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London has hosted the Olympic Games on two past occasions, in 1908 and 1948, with a third scheduled for 2012. The planned 2012 Summer Olympics will make London the first city to have hosted the modern Games of three Olympiads.
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The dominant color at the Olympic podium ceremonies is going to be purple.Olympic authorities revealed the elements Friday of the 805 ceremonies that will take place in more than 30 venues of the London Olympics and released photographs of the costumes that will be worn by the presenters.The flower and medal bearers will be male, a first in Olympic history.Students from the Royal College of Art designed the attire. They say they were inspired by Greek mythology and British heritage.Some 4,400 floral bouquets will be presented to the athletes, containing roses, mint, rosemary, English lavender and wheat. Designer Jane Packer says they were intended as an eclectic fragrant mix.All of the flowers and herbs will be 100 percent British grown....There were tears and tantrums from Alize Cornet and Pauline Parmentier as their hopes of representing France at the London Olympics vanished following first-round de...
A British immigration judge on Monday denied bail to Abu Qatada, saying he could not risk having the radical cleric on the streets during the London Olympics.Abu Qat...
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that he is eager to attend the Olympic Games in London to support Iranian athletes but that Britain doesn't want to host ...
Beach Volleyball stars, Keri Walsh & Misty May, working harderthan ever to bring home 3rd Gold metal
All eyes will be on Olympic champion Nastia Liukin at the U.S. Classic.Martha Karolyi, however, will be keeping close watch on everybody.Make no mistake. The nationa...
British sailing hero Ben Ainslie kicked off the torch relay for the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday with a stroll through teary, flag-waving crowds who cheered the ...
LAND'S END, England (AP) — British sailing hero Ben Ainslie kicked off the torch relay for the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday with a stroll through teary, flag-wav...
Danny Lopez discusses what preparations are under way in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 60th anniversary
United States coach Juergen Klinsmann said America's players needed to toughen up and get "nastier" if they wanted to compete against the world's best.Speaking after...
Venus Williams refused to be downcast after losing to third seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the second round of the French Open on Wednesday, saying she was still on a l...
With 58 days to go before the start of the London Games, the Olympic torch travelled Wednesday through a small town in central England credited as the birthplace of ...
Flyweight Marlen Esparza has become the first American female boxer to qualify for the London Olympics.Esparza secured her birth by beating Luu Thi Duyen of Vietnam ...
With the London Olympics no longer a possibility, Chellsie Memmel is moving on to a "new chapter" in her life.What that will involve, she doesn't know for sure."This...
Usain Bolt's achievements are so extraordinary that the Jamaican's sensational 9.76 seconds 100 meters victory in Rome on Thursday was greeted as a mere "return to f...
World number four Andy Murray battled through back pain to win his second-round match at the French Open against Finn Jarkko Nieminen on Thursday.The Briton, who sai...
Prime Minister David Cameron's handling of Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal faces new criticism after a minister assigned to make an impartial decision on a t...
In a story May 29 about the 1908 London Olympics, The Associated Press gave the wrong first name for the winner of the 1908 Olympic marathon. He was Johnny Hayes, no...
From the British staple of fish and chips to African barbecues, athletes and fans won't go hungry at the London Olympics.Organizers announced plans Wednesday to serv...
From the British staple of fish and chips to African barbecues, athletes and fans won't go hungry at the London Olympics.Organizers announced plans Wednesday to serv...
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