London Olympics 2012 News

Phelps retiring at right time: Soviet gymnast Latynina

"American swimmer Michael Phelps is right to quit the sport after breaking my record of 18 Olympic medals," says former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina.

2012 Olympics Swimming: Michael Phelps confirms retirement

Swimming legend Michael Phelps, the most prolific Olympic medallist, has confirmed he would retire after the London Olympics

Triple jumper Mayookha out of Olympics

India`s sole woman triple jumper in London Olympics Mayookha Johny crashed out of the Games, failing to qualify for the finals with a disappointing 13th place finish in Group B here Friday.

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.

Olympic rowing: Britain storms to women`s sculls gold

British world champion crew Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins stormed to Olympic gold in the women`s double sculls final here Friday.

Olympic rowing: Germans row to quadruple sculls gold

Germany`s rowers dominated the men`s quadruple sculls final Friday to take the Olympic gold medal.

Olympic rowing: New Zealand`s Drysdale takes single sculls gold

London: Five-time world champion rower Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand powered to gold in the single sculls event at the London Olympics here Friday.

London Olympics 2012: Unheralded Vijay Kumar bags silver in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol

Marksman Vijay Kumar lifted the Indian shooting team`s spirit by qualifying for the final of the men`s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event at the Olympic Games here today

London Olympics hockey: Germany beat India 5-2

Live updates from the Olympic hockey competition between India and Germany.

Olympic swimming: Gagan goes out in heats

India`s lone swimmer at the Olympic Games Ullalmath Gagan failed to qualify for the finals of the 1500-metre freestyle event as he went out in the heats, finishing seventh and last in Heat 1, clocking six minutes 31.14 seconds here Friday

Olympics 2012: Om Prakash fails to qualify for shot put finals

India`s athletics campaign in the Olympic Games was off to a poor start with Om Prakash Singh failing to make the shot put finals, finishing a disappointing 19th in the qualification round with a below-par performance here today.

Olympics: Menezes warns Brazil about complacency against Honduras

Brazil coach Mano Menezes has warned his team about the dangers of complacency in Saturday`s Olympic football quarterfinal match against Honduras.

London Olympics 2012: Saina Nehwal bows out of semis but still in hunt for bronze

India`s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal was beaten in straight games by world number one Yihan Wang in the women`s singles semifinals at the London Olympics in London on Saturday but remained in the medal hunt as she will be competing in the bronze medal play-off on Saturday.

Olympics shooting: Joydeep Karmakar misses bronze; finishes 4th

India’s Joydeep Karmakar is all set to starts proceedings in the Men`s 50m Rifle Prone final.

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.

No relay team for India in London Olympics

India will be without a relay team in the London Olympics as it failed to make the cut in the IAAF list released today.

No relay team for India in London Olympics

India will be without a relay team in the London Olympics as it failed to make the cut in the IAAF list released today.

Olympic swimming: Clary shocks Lochte for 200m backstroke gold

Olympics 2012 London: America`s Tyler Clary won gold in a new Olympic record in the men`s 200 meters backstroke here.Clary, the fastest qualifier for the final, clocked 1 minute, 53.41 seconds in a tight finish Thursday.

Olympics: Bolt, Blake headline weekend track action

The much anticipated track and field segment of the London Olympics runs off Friday with the first round of the women`s 100 metre expected to be the highlight, but most would be waiting with baited breath for the showdown between Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake later in the weekend.