Long-haul travel boosts illness risk for athletes -- study
The questions arising from a new probe which says elite athletes who have to travel very long distances are nearly three times likelier to fall ill than when they play at home.
Olympics: Closing ceremony 'camp and cheesy': music director
The London Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday will be a "beautiful, cheeky, cheesy, camp, silly and thrilling" journey through British pop history.
Olympics: Athletes chill out in alternative village
On the other side of London from the frenzy and commotion of the Olympic Park, a hundred competitors are training and relaxing in a more chilled-out, alternative Athletes' Village.
Olympics: Bolt looks to seal legend status
Barring catastrophe in the semi-finals Usain Bolt will face fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake in Thursday's 200 metres final where victory would see him attain legendary status in his own eyes.
Akim of East-Kazakhstan oblast gave a cabriolet to Olga Rypakova
The Kazakhstan athlete was met in Ust-Kamenogorsk by hundreds of citizens with flowers and a new cabriolet.
Olympics: Serik Sapiyev reached semifinals in boxing
Kazakhstan boxer Serik Sapiyev has advanced into the semifinals of the tournament and told about his match against Venezuela's Gabriel Perez.
Winners of London Olympics from Almaty will get apartments
Sportsmen from Almaty who are taking part in the London Olympics can count on an apartment for any medal.
Olympics: Liu, Bolt set to light up track
Chinese track idol Liu Xiang returns to Olympic duty on Tuesday, four years after his Beijing dream was shattered, while 100m champion Usain Bolt begins the defence of his 200m title.
Kazakhstan Olympic team’s success exceeds expectations of over half of Kazakhstan residents
61 percent of the polled Kazakhstan residents believe that Kazakhstan Olympic team shows excellent results.
Greece and the Olympics: wishing for a ray of hope
Eight years after hosting the Olympic Games in the country where they were born, Greeks seem more interested in finding out if there will be light at the end of their dismal economic tunnel.
Olympics: No retirement for me, says Isinbayeva
Russian pole vault legend Yelena Isinbayeva said Monday that she had postponed plans to retire as she finished with Olympic bronze after an injury-hampered preparation for the London Games.
Kazakhstan is third among countries with most generous Olympic money prizes
Kazakhstan will award its Olympic champions with $250,000, silver prize-winners with $150,000 and bronze prize-winners with $75,000.
Olympics: Wrestler Daniyal Gajiyev won bronze in London
Kazakhstan’s Daniyal Gajiyev won bronze in Greco-Roman -84kg wrestling at the London Olympics.
Olympics: Malaysians rally behind badminton star
Malaysians joined in an outpouring of sympathy Monday for badminton star Lee Chong Wei after his heart-breaking loss in the London Games final extended the nation's wait for a first Olympic gold.
At 13, youngest Olympics competitor keeps it simple
Togo's 13-year-old swimmer Adzo Kpossi, the youngest competitor at the London 2012 Olympics, trains in a hotel pool and wears costumes bought on sale at the market.
Olympics: Isinbayeva braced for golden close-up
Russian diva Yelena Isinbayeva goes for a third Olympic gold medal on Monday, aiming to prove she remains the undisputed queen of women's pole vaulting.
PHOTO: Ust-Kamenogorsk cheered for Olga Rypakova
Residents of the city gathered in front of the large screen at the Sports Palace on Sunday night to support Rypakova, born in Ust-Kamenogorsk.
Olympics: Kazakhstan boxer Volnova reached quarterfinals
23-y.o. Kazakhstan boxer Marina Volnova won over Kenyan Elizabeth Andiego in London Olympics.
You left no chances to your opponents: Nazarbayev to Ilyin
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev sent a congratulatory telegram to two-time Olympic champion Ilya Ilyin.
Olympics: Nazarbayev congratulated Rypakova on victory
Kazakhstan President congratulated athlete Olga Rypakova on winning gold at London Olympics.