Sunday, 12 August 2012

Olympics-Tale of two boxers shows work ahead for London (Reuters)

LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The contrasting fortunes of twomembers of a Haringey police boxing club serve as a reminder ofwhy London bid to host the 2012 Olympics. Smiling broadly at the camera, Kemar Duhaney looks much likeNicola Adams in recent newspaper pictures. But while Adams iscelebrating becoming an Olympic champion at her home Games,Duhaney is awaiting burial after being stabbed in a street nearthe Olympic Park. Regenerating East London and helping solve its socialproblems of unemployment, crime and poverty was one of the mainreasons London wanted to host the 2012 Games. ...

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