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London 2012 Rhythmic Gymnastics google doodle

Post last modified:August 11, 2012
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Google is celebrating 2012 london olympic with a new London 2012 Rhythmic Gymnastics doodle on its homepage.

Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of 2 or more manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: rope, clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon and Free (no apparatus). An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time. When multiple gymnasts are performing a routine together a maximum of two types of apparatus may be distributed through the group. An athlete can exchange apparatus with a team member at any time through the routine.
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London 2012 Football google doodle

Post last modified:August 10, 2012
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Google is celebrating 2012 london olympic with a new interactive London 2012 Football doodle on its homepage. Just click the blue play button and Use the left-right arrow keys to move left and right and use spacebar to jump.

Association football has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men’s competition sport. Women’s football was added to the official programme in 1996.
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London 2012 Slalom Canoe google doodle

Post last modified:August 9, 2012
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Google is celebrating 2012 london olympic with a new interactive London 2012 Slalom Canoe doodle on its homepage. Just click the blue play button and Use the left-right arrow keys to power up and navigate your canoe.

Whitewater slalom (canoe slalom since November 2008) is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics.
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London 2012 Basketball google doodle

Post last modified:August 8, 2012
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Google is celebrating 2012 london olympic with a new interactive London 2012 Basketball doodle on its homepage. Just click the blue play button and shoot baskets using the space bar or by holding and releasing the left mouse key.

Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904. Women’s basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976.
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London 2012 Pole Vault google doodle

Post last modified:August 4, 2012
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Google is celebrating 2012 london olympic with a new London 2012 Pole Vault doodle on its homepage. This google doodle shows a female pole vaulter trying to take a leap over the bar using a pole and the logo of Google is seen behind the stadium.
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, Cretans and Celts. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and 2000 for women.
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London 2012 Hockey google doodle

Post last modified:August 1, 2012
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Google is celebrating 2012 london olympic with a new London 2012 Hockey doodle on its homepage. This google doodle shows a female player holding a hook-shaped stick playing on a hockey pitch.
The London 2012 Hockey sports event started on the 29th of July 2012 and will be played until the 11th of August 2012. Men’s Hockey made its debut at the London 1908 Games and first women’s Olympic hockey competition was held at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
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London 2012 Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Rings google doodle

Post last modified:July 31, 2012
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Google is celebrating 2012 london olympic with a male gymnast displaying his craft on rings doodle on its homepage. This is the fifth London Olympics doodle.
The rings, also known as steady rings (in contrast to flying rings), is an artistic gymnastics apparatus and the event that uses it. It is traditionally used only by male gymnasts, due to its extreme upper-body strength requirements. Gymnasts typically wear ring grips while performing on the rings.
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London 2012 Fencing google doodle

Post last modified:July 30, 2012
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Google is celebrating 2012 london olympic with two fencers competing against each other doodle on its homepage.
Fencing competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London are scheduled to be held from 28 July to 5 August at ExCeL Exhibition Centre. Ten events (6 individual, 4 team) are scheduled to be contested. Qualification will be primarily based on the FIE Official Ranking as at 2 April 2012, with further individual places available at 4 zonal qualifying tournaments.
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London 2012 Diving google doodle

Post last modified:July 29, 2012
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Google is celebrating 2012 london olympic with a female diver in position for the plunge on the diving board over a pool doodle on its homepage.
Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place from 29 July to 11 August 2012 at the London Aquatics Centre in London, UK.It is one of 4 Aquatics disciplines at the Games, along with Swimming, Water Polo and Synchronized Swimming.The 2012 Olympics will feature competition in 8 events (Men and Women events each of): 3 metre springboard, synchronized 3 metre springboard, 10 metre platform, and synchronized 10 metre platform.All divers must be at least 14 years-old on or by 31 December 2012.
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London 2012 archery google doodle

Post last modified:July 28, 2012
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Google is celebrating 2012 london olympic with a new archery doodle on its homepage.
Archery had its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 14 Olympiads. 83 different nations have appeared in the Olympic archery competitions, with France appearing the most often at 11 times. It is governed by the International Archery Federation (FITA).
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