2012 London Olympics

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Saudi Will Wear Hijab in Olympic Competition
Saudi Will Wear Hijab
in Judo Competition
Olympics
Jul 31, 2012 1:58 AM CDT

Saudi Will Wear Hijab in Judo Competition

Olympics gives go-ahead after judo teen's dad insists

(Newser) - Saudi officials have won the go-ahead from the International Olympic Committee for a female athlete to wear a hijab in the judo competition. Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shaherkani, 16, had signed an agreement with Saudi officials that she would only compete if she could wear "correct and approved" clothing...

Coach Slams Chinese Swimmer's 'Impossible' Time

John Leonard nearly accuses Ye Shiwen of doping

(Newser) - A Chinese swimmer's stunning world-record time at the Olympics has raised eyebrows—and elicited a pretty clear accusation, reports the Guardian . Ye Shiwen won the gold i n the women's 400m individual medley, but her remarkable time of 4:28.43 is "unbelievable" and "impossible,"...

US&#39; Missy Franklin Wins 100 Backstroke
 US Wins 2 Golds  
 in Backstroke 
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2012 3:08 PM CDT

US Wins 2 Golds in Backstroke

Missy Franklin wins women's race as Matt Grevers sets record

(Newser) - American teenager Missy Franklin won the women's 100-meter backstroke at the London Olympics today. Franklin won the two-lap race in 58.33 seconds for her first Olympic gold and second medal after taking bronze in the 4x100 freestyle relay. Emily Seebohm of Australia touched in 58.68 to take...

Japan Wins Gymnastics Silver After Appeal

China takes gold; Britain forced to settle for bronze

(Newser) - China easily took the gold medal in the men's gymnastics final today, but who got silver was a matter of some controversy. When the event was first concluded, Britain stood at an astonishing second place, followed by the Ukraine. But Japan, sitting in fourth, launched an appeal, complaining that...

2nd Athlete Booted From Games Over Racist Tweet
2nd Athlete Booted From Games Over Racist Tweet
olympics
Jul 30, 2012 1:35 PM CDT

2nd Athlete Booted From Games Over Racist Tweet

Michel Morganella has some pretty unkind words for South Koreans

(Newser) - And Twitter claims Olympic victim No. 2. Unlike triple jumper Voula Papachristou, who got the boot from her Greek team after tweeting a racist remark about African immigrants before even making it to the Games, Switzerland's Michel Morganella did manage to play at the Olympics. But yesterday's soccer...

Saudi Woman May Withdraw From Games Over Hijab Ban
Saudi Woman May Withdraw From Games Over Hijab Ban
olympics
Jul 30, 2012 11:08 AM CDT

Saudi Woman May Withdraw From Games Over Hijab Ban

Shaherkani will withdraw from judo match if not allowed to wear headscarf

(Newser) - Saudi Arabia made history by sending two female athletes to the Olympics this year—but that number could drop to one if a judoka is not allowed to wear a hijab during her judo bouts. The International Judo Federation president said last week that Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shaherkani will...

Olympics to Fans: Please Stop Tweeting

Overwhelmed networks causing problems with TV coverage

(Newser) - Excited Olympics attendees have been overwhelming mobile networks, and now the International Olympic Committee is urging spectators to cool it with the texting and tweeting. "Of course, if you want to send something, we are not going to say 'you can't do it', and we would certainly...

Wembley Stadium Security Keys Go Missing
Wembley Stadium
Security Keys Go Missing
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2012 3:05 AM CDT

Wembley Stadium Security Keys Go Missing

Not to worry, insists Scotland Yard: We've changed locks

(Newser) - So police may have misplaced a set of keys for massive Olympic venue Wembley Stadium—but that doesn't mean there's anything to worry about, says Scotland Yard. Authorities are pretty sure the keys were simply misplaced, and not stolen—and are reasonably certain they haven't fallen into...

Vollmer Sets 2nd World Record at the Games
Vollmer Sets
World Record
in Butterfly
Olympics
Jul 29, 2012 3:13 PM CDT

Vollmer Sets World Record in Butterfly

France upsets Aussies, Americans in 4x100 freestyle relay

(Newser) - Dana Vollmer won a gold medal at the Olympics and set a world record, too. Not bad for someone who didn't even qualify four years ago. On a night featuring a relay duel between the Australians and the Americans, Vollmer got things started with a bang today in the...

Why Romney Made That 'Horrible' Gaffe

Maureen Dowd: He's just too proud of himself

(Newser) - Turns out Mitt wasn't the first Romney to show off his foot-in-mouth skills. His father George, running for president in 1967, said officials had put him through “the greatest brainwashing that anybody can get” when he toured Vietnam. "And it was painful for Mitt" to see dad...

London Scrambles as Seats Sit Empty
 London Scrambles 
 as Seats Sit Empty 
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2012 1:20 PM CDT

London Scrambles as Seats Sit Empty

Hundreds of seats unfilled as ticketholders don't show

(Newser) - For months, tickets for London 2012 events have been so impossible to lay hands on that organizers have had to resort to ... filling vast swaths of empty seats with servicemembers? Yesterday's first full day of competition showcased hundreds of unfilled seats, even in primetime events such as swimming and...

USA Basketball Romps Over France
 USA Basketball 
 Romps Over France 
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2012 12:14 PM CDT

USA Basketball Romps Over France

Plus, US gymnast Jordyn Wieber fails to qualify, Queen's granddaughter competes, and more

(Newser) - With Michelle Obama cheering them on, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant and the US men's basketball team tidily put France away today in a preliminary game, reports the New York Times , in the first step to defending their gold medal. Though France is led by Tony Parker and five other...

London Cops Bust 182, Charge 4 in Olympic Protests

Activists on bicycles tried to get through security cordon

(Newser) - London police arrested 182 activists on bicycles who tried to breach the Olympic Park's security cordon during the Opening Ceremony, officials said today. Four people were charged with various offenses during Friday night's protest, while the rest were released pending further questioning, Scotland Yard said. Police said that...

China&#39;s Ye, 16, Sets Swim Record
 China's Ye, 
 16, Sets 
 Swim Record 
Olympics
Jul 29, 2012 5:27 AM CDT

China's Ye, 16, Sets Swim Record

Teen beats world record by more than 1 second in 400-meter medley

(Newser) - China's Ye Shiwen set the first world record in the Olympic pool, winning the women's 400-meter individual medley with a dominant finishing kick last night. The 16-year-old Ye trailed American teenager Elizabeth Beisel more than halfway through the grueling race, but pulled away in the freestyle leg to...

What Some Olympic Athletes Eat Is Insane

A whole pizza, an entire pint of ice cream ... and that's just for starters

(Newser) - Some Olympic athletes maintain their prime physical condition by ... eating an entire cheese pizza and a full pint of Ben & Jerry's? Believe it. The New York Times takes a look at the outsize dietary needs of top athletes, who, as one doctor explains, can burn as many as...

Lochte Wins 400 IM; Phelps Finishes 4th

Highly anticipated Olympic race turns into a blowout

(Newser) - Ryan Lochte turned his much-anticipated duel with Michael Phelps into a blowout, pulling away to win the Olympic 400-meter individual medley by more than 3 seconds today. Even more stunning: Phelps didn't even win a medal. After barely qualifying for the evening final in a performance that hinted at...

Games Has First Gold, First Doping Scandal
 Near Stunner: 
 Phelps Barely Qualifies 
olympics
Jul 28, 2012 9:48 AM CDT

Near Stunner: Phelps Barely Qualifies

Meanwhile, the Olympics gets its first doping scandal

(Newser) - Some milestones on day one of the London Olympics:
  • First near upset: Michael Phelps just barely qualified in his first event, the 400-meter individual medley, reports AP . "That one didn't feel too good," said Phelps, who squeaked into the eighth and final spot by seven-hundredths of a
...

NBC Defends Move Not to Cover Opening Live
NBC Defends Tape Delay
as Critics Pile On
olympics
Jul 28, 2012 8:42 AM CDT

NBC Defends Tape Delay as Critics Pile On

Opening ceremony needed 'context' of prime-time coverage

(Newser) - London put on quite the spectacle to open the Olympics, though TV viewers in the US had to watch on tape delay. For that, NBC took loads of criticism on Twitter, notes AP television writer David Bauder. So why didn't the network at least live-stream it online? Because it...

Opening Ceremony Reviews: Weird but Fun

After grandiosity of Beijing, London opts for goofy, fanciful

(Newser) - After Zhang Yimou's spectacular cast of thousands opened the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the pressure was on London to have an opening ceremony at least as memorable. And after seeing Oscar-winning Danny Boyle's $42 million spectacle, the verdict is ... well, weird. But entertaining:
  • The Hollywood Reporter calls Boyle a
...

Opening Ceremony Begins
 Let the Games Begin 
olympics
Jul 27, 2012 6:55 PM CDT

Let the Games Begin

London hosts lavish opening ceremony

(Newser) - Britain opened its Olympics with a royal entrance like no other. London greeted the world in a celebration of Old England that was stunning, imaginative, whimsical, and dramatic. Cheeky, too, with a stand-in for Queen Elizabeth II parachuting into Olympic Stadium, accompanied by James Bond, no less. Brit director Danny...

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