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It’s 6 medals for 18 million Indians, not 1.2 billion
As some of us celebrate India’s best ever performance at the Olympic Games, winning six medals, there are others who, cynically, do the math: 6 medals for 1.2 billion people. The math is reminiscent of the first lot of MNC brands that entered India at the turn of the century — #India Olympics #JustSaying #London 2012 #Sports
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Sushil Kumar thanks family, trainers for their support
Sushil Kumar is the first Indian to win back-to-back medals in Olympics in individual category. In 2008 Beijing Olympics he won a bronze medal and this time in London he went a step higher and a grabbed a silver in the men's 66kg Freestyle wrestling. "I always try to do best #66kg Freestyle wrestling #India Olympics #London 2012 #Sushil Kumar
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After a medal record in London, Brazil eye top-10 finish in Rio
London: Brazil won a record number of medals at the London Games and is aiming for a top-10 finish at the 2016 Games in Rio, when athletes will be competing at home backed by unprecedented funding. Team Brazil won 17 medals overall in London, two more than it did in 2008 #Brazil #London 2012 #Olympics #Rio de Janeiro
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When Usain Bolt turned DJ…
London: Usain Bolt broke a record then spun some records. Bolt, perhaps the biggest star of the London Games, hotfooted it from the Olympic Stadium on Saturday night to a party nearby in east London and turned DJ to entertain the packed crowd. "He came on stage and grabbed the mike," DJ #London 2012 #Olympics #Usain Bolt
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Hear this! Usain Bolt may play T20 cricket Down Under
Melbourne, Australia: Olympic sprint star Usain Bolt told Australian media on Sunday that he's considering an offer from former Test leg-spinner Shane Warne to play Twenty20 cricket in Australia next season. The Melbourne Stars franchise, for which Warne is the marquee player, confirmed it has opened negotiations with Bolt through his #Cricket #NewsTracker #Sports #Usain Bolt
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UK delivers a successful Games, now Rio gets ready
London: With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant of landmarks, lightshows and lots of fun. The closing ceremony offered a sensory blast including rock 'n' roll rickshaws, dustbin percussionists, an #London 2012 #Olympics #Sports
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Compared to the past, India performed better in London
London: The finale of the London Olympics had a Woodstock touch to it – and not just because of one of the bands that performed was The Who. Music was the theme and raison de etre, it seemed, for the closing ceremony, and the spectators let their hair down, sucked in #London 2012 #Olympics #Sports
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The top 20 golden moments from the London Olympics
The London Olympics were packed with sporting highlights, personal dramas and emotional highs and lows. Here are 20 golden moments from the Games. Michael Phelps bows out with a record medal haul With a lop-sided smile of satisfaction, the greatest of swimmers and possibly the greatest Olympian of all time, said farewell #2012 London Olympics #Michael Phelps #Usain Bolt
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London Olympics: Sushil Kumar loses final, wins silver
There are 15 Medal events today but only one of them matters for India. Second medal for Sushil Sushil seems downcast on the podium. He seems angry... but now he has two Olympics medals -- a silver to go with his bronze from Beijing. Yogeshwar Dutt was over the moon after winning #London 2012 #Olympics #Sushil Kumar #Wrestling
