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Syrian chief denied visa for London Olympic Games: report

June 22, 2012 0

The president of the Syrian Olympic Committee Gen. Mowaffak Joumaa. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)

LONDON: Britain has refused to grant the head of the Syrian Olympic Committee a visa to travel to London for the Games, the BBC reported on Friday. General Mowaffak Joumaa’s application was refused due to his links to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, which has launched a bloody crackdown on protests, said the BBC. The Home Office interior …

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India’s Magnificent Mary has Olympic gold in sight

June 21, 2012 0

In this Thursday, June 14, 2012 photo, Indian boxer and five-time world champion Mary Kom exercises at her residence in Langol Games village on the outskirts of Imphal, India. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

IMPHAL, India: At a remote, hillside academy in the far-flung fringes of the country, one of India’s best shots at an Olympic gold medal takes a breather from her own training to trade punches with some students. Mother-of-two Mary Kom, otherwise known here as ‘Magnificent Mary,’ is under all kinds of pressure while aiming, as she is, at winning one …

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Olympics Putin hopes to visit London Olympics to watch judo

June 20, 2012 0

In this Friday, Dec. 18, 2009 file photo, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signs autographs at a sports school in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Government Press Service)

MOSCOW: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says he plans to come to London Olympics in private capacity and watch the judo competition. Putin said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will lead the Russian official delegation at the games. Putin, a judo black belt holder, has often been filmed practicing the sport and even recorded an instructional judo DVD. The …

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Greeks celebrate country’s win over Russia

June 17, 2012 0

Greek players celebrate after the Euro 2012 championships football match Greece vs Russia on June 16, 2012 at the National Stadium in Warsaw. (TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/ARIS MESSINIS)

ATHENS: Amid the gloom of a political and economic crisis, Greece’s gutsy 1-0 win over heavily-favored Russia to advance to the Euro 2012 quarterfinals has at last given the country’s crisis-weary citizens something to cheer about. Thousands poured into Athens’ central Omonia Square on Saturday waving Greek flags, lighting green and red flares and setting off firecrackers amid the din …

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IOC probes London Games ticket scandal

June 17, 2012 0

Olympics logo. (AFP)

LONDON: The IOC was investigating allegations that some national Olympic officials were breaking strict rules on selling tickets for the London Games, following a report in The Sunday Times newspaper. The International Olympic Committee pledged to take the “strongest sanctions” possible if members of national Olympic committees (NOCs) and authorized ticket resellers (ATRs) were found to have broken the rules. …

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Olympic flame crosses Irish border, tours Dublin

June 6, 2012 0

In rhis photo issued by LOCOG shows Kathleen Irvine, left, passes Lisa Hickson the Olympic Flame outside of Carrickfergus Castle in Carrickfergus Northern Ireland during the Olympic Torch Relay Sunday June 3, 2012. (AP Photo/ Ben Birchall/LOCOG)

DUBLIN: The Olympic flame arrived in Dublin on a cross-border peace mission Wednesday to celebrate Northern Ireland reconciliation and strong British-Irish ties. A high-speed convoy sped the symbol of the London Games to the Irish capital after a dawn ceremony at the border between the Republic of Ireland and the British territory of Northern Ireland. There, two Olympic medal-winning boxers …

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Quake survivor becomes first Turkish gymnast in Games

June 5, 2012 0

Goksu Uctas of Turkey competes in the vault event during the women's qualification round of the Doha Gymnastics World Cup at the Aspire Academy in Qatar in this March 22, 2010 file photograph. (OLY-GYMN-WTURK-UCTAS/ REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad)

BOLU, Turkey: So excited was Goksu Uctas at the thought of becoming Turkey’s first Olympic gymnast, she wanted the five Olympic rings tattooed on her arm. For now, though, the London-bound athlete has settled for a silver necklace of the famous symbol, which she twirls excitedly in her fingers. While Turkey excels at wrestling and weightlifting — the nation’s men …

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Future Movement hands U.N. memo condemning Syria

June 1, 2012 0

Former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. (The Daily Star/Mahmoud Kheir)

BEIRUT: The Future Movement parliamentary bloc handed a memo Friday to U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly documenting breaches of national sovereignty by the Syrian army. The memo will be sent to U.N.-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan. “Lebanon is an easy target for the Syrian regime in light of the country’s political instability and the great influence that …

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