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Olympics: Kazakhstan ahead of Germany in medal count
After the ninth day of the Games, Kazakhstan Olympic team is ranked 7th.
06 August 2012
PHOTO: Kazakhstan's Rypakova wins women's triple jump at Olympics
Kazakhstan's Olga Rypakova won Olympic gold in the women's triple jump on Sunday.
06 August 2012
PHOTO: Kazakh Ilyin wins men's under-94kg weightlifting gold at Olypmics
Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilyin set two new world records as he stormed to Olympic under-94kg men's weightlifting gold at the ExCel Arena on Saturday.
05 August 2012
Olympics: Kazakhstan's Podobedova wins women's 75kg gold
Kazakhstan's Svetlana Podobedova lifted the total of 291kg. 4 Olympic gold medals is a record for Kazakhstan.
04 August 2012
PHOTO: Kazakhstan's Podobedova wins women's 75kg gold at Olympics
Kazakhstan's Svetlana Podobedova won the Olympic Games women's -75kg weightlifting gold medal on Friday with a total lift of 291kg.
04 August 2012
Olympics: Heady mantle of world's fastest man
Following in the footsteps of the likes of Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis cannot be easy, but Usain Bolt has carried the heady mantle of the world's fastest man with a fun-loving dignity.
04 August 2012
Olympics: US NBA stars deliver win for the ages
Carmelo Anthony says the US Olympic team of NBA stars was not trying to send a message to the original Dream Team when it scored the most points in a game in Olympic history in routing Nigeria 156-73.
03 August 2012
London tourism rates plunge during Olympics
The London 2012 Olympics appears to be deterring tourists from the capital's centre after warnings of travel chaos and overpriced hotel rooms.
03 August 2012
NATO troops watch Games with weapons at hand
After 30 years of war, the London Olympics are a distant dreamworld for most Afghans -- and even the 130,000 NATO-led troops from 50 countries watch the television broadcasts with weapons close at hand.
03 August 2012
Revenge for Vino From Nowhere
The stunning victory of Aleksandre Vinokourov at London Olympics-2012 caused a heated discussion in British and international tabloids as well as among Internet users.
02 August 2012
Olympics: China's Yu quits badminton after scandal
One of the star Chinese badminton players disqualified from the Olympics for throwing a match has announced she is quitting the sport, saying her dreams had been "heartlessly shattered".
02 August 2012
Olympics: Ye's Aussie mentor says doping claims wrong
An Australian mentor of Chinese swimming sensation Ye Shiwen has slammed claims her Olympic achievements were fuelled by drugs, saying he was "100 percent certain" the teenager was clean.
02 August 2012
Boxing: Kazakhstan super heavyweight boxer reached quarterfinals of Olympics
Ivan Dychko, Kazakhstan +91-kilogram weight league boxer, has advanced to the Olympic quarterfinals in London.
02 August 2012
Cycling: Vinokourov failed to win second Olympic medal
Alexandre Vinokourov, London Olympic champion of the men’s road race, came 23rd in the individual time trial on August 1.
02 August 2012
Olympics: S. Korea media, netizens lament "disgrace"
South Korean newspapers and netizens were generally scathing Thursday about their country's involvement in the Olympic badminton scandal, with one paper terming the affair a national embarrassment.
02 August 2012
Fans want to make Kazakhstan world Twitter trend
Fans of Kazakhstan Olympic team and active Internet users are trying to make #KAZAKHSTANNUMBERONE a world Twitter trend.
02 August 2012
Olympics: Kazakhstan lost 2 lines in medal count
Kazakhstan national team is ranked 8th by medal count after the 5th day of London Olympics-2012.
02 August 2012
Chinshanlo promised a kilo of ice-cream for Olympic gold
Kazakhstan weight-lifter Zulfiya Chinshanlo was going to eat up all the food at the Olympic village’s canteen after her victory.
02 August 2012
Chinese outraged with Chinshanlo's victory for Kazakhstan
Chinese media insists that Kazakhstan weightlifter Zulfiya Chinshanlo is a Chinese sportswoman rented to Kazakhstan.
01 August 2012
Kazakhstan President congratulated Maneza on Olympic gold
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a congratulatory telegram to weight-lifter Maiya Maneza who won a gold medal at the London Olympics-2012.
01 August 2012