|Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Olympics 2012

No Medals In Sight As Barren Run Continues

From Zulhilmi Supaat   LONDON : Despite a positive start, there were no medals in sight as Malaysia’s barren run continued on the second day of competitions in the 30th Olympics here Sunday.   Fencer Yu Peng Kean pulled of an upset by beating a much higher ranked opponent in the men’s individual Sabre event but the women divers’ ...Full Article

Early Mistakes Result In Malaysian Divers Losing Medal Chances

From Zulhilmi Supaat   LONDON, July 30 – Divers Pandelela Rinong and Cheong Jun Hoong failed to match the might of Chinese, United States and Canadian divers to finish ...Full Article

Indian gatecrasher no security risk – Coe

LONDON: Olympics organisers Sunday blamed an “over-excited” cast member for gatecrashing India’s athletes’ march at the opening ceremony, denying she was a security risk.   The appearance of the ...Full Article

Olympics: S. Korea’s Jin wins 10m air pistol gold

LONDON: South Korean sharpshooter Jin Jong-Oh won the Olympic men’s 10m air pistol gold medal on the first day of action at London’s Royal Artillery Barracks here on Saturday. ...Full Article

China’s Yi wins London Olympics’ first gold

LONDON: China’s world number one Yi Siling won the first gold of the London Olympics in the women’s 10m air rifle competition at London’s Royal Artillery Barracks on Saturday. ...Full Article

Sun wins historic gold for China in 400m freestyle

LONDON: Sun Yang became the first Chinese Olympic men’s swimming champion with victory in the 400m freestyle final in a near-world record time at London Games on Saturday.   ...Full Article

Olympics: 16-year-old prodigy puts China on top after Day 1

LONDON: A 16-year-old swimming prodigy wrote her name in the history books on Saturday as China made a blistering start to their London Olympics campaign.   Four years after ...Full Article

IOC warning as Games hit by first dope case

LONDON: Olympic athletes using drugs were warned “we are going to catch you” Saturday after the London Games were hit by their first doping case on the opening day ...Full Article

Bikini beach party comes to Downing Street

LONDON: Bikini-clad women served up a shocker in more ways than one outside the back window of British Prime Minister David Cameron to open London Olympic beach volleyball competition ...Full Article

Malaysia’s London Olympics Campaign Start On Disappointing Note

From Zulhilmi Supaat   LONDON : Malaysia’s London Olympics campaign started on a disappointing note when two cyclists failed to complete their 250km race, archers failed to find their ...Full Article