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Olympic Champion Gymnast Shawn Johnson Retires Citing Injuries

By Erik Matuszewski on June 04, 2012 US gymnast Shawn Johnson, who won four medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, retired because of recurring knee injuries, ending her attempt to qualify for this year's London games. ?I still have the heart, drive, ...

Olympics-Teenage Kyrgyz wrestler a girl among men

Her sparring partners are all male, and at least 10 kg heavier than the Central Asian nation's best hope of a medal at the London Olympics. It's a familiar story for the 19-year-old economics student. Growing up in her remote mountain village, ...

Olympics-Triathlon champion Snowsill snubbed for London

SYDNEY, June 4 (Reuters) - Olympic triathlon champion Emma Snowsill, the most successful woman in the short history of the sport, has been left out of the Australia team for the London Games, local media reported on Monday. The 30-year-old three-times ...

Santa Clara swim meet is grooming ground for Australia's potential Olympic stars

The Bay Area has become a regular stop for the vaunted Australian swim team, particularly during Olympic years. Australia brought 17 Olympians to the George F. Haines International Swim Center looking for serious competition two months before the ...