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  • London 2012 – 10 Nations Sending the Most Athletes to the Olympics

    An estimated 10,500 athletes will participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, with the host nation, Great Britian, sending 541 athletes to the games, more than anyone else, with Cyclist and four-time gold medal winner Chris Hoy as the flag bearer, followed by the United States (530, Mariel Zagunis), Russia (436, Maria Sharapova), Germany (391, Natascha Keller), China, France, Japan, Italy, Spain and Canada as the nations sending in the most athletes to London 2012.

  • London 2012 – Dream Team Can’t Be Beat en route to Gold

    In what was supposed to be Team USA’s hardest and sternest test before beginning the real deal, the 2012 Olympic basketball tournament, the Americans cruised to a 100-78 victory over Spain, led by LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony in another game that showed everything that makes up for the noticeable deficiencies the 2012 dream team has.

  • USA Women’s Olympic Team Sing Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus

    Girls just want to have fun, and it’s great to see athletes having fun instead of taking it serious all the time. The USA’s Women’s soccer team tend to be one of the more fun-to-watch sides in the world, on and off the field, this time showing their imitations skills by dancing around to ‘Party in the USA’ by Miley Cyrus.

  • The Venues of the 2012 Olympic Games in London

    We’re a few days away from the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic games in London, which will be held at the newly built Olympic Stadium, which many hope will not become what the Bird’s Nest in Beijing has become, like most of the venues from the 2008 Olympics. But there’s more to these games than just the Olympic Stadium, with 30 stadiums, arenas and others used to host the competitions and the fans.

  • Oscar Pistorius, Blade Runner, Will be in the 2012 Olypmics

    For the first time in the history of the Olympic games, a double amputee will be among the runners, as Oscar Pistorius, now cleared to run among able-bodied runners, made the South African team for the games and will compete in the 400 meters and 4×400 meters relay races, completing another one of his many dreams.

  • Usain Bolt vs Yohan Blake – The Battle For 200 Meters

    There’s no doubt now – Usain Bolt might still be the favorite to win gold medals in 100 and 200 meters in London, but Yohan Blake seems ready to usurp the kind of the sprints and world record holder in both events, after beating Bolt at the 200 meters race in the Jamaican trials for the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

  • Yohan Blake vs Usain Bolt – A New 100 Meter King?

    22 Year old Yohan Blake already shocked everyone a year ago at the World Championships in Daegu, winning gold in the 100 meters while Usain Bolt was disqualified. Now, he’s beaten Bolt head on, taking first place in the Jamaican trials to the 2012 Olympic games in London, running a career best of 9.75.

  • Official London 2012 Olympics Anthem – ‘Survival’ by Muse

    Like every big sporting event, the London 2012 Summer Olympics need an official tune. The choice? British rockers Muse, consisting of Matthew Bellamy, Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard, with the song ‘Survival’.

  • The History of the Olympic Mascots

    The 2012 Summer Olympics in London, with the opening ceremony less than three months away, will be the 30th time the Modern Olympic games are held since 1896 in Athens and the third time in England’s capital, after previously behind the host in 1948 and 1908.