London 2012 Olympics: Day 15 highlights |
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 Zeenews Sports Bureau
Wrestling: Bronze medals for Georgia and Iran
Georgia`s Dato Marsagishvili and Iran`s Ehsan Naser Lashgari won bronze medals in the men`s 84 kg freestyle wrestling Saturday. Marsagishvili beat Belarusian grappler Soslan Gattsiev 3-1, registering big throws in each of the first two rounds to win the first 3-0 and the second 3-1. CLICK HERE FOR COMLETE STORY»
Farah adds 5000m title to 10000m gold
Britain`s Mo Farah added the 5000 metres title to his 10000 metres gold medal at the London Olympics Saturday. Farah took the lead at the bell and held it in a courageous, lung-busting final 100 meters to take gold in 13 minutes, 41.66 seconds. CLICK HERE FOR COMLETE STORY»
Modern penthathon: Svoboda wins gold for Czechs
David Svoboda of the Czech Republic took gold Saturday in the men`s modern pentathlon at Olympics. Svoboda entered the final combined run and shoot with a one-second advantage over Cao Zhongrong of China and held it for gold to total 5,928 points over five events. CLICK HERE FOR COMLETE STORY».
Russia`s Savinova wins gold in women`s 800m
Russia`s Mariya Savinova took Olympic gold in the women`s 800 metres final Saturday, edging out South Africa`s Caster Semenya as the bronze also went to Russia. Savinova, the reigning World Champion, ran a time of 1 minute 56.19 and, while there was none of the record-breaking pace shown in the men`s final when Kenya`s David Rudisha smashed his own world record, there was plenty of drama. CLICK HERE FOR COMLETE STORY».
Russia`s Lashmanova wins walk in record time
Russia`s Elena Lashmanova won Olympic gold in the women`s 20km race walk Saturday, beating the world record of her fellow Russian Vera Sokolova in the process. Lashmanova finished in 1 hour 25 minutes 2 seconds, ahead of another Russian from the same region of Mordovia, Olga Kaniskina, who took silver after finishing seven seconds behind her. CLICK HERE FOR COMLETE STORY».
Wrestling: Azerbaijan`s Asgarov wins gold
Azerbaijan`s Toghrul Asgarov won the gold medal in the men`s freestyle 60 kg wrestling division at the Olympics Saturday. Asgarov defeated reigning World Champion Besik Kudukhov of Russia 3-0 on points in the final, winning the first round 1-0 with a minor throw before racking up three throws in the second as he won 5-0. CLICK HERE FOR COMLETE STORY».
Handball: Spain slogs to dramatic bronze
Spain beat South Korea 31-29 in a captivating Olympic women`s handball bronze medal match Saturday that needed a second overtime to decide a winner. Nely Alberto and Begona Fernandez both hit five to top score for Spain, while Gwon Han Na led Koreans with seven.
Basketball: Australia thrashes Russia for women`s bronze
Australia`s women dominated Russia throughout to win basketball bronze Saturday, beating the Russians 83-74. The Australians held the lead 17-16 at the end of a largely even first quarter and kept it throughout from that point on, leading 57-43 at the end of third before the Australians eased off, allowing Russia to take the fourth 31-26. CLICK HERE FOR COMLETE STORY».
Men's 4 x 100m final
World record shattered as Jamaica stormed through to another gold with a record time of 36.84s followed by USA equalling the world record 37.04s to take silver and Canada, who came in third were disqualified giving Trinidad & Tobago the bronze. CLICK HERE FOR COMLETE STORY».
Yogeshwar Dutt wins Bronze!
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Third and final period: What a fightback from Yogeshwar Dutt!! After losing the first period 1-0, he strongly fought back, won the third period 6-0 to ensure a Bronze medal in the 60kg category! Another Bronze for India. Know more about YOGESHWAR DUTT HERE»
MEDALS TALLY »
Second period: Good fightback from Indian wrestler. Yogeshwar wins it 1-0.
First period: Jong Myong Ri of DPR Korea wins the 1-0.
Can Yogeshwar Dutt win a Bronze?
The Indian wrestler will now play for the Bronze medal against Jong Myong Ri of DPR Korea.
Dutt defeated Masoud Esmaeilpoorjouybari of Iran 3-1 to book a place in the bronze medal bout.
Yogeshwar Dutt wins first repechage round
Yogeshwar Dutt won the first repechage round beating Franklin Gomez Matos of Puerto Rico 0-3 to move to the next repechage round.
Update:Yogeshwar Dutt has qualified for the repechage round and will now contest fpr bronze medal. He will face Franklin Gomez Matos of Puerto Rico.
Mexico defeat Brazil 2-1 to bag gold
Mexico created a major upset in the Olympic men's football tournament as they stunned 5-time World Champions Brazil 2-1 to win their first gold in Football.
Oribe Peralta's was the hero for Mexico as he scored twice in the crucial encounter.
Yogeshwar Dutt loses pre-quarterfinal bout
Yogeshwar Dutt lost 0-3 to Beijing bronze-medallist Besik Kudukhov of Russia in the 60kg freestyle pre-quarterfinals bout at the London Olympics.
India’s Yogeshwar Dutt faces Besik Kudukhov of Russia in the pre-quarterfinals (Men`s 60kg Freestyle).
Yogeshwar Dutt wins first match
India's Yogeshwar Dutt won his opening bout defeating Anatolie Ilarionovitch of Bulgaria 2-1 in the qualification round and has entered the pre-quarters.
India’s Basant Bahadur Rana finished 36th in the 50km race walk with a new national record of 3:56.48.
Men's hockey: India finish last
India fought hard in the dying seconds before going down to South Africa 2-3 in the playoff to finish last at the London Olympics 2012 hockey competitions on Saturday. Read as it happened»
Besides him, wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt will take on Anatolie Ilarionovitch Guidea of Bulgaria in 60kg category. READ HIS PROFILE »
The Indian wrestlers had a disappointing Day 14 when Amit Kumar (55kg) and Narsingh Yadav(74kg) failed to win any medal in their respective categories. The former made it to the quarters and lost in the repechage while the latter bowed out in the first bout itself.
The final of men’s football is scheduled for today between Brazil and Mexico. Brazil have won everything in football except the ever elusive Olympic gold. Will they finally be able to lay their hands at the gold medal? READ THE PREVIEW HERE»
First Published: Saturday, August 11, 2012, 13:56
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