Day 13: Double-double Bolt, Rudisha breaks record
LONDON, England ● Usain Bolt surged to the Olympic 200 metres title...
Tag: London
British crowds, enthousiasm surprises IOC
LONDON, England ● The crowds and enthusiasm at the London Games have exceeded the expectations of the...
Mitchell finishes 400 m relay with broken leg
LONDON, England ● Manteo Mitchell felt the pop in his leg and knew it wasn’t good. “It...
What to do with your Olympic medal…
LONDON, England ● British tennis player Andy Murray’s two dogs were photographed wearing his silver and gold...
‘Drunken’ photos get Belgian sent home
BRUSSELS/LONDON ● The Belgian Olympic Committee has sent track cyclist Gijs Van Hoecke home from the 2012...
Grenada’s hero James misses mum’s cooking
LONDON, England ● Grenada’s Kirani James, the Olympic 400 metres champion and his Caribbean nation’s first ever medallist,...
‘Fierce Five’ preparing to take act on the road
LONDON, England ● Their gold medals in hand, gymnastics ‘Fierce Five’ posed for pictures and talked up...
London sells record 2.1 million Paralympic tickets
LONDON, England ● A record 2.1 million tickets have been sold for the London Paralympics, outstripping the...
Nairobi planning to bid for 2024 Olympics
LONDON, England ● Kenya’s capital Nairobi is planning to bid for the 2024 Olympics and become the...
Dream Team taking The Tube and train
LONDON, England ● They are among the world’s most recognisable and well-paid athletes. Yet the U.S. basketball...