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Latest News articles on at the Olympics
Olympics a 'Godsend' for Britain: Coe
London Olympics chief Sebastian Coe vowed on Thursday that the new era of austerity in Europe will not rob the games of its lustre as he began a six-month countdown to the competition.
Olympics: 'Isles of Wonder' London ceremony theme
The theme of the London Olympics opening ceremony will be "Isles of Wonder", organisers revealed Friday, exactly six months before the showpiece extravaganza kicks off the 2012 Games.
Athlete pressure grows 6 months before Olympics
With six months until Britain hosts the Olympics for the first time in 64 years, the pressure is cranking up on the athletes expected to deliver a gold rush on home soil. "The gravity and weight of a home Olympics ... it's terrifying and exciting at the same time," Olympic sprint cycling champion Victoria Pendleton said on Thursday.
Giant bell to open London's cost-conscious Olympics
* Opening Olympics ceremony called "Isles of Wonder"
London Olympics committee mulls baby ticket policy
Organizers of the 2012 London Olympics said Tuesday they would consider options for new mothers who want to bring their babies into venues, after some parents complained that they have to buy full price tickets for their infants.
U.S. women's soccer team qualifies for Olympics
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- In the end, what matters is that the U.S. women's soccer team is going to the Olympics. What the players won't soon forget is how hard they had to work get there.
Olympics bill five times original figure
The true cost of staging the 2012 Olympics is five times the figure given when London won the bid in 2005.
Olympics official quits in protest at Dow links
A commissioner of the sustainability watchdog for the 2012 London Olympics resigned Wednesday in protest at the involvement of Dow Chemical, because of its links to the 1984 Bhopal disaster.
Olympics-Londoners torn between scepticism and excitement
With the countdown clock in tourist-thronged Trafalgar Square ticking towards six months to go until the start of the London Olympics many of the ordinary Londoners passing by the landmark were pouring cold water on the looming party.
U.S. women win, qualify for '12 Olympics
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- In the end, what matters is that the U.S. women's soccer team is going to the Olympics. What the players won't soon forget is how hard they had to work get there.