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NEWS ABOUT: 2012 London Olympics

2012 London Olympics stories: 24 news summaries

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Britain Seeks 'Giant' Steps at 2012 Olympics

Heightened emphasis for London Games has yielded taller jocks

Feb 29, 08 8:24 PM CST
(Newser) - A, ahem, heightened push to make Britain's sports teams more competitive by the time London hosts the 2012 Olympics has added 52 new athletes to the country’s handball, rowing, and volleyball squads, the Telegraph reports. The “Sporting Giants” program sought tall applicants—over 6-foot-3 for men and 5-11... More »

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sports • 2012 London Olympics • volleyball • Sporting Giants • handball • Steve Redgrave • rowing

Olympic Seats Too Small for UK Behinds

Designers go back to the drawing board for bootylicious Brits

Sep 10, 07 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Seats at one of London's new Olympic venues are being widened to accommodate spectators' bulky backsides. Stadium designers warned that the 20,000 seats at the Aquatic Centre wouldn't be able to handle expanding British buttocks, so organizers widened the chairs by 4cm (1.5 inches), the Sun reports. The... More »

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obesity • London • 2012 London Olympics • weight • Aquatic Centre • Stratford • Britain

From Chips to Chez in 135 Minutes

New Eurostar line cuts London-Paris transit time by 20 minutes

Sep 4, 07 7:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Top travel time between London and Paris should be at least 20 minutes faster thanks to track improvements that allowed a Eurostar train to set a record this morning. The test journey from Paris to St. Pancras Station, London, a 306-mile trip, took 2:03:39, the BBC reports. Regular... More »

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London • Europe • 2012 London Olympics • Paris • train • Eurostar

'No Go to the Logo,' Say Londoners 

Olympics logo is making people not only furious but physically ill

Jun 6, 07 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Londoners loathe the logo unveiled Monday for the 2012 Olympics so much that 30,000 have already signed a petition demanding a new one. The jagged pink-and-orange rendition of 2012  took a brand-consultancy firm $800,000 and more than a year to design; Olympics organizers, calling it "dynamic" and... More »

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London • 2012 London Olympics • Ken Livingstone • logo • design • epilepsy • Olympic Games

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