London Olympics 2012 News

London Olympic 2012 rowing: Britain retain men`s four crown

Britain here Saturday retained their Olympic title in the men`s four rowing, beating Australia and the United States to gold at the London Olympics.

London Olympics 2012: Sudha fails to make final cut in 3000m steeplechase

India`s Sudha Singh crashed out of the London Olympics after failing to qualify for the final of the women`s 3000m steeplechase event, finishing a lowly 13th out of 15 runners in the first heat on saturday

London Olympics 2012: What gives Usain Bolt an edge over his rivals

Body shape, muscle strength, the relative lengths of legs, heels and toes, as well as a fine-tuned nervous system to pull the whole thing together, are just some of the biological attributes that make a world-class runner, it has been revealed.

London Olympics 2012, Diary: Olympic gatecrasher now hogs limelight in virtual world

Madhura Nagendra`s 15 minutes of fame may be over after she gatecrashed into the Indian Olympic contingent`s march-past at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics

Olympics 2012: Sandeep Kumar, Manjeet Singh finish second last

India`s campaign in the rowing event of the London Olympics came to a dismal end with the duo of Sandeep Kumar and Manjeet Singh finishing second last in the Men`s Double sculls event at the Eton Dorney Rowing centre here today

London 2012: Mhow celebrates shooter Vijay`s feat at London Olympics

After Subedar Vijay Kumar, an ace shooter of Army Marksmanship Unit, won a silver medal at the ongoing London Olympics, celebrations have not stopped at the AMU and the Infantry School here

China`s women duo in Olympic beach volleyball quarters

China`s Xue Chen and Zhang Xi marched into the quarterfinals of the women`s beach volleyball beating a Russian duo 2-0 in the London Olympic Games Saturday

Olympic 2012: Nobbs enraged at Indian players 'lack of commitment'

India`s hockey coach Michael Nobbs is furious at the lack of commitment shown by his players in the first three games at the London Games and said there were some players in the team who are just happy to be Olympians.

London 2012: Indians gear up to counter-protest AIBA decision at Olympics

The Indian boxing team is set to counter-attack after Vikas Krishan`s controversial ouster from the Olympics with the contingent planning to file a protest of its own against the International Boxing Association`s decision to overturn his pre-quarterfinal win

Olympics 2012: Magnificent Mary` takes to ring in women`s boxing`s Oly debut

Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) would be India`s lone flagbearer and a gold medal hope when women`s boxing makes its historic Olympic debut in three weight categories here tomorrow.

Olympic 2012: Milkha Singh congratulates Vijay for silver at Olympics

Legendary athlete Milkha Singh today congratulated Indian shooter Vijay Kumar for winning a silver medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol event of the Olympic Games in London

London Olympics 2012: Kobe Bryant watches Federer win

National Basketball Association (NBA) star Kobe Bryant was in the Centre Court crowd at Wimbledon in the Olympic Games to witness the longest three-set tennis match in the Open Era when Swiss Roger Federer overcame Juan Martin Del Potro from Argentina in the semifinal.

Olympics 2012 star athletes keep their winning edge with `superstition`

Olympic hopefuls in London are a competitive bunch who will stop at nothing to give themselves an edge over their rivals, including superstitions and rituals. U.S. women’s judo champ Kayla Harrison wore lucky socks that were a gift from her grandmother when she won Olympic gold.

London Olympics 2012 Swimming: Franklin wins women`s 200m backstroke with record

Missy Franklin of the United States won the gold medal in the women`s swimming 200m backstroke here today with a new world record.

London Olympics 2012:‘Psychic raccoon’ does a ‘Paul the Octopus’ by foretelling Chinese win at Games

A raccoon, which stays in a Russian zoo, has predicted China to top the London Olympics’ medal tally, as she looks to emulate the enigma created by Paul-the Octopus during the 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa.

London Olympics 2012: British women knocked out of football by Canada

Great Britain`s women saw their maiden Olympic football tournament end with a 2-0 quarter-final defeat by Canada in Coventry.

London Olympics 2012 Badminton: Can Saina Nehwal bag bronze medal for India?

Outclassed by world no 1 Yihan Wang of China, India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal will leave behind the defeat and face another Chinese in the play-off for bronze medal on Saturday.

London Olympics 2012: Shootout for title of world`s fastest man

The fastest man in the world will be crowned on day three of athletics events at the London Olympics, which starts tomorrow morning with the women`s marathon through the city`s streets

London Olympics 2012: India roundup

Army shooter Vijay Kumar made India proud by winning a welcome silver medal at the London Olympics here Friday, hours before boxer Vikas Krishan was controversially eliminated from the competition.