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India at London Olympics 2012: A glance at the performance of athletes

A look at the Indian athletes performance at the 2012 London Olympics.

London Olympics: US judoka expelled from Olympics for cannabis

American judoka Nicholas Delpopolo has been disqualified from the London Olympics after testing positive for cannabis, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Monday.

London 2012: Olympic officials condemn bottle throwing incident

Olympic officials on Monday condemned a man arrested for throwing a plastic bottle on the track before Sunday night`s men`s 100-meter final as competitors said the unpleasant incident did not affect the showcase event.

Olympics 2012 judo: Cuba`s Ortiz wins gold

Cuban judoka Idalys Ortiz won the gold in the women`s +78kg category at the Olympics here Friday.

London Olympics judo: France`s Riner wins gold

French judoka Teddy Riner won an Olympics gold in the men`s 100+ kg category here Friday, beating Russia`s Alexander Mikhaylin in the final.

Olympic 2012 : At 218kg judoko Ricardo Blas Jr is Olympics’ heaviest athlete

Ricardo Blas Junior, who is a judo player, is the heaviest competitor in the history of modern Olympics with a colossal weight of 218 kg.

How ‘sexually-abused’ Harrison beat depression to win US’ first ever judo gold medal

London: Kayla Harrison overcame spells of depression brought on by her coach abusing her sexually during her early teens to became the first ever American to win a gold medal in judo. She achieved a dramatic win over Britisher Gemma Gibbons.

London Olympics: Putin to cheer for Russian judokas

Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in London Thursday for informal talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron and to witness some of the Olympic judo events.

Gold for France`s Decosse in women`s 70 kg judo

France`s Lucie Decosse took the women`s 70 kg judo gold at the Olympics Wednesday, beating Germany`s Kerstin Thiele by waza-ari in the final.

Olympic judo: Kim scores revenge over Bischof for gold

South Korean judoka Jae-Bum Kim gained sweet revenge over Germany`s Ole Bischof to clinch gold in the men`s 81 kg category at the London Olympics Tuesday.

London Olympics Judo: Garima Chaudhary knocked out

Garima Chaudhary (22) lost in the elimination round of 32

Olympic 2012: Cuban wins silver in judo

Cuban judo athlete Yanet Bermoy had to settle for the silver medal in the 52-kg class after losing to North Korea`s Kum Ae An Sunday at the London Olympics

Olympics Judo: Brazilian Menezes wins 48kg gold

World number two Sarah Menezes of Brazil overcame defending champion Alina Dumitru of Romania to win the women`s 48kg judo title at the London Olympics here Saturday.

Garima Chaudhary: Profile 2012 London Olympics (Judo)

Garima Chaudhary, the 22-year-old Meerut girl will compete in the 63kg weight category in the Judo event.

India`s lone judoka Garima confident of good show

Going by statistics, it will be very difficult for India`s lone judoka Garima Chaudhary to even end up with a top-five finish leave alone a medal at the London Olympics.

2012 London Olympics: Indian team-full list

London Olympics is just round the corner and India is set to send the biggest ever contingent to the mega event.

Preparatory events for Oly-bound paddlers, judokas approved

The Multi Disciplinary Steering Committee of the Sports Ministry has approved the preparatory tournaments for London-bound paddlers and judokas ahead of the upcoming Olympic Games.

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