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.
Olympics: Kazakhstan ahead of Germany in medal count
After the ninth day of the Games, Kazakhstan Olympic team is ranked 7th.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
