FamousAbout.com » Olympics http://famousabout.com What's the Famous World News Online About? Tue, 22 May 2012 20:20:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The fashionista’s guide to the Olympics: city puts style in the limelight for 2012 http://famousabout.com/the-fashionistas-guide-to-the-olympics-city-puts-style-in-the-limelight-for-2012 http://famousabout.com/the-fashionistas-guide-to-the-olympics-city-puts-style-in-the-limelight-for-2012#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 09:30:51 +0000 Carlo http://famousabout.com/the-fashionistas-guide-to-the-olympics-city-puts-style-in-the-limelight-for-2012 While athletics fever may be in the air, fashion fans descending on the UK capital for the Olympic Games July 27 – August 12 haven’t been forgotten about. Find out about how designers including Paul Smith and Matthew Williamson are getting involved here.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/the-fashionistas-guide-to-the-olympics-city-puts-style-in-the-limelight-for-2012/feed 0 Kipsang, Keitany of Kenya win London Marathon http://famousabout.com/kipsang-keitany-of-kenya-win-london-marathon http://famousabout.com/kipsang-keitany-of-kenya-win-london-marathon#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:58:32 +0000 Jason http://famousabout.com/kipsang-keitany-of-kenya-win-london-marathon Kenyan marathon runners showed their superiority going into the Olympics, with Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany coasting to victory in London on Sunday to virtually assure themselves of selection for the games.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/kipsang-keitany-of-kenya-win-london-marathon/feed 0 ‘Hunger Games’ fever makes archery cool for kids http://famousabout.com/hunger-games-fever-makes-archery-cool-for-kids http://famousabout.com/hunger-games-fever-makes-archery-cool-for-kids#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:38:49 +0000 AngeloVillanueva http://famousabout.com/hunger-games-fever-makes-archery-cool-for-kids In schools and backyards, for their birthdays and out with their dads, kids are gaga for archery four weeks into the box office run of “The Hunger Games” and less than 100 days before the London Olympics.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/hunger-games-fever-makes-archery-cool-for-kids/feed 0 Olympics to mean more restricted London airspace http://famousabout.com/olympics-to-mean-more-restricted-london-airspace http://famousabout.com/olympics-to-mean-more-restricted-london-airspace#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:56:56 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/olympics-to-mean-more-restricted-london-airspace Private jets and ultralight aircraft will have already tight restrictions on flying over London expanded further during the Olympics, a senior air traffic controller said Sunday.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/olympics-to-mean-more-restricted-london-airspace/feed 0 The ones to watch: medal hopefuls for London http://famousabout.com/the-ones-to-watch-medal-hopefuls-for-london http://famousabout.com/the-ones-to-watch-medal-hopefuls-for-london#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:46:39 +0000 Samantha Sy http://famousabout.com/the-ones-to-watch-medal-hopefuls-for-london Wednesday marks 100 days until the London Olympics, making it a good time to look at some of the athletes who will be thrilling sports fans on the biggest of stages this summer.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/the-ones-to-watch-medal-hopefuls-for-london/feed 0 London’s West End optimistic about Olympics http://famousabout.com/londons-west-end-optimistic-about-olympics http://famousabout.com/londons-west-end-optimistic-about-olympics#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:27:58 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/londons-west-end-optimistic-about-olympics London’s theater industry is increasingly confident that culture won’t suffer during a summer devoted to celebrating sports.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/londons-west-end-optimistic-about-olympics/feed 0 Coe marking London Olympic countdown http://famousabout.com/coe-marking-london-olympic-countdown http://famousabout.com/coe-marking-london-olympic-countdown#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:13:52 +0000 ninaterol http://famousabout.com/coe-marking-london-olympic-countdown With the opening ceremony just over 100 days away, Sebastian Coe is working on the final touches for the London Olympics he hopes will make the difference between “a good and a great games.”

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]]> http://famousabout.com/coe-marking-london-olympic-countdown/feed 0 ‘Senna’ director to make film for London Olympics http://famousabout.com/senna-director-to-make-film-for-london-olympics http://famousabout.com/senna-director-to-make-film-for-london-olympics#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:58:30 +0000 Jason http://famousabout.com/senna-director-to-make-film-for-london-olympics The London Olympics are getting a celluloid twist, with special films and screenings including a new movie by the director of an acclaimed documentary on the late Brazilian race car driver Ayrton Senna.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/senna-director-to-make-film-for-london-olympics/feed 0 Olympics to strain UK Internet infrastructure http://famousabout.com/olympics-to-strain-uk-internet-infrastructure http://famousabout.com/olympics-to-strain-uk-internet-infrastructure#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:53:11 +0000 William Mattson http://famousabout.com/olympics-to-strain-uk-internet-infrastructure As Usain Bolt races down the Olympic track, will London’s Internet infrastructure be able to keep up?

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]]> http://famousabout.com/olympics-to-strain-uk-internet-infrastructure/feed 0 London games organizers unveil Olympic torch route http://famousabout.com/london-games-organizers-unveil-olympic-torch-route http://famousabout.com/london-games-organizers-unveil-olympic-torch-route#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:08:00 +0000 Jon http://famousabout.com/london-games-organizers-unveil-olympic-torch-route Schoolchildren, charity fundraisers, war veterans and a centenarian are among 8,000 people who will carry the Olympic flame in the torch relay for the 2012 London Games.

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