Hungarian running 50 marathons in 50 days to London
BUDAPEST, Hungary ● Run, Norman! Run! Hungarian Norman Varga has begun a quest to run the length of 50...
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Canadian skicrosser Julia Murray retires
WHISTLER, B.C . ● Olympic skicross athlete Julia Murray is retiring from the sport following a long...
Report: Belarus Olympic track team coach arrested
MINSK, Belarus ● State television in Belarus says the head coach of the country’s Olympic track and field team...
Olympic Park in lockdown, London 2012 bus tours retire
LONDON, England ● The Olympic Park is now closed to the public until it reopens to welcome athletes, VIPs,...
German Olympic team smallest since reunification
BERLIN, Germany ● Germany will bring its smallest Olympic team since reunification in 1990 to the London Games....
Tragic death for Olympic hopeful horses
DALTON, GA ● Three Olympic hopeful horses died after a crash last Friday in Chatsworth, Georgia. Six...
Japan women cleared of fixing Olympic qualifier
LAUSANNE, Switzerland ● The International Volleyball Federation has dismissed claims of match-fixing by Japan at a London Olympics...
Rolling Stones music spices up Omega commercial
LONDON, England ● Omega, the official timekeeper of the London 2012 Olympic Games, has unveiled its global advertising...
Olympic swimmer’s medals stolen
PRETORIA, South Africa ● South African Olympic swimming hopeful Cameron van der Burgh has had half of his medals...
Armstrong confident after surgery
KUNA, Idaho ● Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong is confident she can overcome her injury to earn...