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Don't shake on it: Health advice for UK Olympians

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"Let's shake on it."

Not if you're one of Britain's Olympic athletes.

The 550-strong British team has been advised by its top doctor to avoid shaking hands with rivals and visiting dignitaries at th

London Olympics likely to be under budget

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The British government has revealed that the London Olympics in July will cost less than budgeted.

The government's February 2012 Olympic Quarterly Economic Report published on Tuesday showed that th

Rs.3.57 crore spent on boxers' Olympics preparations

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The union sports ministry has so far spent Rs.3.57 crore on the training and foreign exposure of boxers under Operation Excellence for London Olympics 2012 (OPEX 2012) scheme.

Of this, Rs. 2.48 crore

Row over BMWs during London Olympics

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The 2012 London Olympics is being promoted as the ‘greenest’ Olympic Games in history but a row has erupted after it emerged that thousands of VIPs will travel to events here during the sporting extra

India to raise issue of Dow Olympics sponsorship

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 involvemen

Russia may send spies during 2012 London Olympics

Russia will use the 2012 London Olympics to flood Britain with spies, a former British official has claimed.

Former defence secretary Liam Fox warned that Britain was 'powerless' to prevent some 'ver

Olympics: Royals William, Catherine and Harry in 2012 role

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Prince William, his wife Catherine and his brother Prince Harry will promote British athletes in the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics, their office announced on Thursday.

The trio said they were ‘h

Olympics: London 2012 posters unveiled

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The 12 official posters for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games were unveiled today, designed by some of Britain's leading artists, including Tracey Emin. Among them are four winners of the a

Olympics 2012 athletes to get ‘free sexy lap dances and free champagne’

Sexy pole dancers have been assigned the duty to boost the confidence of top athletes when they hit Britain for next year’s Olympics.

Nightclub bosses will be offering major stars such as sprinter Us

Dow Chemicals 'icing on the cake' for London Olympics; activists furious

As the year-long countdown begins for the 2012 London Olympics, organisers here have been hit by the first major controversy around the mega sporting event with activists of Bhopal gas disaster plann

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