China Started olympic 2012 by wining first gold

Chinese shooter Yi Siling won the first gold of the London Olympics on Saturday, while swimmer Michael Phelps barely qualified for his final and Beijing 400-meter champion Park Tae-hwan was disqualified. Top-ranked Yi won the women’s 10-meter air rifle while Sylwia Bogacka of Poland took silver and China’s Yu Dan the bronze. In the swimming heats at the Aquatic Centre, Phelps, who won eight gold medals at the Beijing Games four years ago, qualified only eighth-for the night final of the 400-meter individual medley. “That one didn’t feel too good,” he said. Olympic champion Park of South Korea won his 400 freestyle heat, but was disqualified for a false start. Paul Biedermann of Germany, the world record holder in the event, failed to...

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Indian contingent greeted with huge cheers

Huge cheers welcomed the colourful Indian delegation into the Olympic Park Friday night during the opening ceremony of the London Games.The 81-strong Indian contingent, the biggest ever, was led by wrestler Sushil Kumar, a bronze medallist in the 2008 Beijing Games.It was a smartly dressed Indian contingent. The men wore yellow safas, navy blue blazers, cream-coloured trousers, off-white shirts and ties, and the women were dressed in elegant sarees.Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary-general Randhir Singh waved at the contingent from the VIP box.Indians will take part in 13 disciplines. Four years ago, India won three medals, gold for shooter Abhinav Bindra and bronze medals for Sushil and boxer Vijender Singh.(IANS) Sushil Kumar...

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London Olympics 2012 kicks off in style!

The queen and James Bond gave the London Olympics a royal entrance like no other Friday in an opening ceremony that rolled to the rock of the Beatles, the Stones and The Who. And the creative genius of Danny Boyle spliced it all together. Brilliant. Cheeky, too. The highlight of the Oscar-winning director's $42 million show was pure movie magic, using trickery to make it seem that Britain's beloved 86-year-old Queen Elizabeth II had parachuted into the stadium with the nation's most famous spy.A short film showed Daniel Craig as 007 driving to Buckingham Palace in a black London cab and, pursued by the royal corgis, meeting the queen, who played herself."Good evening, Mr. Bond," she said.They were shown flying in a helicopter over London landmarks...

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Grand Opening Ceremony begins 2012 Olympics

The 2012 London Olympics got underway with a spectacular opening ceremony at the Olympics stadium here on Friday night.And after a long suspense, there were seven young athletes who lit the Olympic cauldron. The chairman of the London Organising Committee, Sebastian Coe, and the president of the IOC, Jacques Rogge, delivered speeches and Britain's 86-year-old monarch Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the Games.Unlike the 2008 Beijing Olympics' curtain raiser, which featured 2,008 pounding drummers and a cauldron-lighter who seemed to float in the air of the Bird's Nest stadium, London 2012 opening ceremony had 70 sheep, 12 horses, 10 chickens and nine geese - recruited by Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle along with a cast and crew of...

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Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony time, schedule: London welcomes world tonight with massive event

One of the biggest secrets in London will finally be revealed Friday: what will happen at the opening ceremony for the Summer Olympic Games. Friday night perhaps a billion people will finally get to see the extravaganza created by Danny Boyle, best known for the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionare." The day got off to a resounding start as bells around the country, including London's famous Big Ben, pealed for three minutes. The Olympic torch, which has traveled around the United Kingdom over the past 70 days, then set off on the final leg of its journey toward the stadium, aboard the royal barge Gloriana. Rowers will propel the barge, which played a central role in Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee celebrations, down the River Thames...

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Opening Ceremony London 2012 Guide

The Summer Olympics is the biggest stage for the greatest athletes on earth. Up to a billion fans will enjoy athletics, swimming and basketball to gymnastics, volleyball, diving and tennis. But for some - the main event is the Opening Ceremony. WHEN: London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony can be seen at 7:30 pm ET on NBC. WHERE: Olympic stadium is the centerpiece of London's Olympic Park, which is hosting all of the athletics and paralympic athletics events. The Stadium seats up to 80,000 people, and 55,000 of the seats are removable. About 10,000 tons of steel were used to build the venue, compared to the 42,000 used by Beijing for their ‘Bird’s Nest’. THE SHOW: This year's show is called the 'Isle of Wonder.' A celebration of British culture, with a touch of Shakespeare, pop music,...

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Olympics Schedule 2012: live stream online and TV has tennis, swimming Saturday

The Olympics schedule 2012 edition will kick off the latest summer games from London, England, with multiple events shown on Saturday, July 28th. These will include tennis and swimming events both televised, as well as live streaming online coverage. Among those competing are Team USA's Michael Phelps, Venus Williams and Andy Roddick in these first events of the London Olympics. The Olympics live stream coverage will be shown via internet feeds courtesy of NBC Olympics website, while television programming will be seen on NBC affiliates, as well as Bravo, NBC Sports Network and Telefutura on cable or satellite providers around the nation. According to Mercuy News, Michael Phelps looks to continue to add to his impressive total Olympic medal count of 16. He'll be competing in the 400m IM...

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Opening Ceremony 2012: LIVE Updates From The Start Of London Olympics

As far as most people are concerned, the 2012 London Olympics officially begin on Friday with the highly-anticipated Opening Ceremony helmed by Oscar-winner Danny Boyle. That some of the events have already taken place (including a thrilling comeback by the U.S. women's soccer team) won't detract from the "Isles Of Wonder"spectacle unfolding at the Olympic Stadium in London. With its elaborate -- and somewhat still secret -- production, the 2012 Opening Ceremony will aim to produce moments as memorable as Muhammad Ali's inspiring torch lighting in Atlanta and the breathtaking long-range, pyrotechnic archery of Barcelona. Stay tuned for live updates, commentary, images and video from the real-time rendition of the spectacle in London all the way through the televised version that airs later...

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London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremonies Live Coverage

6:11 p.m. London/1:11 p.m. ET: Did you know you can't wear oversized hats to the Games? Or bring in too much food? Or big umbrellas? Michael Katz (@KatzM) breaks down a half-dozen silly things banned from the Olympic venues. MORE: Complete coverage of London 2012 INTERACTIVE: Keep up - LIKE us on Facebook 5:40 p.m. London/12:40 p.m. ET: Joe Posnanski leads off the debut of the new site Sports On Earth with an essay on the simplicity of the Olympics. Money quote: "Ryan Lochte has already been the best in the world at something more than once. Michael Phelps has been the best in the world many, many times. But that part of them doesn't quench. That's part of what makes this race so fascinating. They each want to be the best again, and as a sports fan it doesn't matter...

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Summer Olympics 2012 opening ceremonies streaming in London

It’s time to check out all the streaming live video streams we can for the kickoff of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. This is the third time that London has hosted the Olympics, with their first being all the way back in 1908 and the next just a few years after the end of World War II in 1948. Here in 2012, it’s time for a party – and without a doubt the entirety of England will be in rare form throughout the events which start off tonight with an above-average strange set of characters that’ll only be come apparent once the ceremony has begun – Voldemordt and Mary Poppins have been tipped. What you’ll be looking for online on your desktop computer for live video is a collection of feeds from NBC. While there are other streams out there,...

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Watch London Olympics Ceremony Live in India | Streaming Read More: Watch London Olympics Ceremony Live in India | Streaming

Later today will happen one of the most awaited events of the year, the opening ceremony of the London Olympics 2012. In India you will have to tune into Dooradarshan to watch the Olympics ceremony live from London on TV. In case you don't have a TV at home and is planning to watch the olympics ceremony by streaming then you can either use the Dooradarshan India website or the TVchannelsfree's Dooradarshan page. The event will be telecast live at half past one AM IST. The olympic games will be broadcasted in India by ESPN. Watch online Link 1: http://www.ddindia.gov.in/ Watch online Link 2: http://www.tvchannelsfree.com/watch/6429/Doordarshan.html Read More: Watch London Olympics Ceremony Live in India | Streaming...

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Watch London Olympics 2012 Live Streaming Online Summer Olympics July 27 From NBC

Watch London Olympics 2012 Live Streaming Online Summer Olympics 2012 Online. Welcome to  Watch London Olympics 2012 Live Streaming 2012 Summer Olympics live stream online on your pc/laptop. Do not wait to access this HD link, when the  Olympics game is mostly over and you will get live scores and highlights. All the Events are being streaming here; just catch the game from your desktop or laptop Internet. So,London Olympics Live Streaming 2012 live streaming online coverage on NBC, sky sports4, CBS, HD4, Espn, fox sports & Fox Network. Click here to watch live London Olympics 2012 Live Streaming below this link. The time the world has been waiting for this summer has nearly arrived, as the London Olympics Opening Ceremony 2012 schedule begins at 9 p.m. London time (3 p.m....

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London Olympics opening ceremony to escape the rain, say forecasters

More rain is predicted for the UK as the jet stream moves south again, but forecasters say the weather for the start of the Olympics will not be as bad as it has been for much of the summer. Friday night's opening ceremony is expected to escape the rain. London will be most at risk of rain during the morning and early afternoon, but experts said showers should have cleared by 9pm when the eagerly awaited £27m showpiece gets under way. Temperatures are expected to remain warm for tens of thousands of spectators making their way to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London. The wettest April to June on record and a rainy start to July were blamed on the jet stream being much further south than normal, bringing wet weather conditions that...

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London Olympics opening ceremony hours away

The opening ceremony of the London Olympics is just hours away after seven years of preparations. The three-hour spectacle in the Olympic Stadium will be viewed by a global TV audience of around a billion people. The day of celebration began at 08:12 BST with a mass bell ringing. Big Ben rang for three minutes for the first time since King George VI's funeral. Lord's cricket ground has turned away spectators trying to get in to watch archery amid confusion over ticketing. The London 2012 website advertised the event's preliminary rounds as "unticketed", which some members of the public interpreted as open to the public. Continue reading the main story“Start Quote It's a great opportunity to show the world the best of Britain” David CameronPrime ministerBut Olympic organiser Locog said it...

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London Olympics 2012: Danny Boyle excited for the volunteers as the Opening Ceremony approaches

The Oscar-winning director will tonight lay his singular personal vision of Britain, titled The Isles of Wonder, before a global audience of several hundred million people as the London Games formally begin. Seven years after the city was awarded the Olympics, London seems set fair for a largely dry, warm evening for the showpiece moment. The heatwave of the week has given way to showers in the capital, but they are forecast to clear in time for the start of the ceremony at 9pm. More than 10,000 volunteers, including a large number of NHS nurses, have given up their time to take part in the show, rehearsing in the dreadful conditions that have marred most of the summer, and Boyle said his thoughts were with them today. “It has been a long road but we are almost there, and I am thinking about...

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Opening ceremony London 2012 to wow with memorable show

The world city that needs no introduction but could do with an Olympic-sized pick-me-up in the midst of economic recession launches the 2012 Summer Games with a spectacular opening ceremony Friday that faces a unique challenge: to be as memorable as Beijing's planet-wowing, money-no-object extravaganza of 2008. The British capital will set itself apart, as it has so often down the centuries, by being different. Beijing's curtain raiser featured 2,008 pounding drummers and a cauldron-lighter who seemed to float in the air of the Bird's Nest stadium. London will have 70 sheep, 12 horses, 10 chickens and nine geese — recruited by Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle along with a cast and crew of 10,000 to present a quirky, humorous and vibrant...

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Opening Ceremony London 2012: World ready for Olympics opening Ceremony

The stage is set and the athletes are primed as the seven-year countdown to the London 2012 Olympics reaches its finale with Friday's much-anticipated opening ceremony. The three-hour spectacle, expected to be watched by a global television audience of up to one billion, will mark the beginning of 17 days of athletic endeavour which will create heroes, shatter dreams and fire national pride. But London is preparing for its own intense examination as questions over the city's creaking transport system and the ever-present security threat hang over the event, ready to overshadow on-track achievements. Prime Minister David Cameron insisted on Thursday that Britain would deliver a memorable Games after US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney backtracked on barbed comments he made about the preparations....

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Lakshmi Mittal and his son to carry the Olympics torch

Lakshmi Mittal is the main sponsor of the giant AreclorMittal Orbit near the Olympics Stadium and his trust has also been supporting Indian athletes. Lakshmi Mittal said, "The torch relay is an excellent embodiment of all that the Olympic Games have come to symbolise - a celebration of the human spirit. It needs to be added that created by noted artist Anish Kapoor, the ArcelorMittal Orbit is the tallest structure in the UK and Mittal's company has contributed 20 million pounds towards the creation of the structure....

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Opening ceremony of London Olympics is going to be a big affair

ONE DAY to go for the world's biggest sports event - the XXX Olympics event better known as London Olympics to start. London won the right to stage the event in Singapore in 2005 against bids from New York, Madrid, Paris and Moscow. London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) are jointly organising the summer Olympics 2012. This event is co-chaired by the Minister for Sport and Olympics and the Mayor of London. During the 17 days of competitions in London Olympics, 26 Olympic sports will be played at 34 venues. Wenlock and Mandeville is the mascot of the Olympic Games 2012, which are scheduled from July 27 to August 12. The opening ceremony of the mega sports extravaganza will kick off at 9 p.m. on Friday July 27...

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