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Olympics: Where participation earns respect and wins are heroic
As we all gear up to witness the largest sporting event in the world let us keep the Olympic spirit in mind and truly celebrate the history, dedication, focus and hard work of the worlds’ best athletes who shall be competing in London.
London 2012 Olympics begin today with women's football
The Olympics began on Wednesday with a women's soccer match between Britain and New Zealand in Cardiff.
London 2012: Twitching won't count as false start anymore
The danger of one inadvertent twitch ruining the greatest day of a sprinter's life has been removed after athletics' governing body softened the rules on false starts ahead of the London Olympics.
Attack of the moths at Olympics Village!
warms of moths of the Tineola bisselliella and Tineola pellionella species arrived at the Olympics Village, attracted by a huge blaze of light seen from miles away.
Bolt injury free, ready to defend titles: Manager
Bolt, one of the main attractions at the Olympics, prepares to retain the 100m, 200 and 4x100m relay titles he won in Beijing four years ago in world-record times.
Fancy a bet? Deepika, Saina, Krishnan are Olympics favourites
Betting odds usually give an idea of where a team or an individual stands in comparison to opponents. Here is a list of odds of India's participants at the Olympics. Some numbers may surprise you!
Home waters won't be plain sailing for Team GB
Presence of hardened campaigners such as Brazilian double Olympic champion Robert Scheidt and his crew Bruno Prada in the two-man Star class underlines the depth of the fleet in the 10 events off the south coast of England.
Australian rowers lay down a challenge to Brits
Triple-gold medal winner Drew Ginn cranked up the heat on his British rivals in the men's four with the prediction that defending champion Tom James and crew will have to row the race of their lives to keep up with an Australians.
Big guns clinch Olympic handball berths
World champions France, European title holders Denmark, Argentina, Tunisia and South Korea had already booked their Olympic berths alongside hosts Britain.
Modern Pentathlon: Moiseev targets hat-trick of Olympic golds
After triumphs in Athens and Beijing, the 33-year-old Russian comes into the Games among the favourites to complete an unprecedented treble.
Olympics organisers wanted security men to wear tracksuits!
Organisers of the 2012 London Olympics have suggested that the thousands of security personnel on duty for the games should dress in tracksuits because their regular uniforms were "too intimidating".
'Secret device' to control London ceremony teams march
Several thousand athletes representing 204 nations and the four marching under the Olympic flag will walk at a similar pace with the help of the device.
Tweedle or Tweddle? British gymnast's name confusion
For an athlete who has been competing at the highest level for over a decade and won three world titles, Tweddle would have thought her governing body and her country would have come to grips with her name by now.
Visa glitch forces Sushil to miss out on training in Belarus
India's flag-bearer at the London Olympics only has a single-entry visa to Belarus and this forced the wrestler to make changes in his training plan.
Time to set myself apart from other athletes: Bolt
Bolt is confident he will be back to his best in London next month as he prepares to achieve what no other man has ever done before— successfully defend the 100m and 200m Olympic titles.
Beckham will play part in Olympic opening ceremony
David Beckham may not get a chance to play at the Olympics, but he will certainly have a role at the opening ceremony.
Does London really need the Olympics?
Huge costs during economic downturn, a creaking transport network and a delicate security situation is making people ask whether 2012 was one Olympics too many for the iconic city.
London prepares to fight off 'hacktivists' at Olympics
Analysts say infiltrating the scoring and timing systems at one of the 35 competition venues around Britain, especially the Olympic stadium in east London, is a target for hackers looking to spread political messages.
Pak visa scam puts London Olympics at security risk
Nine people, including five women, were arrested today by Pakistani authorities for their alleged involvement in a visa scam that could have allowed terrorists to sneak into Britain along with the country's Olympic team.
Big Ben to ring for 3 min to herald start of London Olympics
London's emblematic Big Ben clock will ring for three minutes to celebrate the first day of the Olympic Games on Friday, organisers said, the first time it has rung outside its regular hours since the funeral of King George VI in 1952.
Britain deploys 1200 more troops for London Olympics
Britain's government opted Tuesday to deploy 1,200 more troops to protect Olympic venues, after a key security contractor failed to supply enough guards.
Olympics: Ronjan Sodhi aims for gold
In 2008, despite setting two world records in the lead-up to the Olympics, he failed to make it to the team. And now in 2012, he makes the trip to London as one of India's leading medal hopes.
Olympics bigger than a Grand Slam: Steffi Graf
Stefi Graf and Andre Agassi look back at their Olympic triumphs in this video interview.
It's the Olympics, anyone can be a challenging opponent: Mary Kom
Mary, the lone Indian woman boxer to have qualified for the Olympics, has carved her niche as the leading figure in the sport in India. The Indian Amateur Boxing Federation interviewed her before she left for London.
Olympics: Only gold can satisfy Brazil's expectations
Brazil go into the London Games looking not only for their first Olympic title but also seeking to find the team that will bring them success when they host the World Cup in 2014.
Brazil outclass Britain in Olympic warm-up
The British football team's hopes of winning a medal suffered a minor setback as they lost 0-2 to Brazil in a warm-up match before the London Olympics Games.
Safety in fencing still paramount after Smirnov death in 1982
While Vladimir Smirnov's death at the Rome World Championships in 1982 shocked the sport to its core, the fatal accident proved to be a turning point in making fencing safer.
Showjumper Millar happy to be father figure
Millar has no plans to retire after the July 27-Aug. 12 London Games, where he will be aiming to add the one item missing from his resume - Olympic gold.
Aussie diving champ Mitcham on top of the rings already
The 10-metres platform gold medallist, the only non-Chinese to win a diving gold in Beijing, sent out a stunning photograph on his Twitter feed and later told reporters he was having a great time.