London Games to open in troubled times
2012-07-24 11:54:06London stages its third summer Olympics against a sombre backdrop tempering the excitement and anticipation before the sports festival.
Chinese hard to track down memories in London Games
2012-07-24 10:11:55The Chinese would probably recall their memories of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games when they come to London for the upcoming 2012 Games. Most of them will be disappointed.
London hopes it's set for the Games
2012-07-24 09:30:17Olympic organizers seek to avoid last-minute hitches as they hope the sun to shine.
London bus transformed into robotic sculpture
2012-07-23 10:54:27A London bus that has been transformed into a robotic sculpture by Czech artist David Cerny is assembled in front of the Czech Olympic headquarters in London July 22, 2012.
Bridges lit up for London Olympics
2012-07-22 14:57:13Bridges in London are lit up to celebrate the upcoming Olympic Games, on July 21, 2012.
BBC awarded UK broadcast rights to 2020
2012-07-22 07:40:15British 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.
A tale of two cityscapes at revived Olympic Park
2012-07-19 10:45:09Smit is one of the sustainability ambassadors who have been involved in transforming the East London site from an under-developed, contaminated and polluted expanse of brownfield to a green wonderland. The heap of soil in his hand unsurprisingly smells of earth and is proof, he says, that there is no place, no matter how deprived or run-down, that cannot be redeemed.
UK border staff vote for strike, visitors face chaos
2012-07-19 10:44:15Passengers arriving for the London Olympic Games could face long queues at airports after a union representing passport officials said on Wednesday its members had voted to back a strike in a dispute over pay and job cuts.
Britain may call in more troops to guard Games
2012-07-19 10:17:04Britain may have to call up more soldiers to guard the Olympic Games after a failed private sector recruitment drive left an embarrassing hole in security.
Weather providing a challenge, says Coe
2012-07-18 16:45:05The wet British summer is proving a challenge for London Olympic organisers with contingency plans that could lead to the rescheduling of the rowing and equestrian events as a last resort.
London Olympic mascot named after small town
2012-07-18 11:36:12Much Wenlock is the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games set up in 1850 and the games are still held every year. The mascot of the upcoming London Olympic Games has been named "Wenlock" after the small town.
English town Wenlock permeates in Olympic dreams
2012-07-18 09:30:04The small town in central England was little known even to many British people before the London Olympic mascot took its name.
Medal Count |
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1 | 46 | 29 | 29 | |
2 | 38 | 27 | 22 | |
3 | 29 | 17 | 19 | |
4 | 24 | 25 | 33 | |
5 | 13 | 8 | 7 | |
6 | 11 | 19 | 14 |