Wednesday, August 15, 2012
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Malaysians In Action
SEPANG: National diver Pandelela Rinong, who made the country proud with her Olympic bronze medal achievement in London last week, returned home to a heart-warming reception by her schoolmates and her parents whom she has not seen for the last few months.
SEPANG: Yang Zhuliang’s heart still lies with Malaysia as he has hinted that he may decide to remain in charge of the national diving team beyond October if the offer is attractive enough.
SEPANG: Bukit Jalil Sports School principal Datuk Marina Chin believes that Pandelela Rinong’s performance in the London Olympics has set a fine example for her students to follow and will be an inspiration for many aspiring divers.
SEPANG: Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek is ready to shoulder the responsibility for Malaysia’s failure to return with a gold medal from the London Olympics but reiterated that he is not going to vacate his position.
Other News
NEW YORK: Dream Team? Better make that several Dream Teams, because there was almost nothing keeping US athletes from medals at what one newspaper called an “astounding” London Olympics.
WELLINGTON: New Zealand shot putter Valerie Adams said yesterday she was delighted to win Olympic gold after her rival was disqualified but felt cheated by not receiving the medal in front of the London crowds.
RIO DE JANEIRO: The Olympic flag arrived on Monday in Rio de Janeiro, which will host the 2016 Summer Games – a challenge which authorities in Brazil say the city is prepared to conquer.
LONDON: Kenyan authorities are frustrated that foreign athletes who train in the country turned the tables on the east African nation, whose disappointing track and field performance at the London Olympics has kicked off a storm of protest back home.
DUBLIN: Thousands took to the streets of towns across Ireland on Monday to welcome back the country’s most successful Olympic team since 1956, led by women’s lightweight boxing gold medal winner Katie Taylor.
KINSHASA (Congo): A UN-run radio station in Congo says four members from the country’s Olympic delegation have gone missing in London.
BEIJING: Former Olympic champion Liu Xiang wants to return to competition after crashing out of the 110m hurdles heats at the London Games last week with an Achilles tendon injury, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported yesterday.
SEOUL: A South Korean footballer will be excused military service as a reward for his Olympic performance despite controversially displaying a sign on a territorial dispute, an official said.
BEIJING: China may have slipped to second place in the Olympic medals table, but when it came to online enthusiasm about the Games its microbloggers were second to none.
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