Olympic parents victims in alleged scam
LONDON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Five people were arrested in a Beijing Olympics ticket scam whose victims included the parents of gold medalist swimmer Rebcca Adlington, British officials say.

Report: Olympic swimmer unretiring
MELBOURNE, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Former Olympian Geoff Huegill has confirmed his return to competitive swimming in an interview with the Melbourne, Australia, Age newspaper.

Credit crunch affecting Olympic plans
LONDON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The worldwide credit crunch is affecting the amount of living space that will be available for athletes at the 2012 London Olympics.

Chinese Olympic gymnasts found old enough
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Three gold medal-winning Chinese female gymnasts were old enough to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, officials said Wednesday.

2012 Olympic village has $442M shortfall
LONDON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- London's 2012 Olympic village has a $442 million funding shortfall that will have to be paid with public money, a British newspaper reported Saturday.

Olympic Medal: M Basktball
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- The United States won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in men's basketball.

Olympic Medal: Light-Heavyweight Boxing
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Zhang Xiaoping of China won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in the light-heavyweight boxing class.

Olympic Medal: Super-Heavyweight Boxing
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Roberto Cammarelle of Italy won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in the super-heavyweight boxing class.

Olympic Medal: M Water Polo
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Hungary won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in men's water polo.

Olympic Medal: Bantamweight Boxing
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Badar-Uugan Enkhbat of Mongolia won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in the bantamweight boxing class.

Olympic Medal: Lightweight Boxing
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Alexey Tishchenko of Russia won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in the lightweight boxing class.

Olympic Medal: Welterweight Boxing
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Bakhyt Sarsekbayev of Kazakhstan won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in the welterweight boxing class.

Olympic Medal: M Volleyball
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- The United States won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in men's volleyball.

Olympic Medal: Light-Flyweight Boxing
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Zou Shiming of China won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in the light-flyweight boxing division in Beijing.

Olympic Medal: Team Rhythmic Gymnastics
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Russia won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in the rhythmic gymnastics team event in Beijing.

Olympic Medal: W Basketball
BEIJING, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The United States won the Olympic gold medal Saturday in women's basketball.

Olympic Medal: M 10-meter Diving
BEIJING, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Matthew Mitcham of Australia won the Olympic gold medal Saturday in men's platform diving.

Olympic Medal: Heavyweight Boxing
BEIJING, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Rakhim Chakhkiev of Russia won the Olympic gold medal Saturday in the heavyweight boxing class.

Olympic Medal: W Volleyball
BEIJING, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Brazil won the Olympic gold medal Saturday in women's volleyball.

Olympic Medal: Baseball
BEIJING, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- South Korea won the Olympic gold medal Saturday in baseball.

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