London Olympics 2012 News

Olympic athletics: Kenyan Rudisha wins gold in Men`s 800m

Kenyan runner David Rudisha set a searing pace as he won Olympic 800 metres gold in world record time Thursday.

London Olympics 2012 Athletics: Usain Bolt seals legendary status with unique double

Lightning ‘Bolt’ struck again and with that history books were rewritten as Usain Bolt blitzed his way to 200m gold.

London Olympics Athletics: India’s Tintu Luka fails to make 800m final

Tintu Luka of India crashed out of the 800m semi-final finishing 6th in Heat 2.

Germany beat Australia 4-2, enter Olympic men`s hockey final

Defending champions Germany surged into the final of the men`s hockey competition at the London Olympics with a rousing 4-2 victory over 2004 champions Australia here today.

London Olympics: India in action Day 14 (Friday)

The following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the Olympic Games Friday

Sahana, Geeta eliminated on another fruitless day for India

High jumper Sahana Kumari and wrestler Geeta Phogat were eliminated before making any serious attempt to climb the medal podium as India drew a blank on Day 13 of the Olympic Games here today.

Sandhu to take decision on retirement after coming to India

India`s boxing coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu is contemplating retirement but will consult the Federation officials before taking a final decision.

London Olympics 2012 Wrestling: Geeta Phogat loses in repechage round; out of Olympics

Geeta Phogat lost the repechage round to Tetyana Lazareva of Ukraine 0-3 to crash out of the Olympics.

Inconsistent judging affected morale: Vijender

Vijender Singh says that inconsistent judging at London Olympics affected the morale of Indian pugilists.

London Olympics 2012: Germany wins Olympic gold in men`s 1,000m C-2

Peter Kretschmer and Kurt Kuschela of Germany won the gold medal Thursday in the men`s 1,000-meter C-2 at the Olympic canoe sprint regatta.

London Olympics 2012 wrestling: Geeta Phogat in repechage round; in bronze medal contention

India`s Geeta Phogat is still in contention to win a bronze medal in the women’s freestyle 55kg as she will now contest in repechage round where she has to overcome two opponents to lay her hand on the bronze medal.

Saina Nehwal dedicates Olympic medal to father

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal created history by becoming the first ever shuttler from India to win an Olympic medal at the 2012 Games.

Olympics 2012: Sardar should be inspiration for players says Michael Nobbs

India`s hockey players have a role model within their ranks and should look at play-maker Sardar Singh for inspiration, says coach Michael Nobbs

Olympics Wrestling: Sushil Kumar determined to give his best

The spotlight is on wrestler Sushil Kumar to fetch India a medal in the London Olympics as he now remains the main hope for the country, and the 2008 Beijing Games hero says he is determined to give his best.

Olympics 2012: China unbeatable in table tennis; some are worried

China is unbeatable in table tennis, and even Chinese officials are worried about the dominance

London Olympics football: Late strike gives Canada bronze

A stoppage-time goal from Diana Matheson gave Canada their first Olympic women`s football medal with a 1-0 victory over France in Thursday`s bronze medal match here.

Olympics 2012 swimming: Hungary`s Risztov powers to gold in marathon

Hungarian swimmer Eva Risztov had the stamina to beat the field in the women`s 10-kilometre open water swimming Thursday after a close finish in Hyde Park here at the Olympics.

London Olympics: New format encouraged match-fixing in badminton says Ashwini Ponappa

Ace shuttler Ashwini Ponappa is still in disbelief over her early exit from the Olympics and criticised the new round-robin format which according to her encouraged "match-fixing" at the London Games