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IOC 2020 Olympics vote too close to call

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Buenos Aires: One of the closest contests in Olympic history was going down to the wire in Buenos Aires today as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) prepared to vote on which city between Madri

Munich tragedy and its aftermath

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Olympic security would never be the same again after a group of Palestinian militants belonging to Black September organisation stormed the Games Village at Munich in an early morning swoop on Septemb

Bhupathi-Mirza out of Wimbledon in Olympic setback

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French Open mixed doubles champions Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza of India crashed out of Wimbledon in the second round on Saturday.

The defeat is a blow to their preparations ahead of the London 2

Drogba to run in Olympic torch relay

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Outgoing Chelsea footballer Didier Drogba will run the Olympic torch relay here on Wednesday.

The 34-year-old Drogba will carry the torch in Swindon, at half-way point between the 140.5-mile relay be

Cash incentive for olympic, Asian Games winners doubled

Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday doubled the cash incentives awarded to Olympic medal winners from Tamil Nadu.

An official press release said the cash award given to winners of gold medals h

India wants Dow sponsorship of London Olympics dropped

The government has asked its Olympic association to raise the issue of the London Olympic Games' sponsorship deal with Dow Chemical, the latest sign of pressure on organisers to reconsider involvement of a company linked to the Bhopal gas disaster.

Russia plans to send Olympic torch into space

Russia is planning to send the Olympic flame into space ahead of the 2014 winter games in Sochi, the deputy Prime Minister said here.

UK developing Olympic cyber security plan

A cyber security plan for the 2012 London Olympics is to be developed to help disrupt criminal activity on the internet and protect IT networks.

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