Louis was the first US city to host the Olympic Games. In 1904, the 3rd Olympic Games left Europe for the first time, which was significant to the internationalization of the Olympics. But because of the long distance, many European athletes were not able to go, and only 12 countries participated in those Games. Weight-lifting, boxing, freestyle wrestling and decathlon were introduced into the Games for the first time.

Cuba expects better performance at London Olympics

2012-07-19 17:55:21

The Cuban delegation is heading to London for the 30th Olympic Games without the usual medal forecast, saying it just hopes to improve on its dismal performance at Beijing 2008.

Spanish athletes mock garish Olympic uniforms

2012-07-19 17:54:24

Spain's garish red and yellow Olympic uniforms have not gone down well with some athletes preparing to head off to London, and have become the butt of jokes on social media networks.