News about Olympic

Are athletic records reaching their limits?

Some scientists say sporting records are starting to flatline and one day will become near impossible to beat without drugs, gene splicing or futuristic technology.
18 July 2012 10:32

Olympic security firm expects $77 million loss

British security firm G4S said Friday it expects losses of up to $77 million after the government had to deploy extra troops for the Olympics because the company failed to provide enough guards.
15 July 2012 10:39

US lawmaker wants China-made Olympic outfits burned

The US-China Olympic rivalry heated up in an unfashionable way Thursday when a top US lawmaker suggested burning the US team's outfits for the London opening ceremony because they were made in China.
14 July 2012 10:21

Saudi women in 'breakthrough' Olympics

Saudi Arabia's decision to allow two female athletes to compete at the Olympic Games overturns a decades-old taboo imposed by the conservative Muslim monarchy which still bars women from sports at home.
13 July 2012 15:02

Security and transport fears dog Olympic preparations

Britain's army will have to provide extra troops to police Olympic venues as a private security firm cannot supply enough trained staff, while a watchdog warned Thursday that border staff are under-trained.
13 July 2012 11:31

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