Who is on Team USA in 2012 London Olympics?

ESPN's Chris Sheridan jumped in with two feet with his educated guess:

Guards: Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, Deron Williams, Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook.

Kobe Bryant

Russell Westbrook

Deron Williams

Chris Paul

Forwards: Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Andre Iguodala, Carmelo Anthony.

Chris Bosh

Kevin Durant

LeBron James

Andre Iguodala

Carmelo Anthony

Centers: Dwight Howard, Brook Lopez.

Dwight Howard

Brook Lopez

Source: NBC Sports

Andre Iguodala Brings Gold To Philadelphia 76er

Philadelphia 76er Andre Iguodala's international experience was clearly a successful venture. Not only did he make Team USA, he brought home the gold.

Team USA was not exactly favored entering the World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey and for good reason. The USA is notoriously known for sending their "B squad" to the World's in an attempt to save their players for the 2012 Olympics.

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What I can see good coming out of this is a probable gold medal again for Team USA. Go Team USA!

Edwards lands 2012 Olympics buildup role

Triple jump world record holder and Olympic gold medallist Jonathan Edwards has been given a leading role in the build-up to the London 2012 Games.

Edwards, who is already on the board of the London organising committee (LOCOG) was named deputy chair of the 2012 Nations and Regions Group on Wednesday.

His role will include visits and speaking engagements in each of the nine English Regions as well as Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

source: reuters

Police on alert for 2012 Olympics scams

With almost four years still to go until the London Olympics, police have been put on alert for widespread fraud after receiving reports of scams ranging from websites offering fake tickets to “boiler rooms” selling shares in companies with fake games-linked contracts.

Steve Wilmott, City of London police’s head of economic crime, said the internet air ticket scam suffered by the parents of Rebecca Adlington, the British swimmer who won two gold medals, was a telling sign of frauds that could flourish around London 2012.

source: ft.com

London Olympic torch will not tour world

British officials say the 2012 Olympics in London won't need a world torch relay tour, and possible repeat of protests that plagued China.

The Olympic flame will be carried around Britain, however, with organizers also promising a series of buildup events before the official July 27, 2012, Opening Ceremony, The Times of London reported Sunday.

British Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell told the Sunday Times she had "a lot of enthusiasm" for the torch being taken through interested "villages, towns and cities in the UK. ..."There would be no more powerful way of making them feel part of the Olympics, would there?"

The London Olympics will be much more intimate the Beijing Games, Jowell said. She also pledged venues would be filled and every Londoner given a chance to attend an event.

source: upi.com

London 2012 Olympic plans set to start

UGANDA’s preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games in London start next month with different federations looking to the Commonwealth Youth Games to gauge their athletes. The games, due October 12-18 in India, are exclusively for athletes under 18 and who are expected to be ready to take on the world’s best in London.

According to Uganda Olympic Committee treasurer Salim Musoke, a team will compete in athletics, boxing, table tennis and weightlifting in the India games. “The different federations have selected their best talents for the games,”

Musoke explained in an interview yesterday. Musoke said that the best performers in India could get Olympic Solidarity scholarships for the 2012 and 2016 Olympic games.

The India-bound team includes athletes Moses Kibet, Doreen Chesang, Ramadhan Akula, Alex Cherop, Dickson Huru and Juliet Chekwel.

Table tennis players are Eddie Omongole, Zura Kauka and Amina Namaganda.

The weightlifters are Milly Kaitesi, Roger Mukwenda and Charles Ssekyaaya.

source: newvision.co.ug

Malaysian cyclists may train in London to prepare for 2012 Games

Malaysian national cyclists can look forward to a new training base overseas in their programme for the 2012 London Olympics.

The Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) are looking at using London as the gateway to more competitive races in Europe.
Previously, the cyclists were based in Melbourne under the charge of Australian John Beasley.

MNCF deputy president Datuk Naim Mohd said that the switch of venue and exposure to competitions in Europe were needed to strengthen Malaysia’s preparation for the London Games.

Track riders Azizul Hasni Awang, Josiah Ng, Mohd Edrus Yunus and Mohd Rizal Tisin raised hopes of a first Olympic cycling medal at the recently concluded Beijing Olympics. But they came up short.

Despite the disappointment, Naim said that the team had done well to raise the profile of Malaysia in world cycling and the immediate plan was to raise the bar higher.