London 2012 Basketball (Google Doodle)

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The basketball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London are being held from 28 July to 12 August. Preliminary matches and women's quarterfinal matches are played at the newly built Basketball Arena within the Olympic Park, which will seat up to 12,000 spectators. Men's knockout games and women's games from semifinals onward will be played at The O2 Arena.

Google presents  an outstanding Doodle-Game: Basketball. The goal is to shot as many baskets as possible , in 24 seconds. To shot you have to press the space-key. just don’t look at the basketball – concentrate on your player. If you win the game with the 3 pointers , congratulations! 

Here's  link to play , the London 2012 Basketball Doodle as a video.

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London 2012 slalom canoe (Google Doodle)

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London 2012 slalom canoe is the 14th London Olympics doodle, carrying on the tradition of a Google doodle every day of the Olympics.

This water sport is a part of the ongoing 2012 Olympics.

Today, you can pump up your adrenaline by playing the Slalom Canoe. The playable doodle features a paddler with a yellow-coloured canoe which allows you paddle a canoe down a water course on your computers that has 10 downstream gates, marked with green striped poles.

To adjust the speed of their canoes, users can use left and right arrow keys. The game goes like this- the speed of the canoe slows down on hitting the banks, water animals and sedimentary rocks, and you will score more if you paddle faster.

Mark Barriga wins Olympic Debut

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'LITTLE PACQUIAO' as he is called now, the Philippines' lone boxing Olympic bet Mark Anthony Barriga wins Olympic debut.

Little Pacquiao came up big for the Philippines. Light flyweight Mark Barriga easily handled Italy's Manuel Cappai in the opening bout for the only Filipino boxer in London, earning a 17-7 victory. Barriga's one-sided win was an encouraging result for a strong boxing nation with little recent history of amateur success.

The 19-year-old Barriga trained in Manny Pacquiao's camp to prepare for the Olympics, earning the nickname "Little Pacquiao" in the Filipino media. The 5-foot-2 slugger's potent punching power suggests he was taking notes from the beloved Filipino congressman.


Barriga knows the coming days would be tougher and that his journey toward an Olympic gold medal here would not be easy.


“This is just one victory, it’s still a long way to go,” said Mark, the 19-year-old Panabo City pug shortly after his 17-7 triumph over Italy’s Manual Cappai in the first round of their men’s boxing’s light flyweight match on Monday. His triumph was witnessed by his parents, Edgar and Melita, whom Barriga credited for inspiring him to do his best in his Olympic debut.

PHOTO: Pinoy boxer Mark Barriga after 1st win in #London2012. 
Photo by Murad Sezer, Reuters #GoTeamPHpic.twitter.com/dNdsBkEP

Google Doodle: London 2012 Artistic Gymnastics Men's Rings

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London 2012: Olympic Doodle No. 5 presents "Men's Rings" (July 31st, 2012). The doodle shows a strong athlete at the rings.   

The doodle shows a strong athlete at the rings. The term Artistic Gymnastics was first used in the 19th century. Rings are one of 14 disciplines of Artistic Gymnastics. This year started 98 men and 98 women in 14 events.

The latest doodle is dedicated to Rings Gymnastics, a discipline only for men as it requires tremendous strength. It is the first doodle of the London 2012 with a man.

The artistic gymnastic medal event was scheduled for Monday and it was defending champions China who won the gold medal. Earlier, Great Britain finished second and took Silver while Ukraine finished with the bronze medal.

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Fourth Google Doodle for Olympic Game London 2012 - ‘Fencing’

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This is the Fourth Doodle for the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

Olympic Doodle No. 4 presents "Fencing" (July 30th, 2012). Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement 1896. This year started 105 men and 107 women in 10 events. More about Fencing at the Olympic Games in London

Fencing competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London are happening from 28 July to 5 August at ExCeL Exhibition Centre. Ten events (6 individual, 4 team) are scheduled to be contested. The International Fencing Federation (FIE) pushed for the inclusion of two more team events, but the IOC voted to keep the current format of ten events.

Although sword fighting dates back thousands of years, Fencing as we now understand it really came of age as a sport in the 19th century. A tense, compelling battle of wits and technique, the sport is one of the few to have featured at every modern Olympic Games.

Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Women’s foil made its Olympic debut in Paris, during the 1924 Olympic Games. There are three forms of Olympicfencing:

• Foil – a light thrusting weapon; the valid target is restricted to the torso; double touches are not allowed.

• Épée – a heavy thrusting weapon; the valid target area covers the entire body; double touches are allowed.

• Sabre – a light cutting and thrusting weapon; the valid target area includes almost everything above the waist (excluding the back of the head and the hands); double touches are not allowed.

Fencing takes place on a piste, 14 metres long and between 1.5m and 2m wide. All 10 medal events on the Fencing programme are run in a knockout format.

Fencing is a fast, tense sport. Fencers must use all their wits and quick thinking to out manoeuvre their opponent, judging the right time and the most effective way to attack.

London 2012 Diving Google Doodle

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London 2012 Diving Google Doodle is on n 29th July, 2012. It is the second day of sport competition after the London Opening Ceremony.

Google is focusing the world’s attention on London 2012 diving.. Guiding Google users to the important sporting events of the day at the Olympics and also providing the opportunity to learn more about each of the sporting events taking place at the London 2012 Olympics.

We have Google doodle everyday for the rest of the Olympics! 

Diving was first introduced in the official program of the Summer Olympic Games at the 1904 Games of St. Louis and has been an Olympic sport since. It was known as “fancy diving” for the acrobatic stunts performed by divers during the dive (such as somersaults and twists).

London 2012 Diving Schedule

If you want to watch the London 2012 diving acts here is a schedule of the London 2012 Diving times and dates.

London 2012 Diving – Date	London 2012 Diving – Event	Time
July 29, 2012	Women’s Synchronized   3m Springboard – London 2012 Diving	15:00
July 30, 2012	Men’s Synchronized   10m Platform – London 2012 Diving	15:00
July 31, 2012	Women’s Synchronized   10m Platform – London 2012 Diving	15:00
August 1, 2012	Men’s Synchronized 3m Springboard – London 2012 Diving	15:00
August 3, 2012	Women’s 3m Springboard – London 2012 Diving	14:30
August 4, 2012	Women’s 3m Springboard – London 2012 Diving	14:30
August 5, 2012	Women’s 3m Springboard – London 2012 Diving	19:00
August 6, 2012	Men’s 3m Springboard – London 2012 Diving	19:00
August 7, 2012	Men’s 3m Springboard – London 2012 Diving	19:00
August 8, 2012	Women’s 10m Platform – London 2012 Diving	19:00
August 9, 2012	Women’s 10m Platform – London 2012 Diving	19:00
August 10, 2012	Men’s 10m Platform – London 2012 Diving	19:00
August 11, 2012	Men’s 10m Platform – London 2012 Diving	20:30

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