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London Olympics Make the Case for Unleashing the Potential of Women and
Girls
Huffington Post
There's been a lot of talk about how the London Olympics will best be
remembered as the Women's Olympics. Not only because of the individual
performances of gymnast Gabby Douglas, or swimmer Missy Franklin, or
heptathlete Jessica Ennis, but because ...
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Somali Olympic runner drowns
ESPN
The deputy chairman for Somalia's athletics federation said Tuesday that
Samia Yusuf Omar was traveling from Ethiopia, where she lived, to Libya and
then Italy to train for the London Olympics. Qadijo Aden Dahir, the deputy
chairman, said: "It's a sad ...
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Olympics and Paralympics deliver outdoor advertising boost
The Guardian
In January, London Olympic advertising regulations were relaxed to help
fuel the sluggish sale of media space in prime locations beside venues.
This prompted organisations including charities, tourism bodies, local
councils as well as films, books and ...
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Will Michael Phelps Lose His 2012 Olympic Gold Medals?
Yahoo! Sports
I watched many of the London Olympics events, and as is usual in today's
TV, I noted there were frequent commercial interruptions, many created with
an Olympic theme. For example, both the opening and closing ceremonies
heavily promoted English history ...
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Local businesswoman carries torch during London Olympics
Dunwoody Crier
Dunwoody businesswoman Rebecca Williamson didn't compete in athletic events
at the just-finished London Summer Olympics, but she had a golden moment
during a pre-games celebration on July 1 when she was an Olympic
Torchbearer in Birmingham, ...
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Balloons to transform Hadrian's Wall into artwork
Newsday
The piece is part of the London 2012 Festival, a three-month, cross-country
arts extravaganza of 12000 events staged to coincide with the Olympic and
Paralympic Games. Events have ranged from a touring inflatable replica of
the ancient Stonehenge ...
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Olympics viewer boost for 'Today' show short-lived
Kansas City Star
NEW YORK -- The audience boost that the London Olympics provided for NBC's
"Today" show in its ratings battle with ABC's "Good Morning America" was
short-lived. The Nielsen Co. said Monday that "GMA" beat "Today" in the
ratings last week, the week ...
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Social-Media Gold for Olympic Advertisers -- But So What?
Fox Business
With the London Olympics now in the books, it's time for the multinational
companies that splurged on pricey ad campaigns to assess whether it was
worth it to have their logos plastered all over the games. After all,
global brands like Coca-Cola (KO ...
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Can London's Olympics 'buck trend' and leave true legacy?
PublicServiceEurope.com
Much has been made of the potential economic and sporting legacy of the
London Olympics, but how far are these hopes justified? From the very
first, the games of Ancient Greece were of more social, religious and
political than sporting or economic ...
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Farah leads heavyweight lineup in Birmingham
Chicago Tribune
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's double gold medalist Mo Farah will lead a
glittering cast of 42 London Olympic medal winners, including 16 champions,
when he races over two miles at a Diamond League meeting in Birmingham on
Sunday. Farah, who won ...
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BSkyB preps 'London Legacy' network for Olympic sports
By editor@rapidtvnews.com (Editor)
BSkyB is prepping a new round-the-clock sports channel, London Legacy,
devoted to 24 minority sports'. True to its name, the network is designed
to capitalise on the success of the London 2012 Olympics, the most-watched
sporting event ...
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