Tag: Olympics

London marks 200 days till Olympics with legacy in mind

London marked 200 days to go until the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in an upbeat mood on Monday, announcing new deals...

Qasim Zia confirms contesting POA polls

Pakistan Hockey Federation President Qasim Zia on Friday confirmed his that he was one of the candidates to contest for the position of the...

POA plans to hold Asian Beach, Youth Games

The Pakistan Olympics Association general council will constitute a sports commission on holding of the Asian Beach and Youth Games in Pakistan. Addressing a...

Etihad continues to support Special Olympics

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been named the official carrier for the Pakistan Special Olympics team participating in...

BOA appeal to CAS over lifetime bans for drugs cheats

The British Olympic Association (BOA) on Tuesday filed a formal appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in their dispute with the...

Fitness key to Olympics: Sania

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, who is recovering from a knee injury sustained during the US Open, on Tuesday said that staying fit and...

Squad for Olympics to be finalised after Australia series

The chief selector of the Pakistan hockey team Hanif Khan has announced that the squad for the tour of Australia could be retained for...

Olympics 2012 come at a price for host London

Transport bosses have warned that a third of Londoners will have to work from home during the 2012 Olympic Games to avoid overcrowding on...

Australia, NZ qualify for Olympics

The Australian and New Zealand men’s hockey teams joined their female counterparts in making the London Olympics on Wednesday after Fiji pulled out of...

Riots cast a shadow over the London Olympics

One of the major questions to have emerged during the London riots this week was whether they would have any impact on next summer’s...

Pampers Premium Care organises baby Olympics event

Pampers Premium Care organised a three day baby Olympics event at Park Towers where athletic toddlers participated in crawling races, push ball and running...

McDonald’s super-size Olympics plan upsets health groups

London was failing in its pledge to create the healthiest Olympics ever, health groups said, after McDonald’s fast-food chain said it was to build...

Rio site chosen for Olympics golf

The golf tournament at the 2016 Olympics will be held on a new site in the southern suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, the Royal...

Jahangir backs squash for Olympics

Pakistani squash legend Jahangir Khan on Thursday hailed the International Olympic Committee's decision to consider the sport he once dominated for inclusion in the...

Pakistan’s Special Olympics contingent returns home

Pakistan’s special players contingent returned home after a successful run at the recently-concluded Special Olympics Summer Games in Athens, Greece, where they won 57...

Hitchcock classics to premiere at 2012 Olympics

Rarely seen, silent Alfred Hitchcock films are to have new orchestral scores composed for them as part of screenings for the London 2012 Festival....

Special Olympics Summer Games 2011: Pakistan return with 56 medals

The Pakistani squad has returned to the country after a successful run at the recently-concluded Special Olympics Summer Games 2011 in Athens, Greece. As per...