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Taylor ready to ditch the fast foods in order to book 2012 spot
More than the games &bull Dec 15, 2011JOSH TAYLOR admits the experience of taking test event gold has left him convinced a London 2012 spot is within his grasp - despite his seemingly tough task to get there. Taylor defeated Sweden's Anthony Yigit 13-10 in the Olympic… Full Story »
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Sailing: Naples' Moore qualifies U.S. team for 2012 Olympics - Naples Daily News
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 15, 2011
Naples' Trevor Moore and teammate Erik Storck helped USA Sailing qualify for the 2012 Summer Games in the 49er event on Wednesday at the ISAF Sailing World Championships. We just wish we had better position going into gold," Storck said.… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics: Bradley Wiggins's time-trial target at Games may hamper ... - Telegraph.co.uk
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 14, 2011
Bradley Wiggins, although available for any Olympic event on the track and road that Team GB care to select him for, has said that the road time-trial will be his priority at the London Olympics next summer, which could have… Full Story »
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Big could be beautiful! Reade ready to eat her way to Olympic BMX glory - Daily Mail
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 14, 2011
Daily Mail Big could be beautiful! Reade ready to eat her way to Olympic BMX glory Daily Mail By Sportsmail Reporter Shanaze Reade, the BMX rider who is one of Britain's best bets for gold in next summer's Olympics ,… Full Story »
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Ukraine's Kysla Keeps Eye on 2012 Olympics, University Degree - International GYMNAST Magazine Online
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 14, 2011
Reflecting on a competition year that concluded with a gold medal-winning performance at the recent Grand Prix of Ostrava, Angelina Kysla of Ukraine told IG she looks forward to achieving new goals in and out of the gym in 2012.… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics: BOA ban on drug cheats is right. We must fight to keep ... - Telegraph.co.uk
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 14, 2011
I'm on the other side of the world at the moment in Perth, Western Australia, putting in a big winter training block, but I've been following the debate on the BOA's stance over former dopers and their impending showdown with… Full Story »
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Ford: This WPS shouldn't be the future for women's professional soccer
ESPN - Olympics News &bull Dec 13, 2011
The Women's Professional Soccer league's first allocation of top players took place in mid-September 2008, mere weeks after the U.S. women's national team won gold at the Beijing Summer Games, the country's third championship in four Olympic tournaments. It looked like a great window of opportunity on paper. As it turned out, the timing could not have been worse. The same week that national team players were distributed among what the WPS then projected as eight teams, several major U.S. financial institutions crashed and domestic stocks started a luge-like descent, bottoming out at half their value by the league's opening… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics: Azerbaijan cleared after inquiry into BBC's 'gold medals ... - Telegraph.co.uk
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 13, 2011
An investigative committee appointed by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has dismissed allegations that Azerbaijan was promised two gold medals at next year's Olympics in exchange for 9 million loan to the sport's ruling body. It also exonerated AIBA's World… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics: Gold medal talk distracts me, says Louis Smith - Daily Mail
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 12, 2011
Daily Mail London 2012 Olympics : Gold medal talk distracts me, says Louis Smith Daily Mail 'London 2012 is the pinnacle. I'll be 23 years old, the Olympics is in my back garden and I'm expected by everyone else to… Full Story »
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London 2012: I need GB record to win Olympic gold - Jessica Ennis - BBC Sport (blog)
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 12, 2011
Jessica Ennis believes she will have to break the British heptathlon record to stand a chance of winning Olympic gold at next year's London Games. The 25-year-old won the 2010 European Championships with a personal best of 6,823, eight points… Full Story »
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ISAF WORLDS 2011: Scott proves his point with gold in Fremantle
More than the games &bull Dec 11, 2011THEY say actions speak louder than words and Giles Scott's certainly did after he stormed his way to Finn gold at the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Australia. Overlooked for a place at next year's Olympics by Ben Ainslie, Scott didn't beat around the bush in stating he was coming to Fremantle for one… Full Story »
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Ben Ainslie returns to top of Finn leaderboard at World Sailing Championships in Perth
Telegraph - Olympics &bull Dec 9, 2011
Britain's domination of the Finn class at the Perth 2011 World Championships, after Ben Ainslie returned to the top of the leaderboard, has highlighted frustrations over the one boat per nation restriction at the Olympic Games. Giles Scott, the world… Full Story »
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Local crowds enjoy first Paralympic test event
London 2012 News &bull Dec 5, 2011
The first Paralympic test event, the London International Goalball Tournament, took place in the Olympic Park this weekend and saw China beat Canada in the final to take the gold medal. The tournament was hosted at the Handball Arena on… Full Story »
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The National Lottery and Sir Matthew Pinsent present the 'class of 2012'
British Gymnastics &bull Dec 1, 2011
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Matthew Pinsent today joined athletes from every one of the 47 Olympic and Paralympic sports, as they featured in an iconic photo to celebrate how National Lottery funding has transformed sport, boosted our medal chances and helped to make the London 2012 Games possible. Athletes hoping… Full Story »
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Weir focused completely on London 2012 glory
Epsom Guardian - Olympics &bull Nov 24, 2011
Double Paralympic gold medalist David Weir missed the New York Marathon earlier this month all in the name of London 2012 glory, writes Ben Baker. The 32-year-old wheelchair racer from Wallington had a 12 months to remember last season, with… Full Story »
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LONDON 2012: Thomas admits Aussies are setting the pace for team pursuit
More than the games &bull Nov 22, 2011GERAINT Thomas admits Australia are now ahead of Great Britain in the battle for team pursuit gold at London 2012 - but insists the defending champions will be ready when it matters. Alongside Bradley Wiggins, Ed Clancy and Paul Manning,… Full Story »
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Joshua's Olympic countdown begins now as he seeks gold
More than the games &bull Nov 22, 2011SUPER heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua insists his London 2012 countdown starts now as he looks to turn his surprise World Championship silver into Olympic gold. Joshua was a revelation at the global gathering in Azerbaijan - beating two-time world champion… Full Story »
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Richardson out to retain his British men's crown in Sheffield
More than the games &bull Nov 22, 2011FIGURE skater David Richardson has set his sights on claiming back-to-back British men's titles this week as he bids to secure himself a jet-setting 2012 season. Richardson took the domestic crown in Sheffield last year and, despite some unwanted recent… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics fraudsters on their marks - BBC News
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 22, 2011
In eight months time, athletes on the Olympic track or cyclists in the London 2012 velodrome will be seeking out their opponents' weak spots and taking the chance to strike for gold. Outside the Olympic Park, fraudsters and counterfeiters will be doing much the same, as they try to trick the many visitors to the Games out of their… Full Story »
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Olympics: London 2012 gold medal hopefuls included on awards short list - WalesOnline
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 21, 2011
The second awards ceremony will be hosted by comedian James Corden and Sky sports presenter Kirsty Gallacher and is billed a celebration of the best of British sporting achievements from across the past year. World 400m hurdles champion Dai Greene… Full Story »
