London Olympics 2012 News

London Olympics: I had a tough time in 51kg, says Mary Kom

Olympic bronze medal winning boxer M.C. Mary Kom admitted she was not comfortable fighting in the 51kg section in London and she will not hesitate to shift back to 48kg if the weight category is included in Rio de Janeiro.

I’ve never got publicity like this: Mary Kom

M C Mary Kom created history at the London Olympics winning the bronze medal in women’s boxing and the publicity she got was something even she did not expect.

SpiceJet announces lifetime tickets to Olympics medal winners

Low cost carrier SpiceJet today announced it would provide free air tickets for life to Indian medal winners of the London Olympics

London: We could play just 30-35 per cent of our potential says Bharat Chetri

India captain Bharat Chetri doesn`t want to point fingers at any individual for the hockey team`s disastrous outing at the Olympic Games, instead he is forthcoming in accepting the blame and said the former champions could only play up to "30-35 per cent" of their potential in London

Olympics 2012: Yogeshwar`s village accords him hero`s welcome

Nondescript Bhainswal Kalan village in Haryana`s Sonepat district came alive with bursting of firecrackers, beating of drums, and dance by its womenfolk to welcome son-of-the-soil Yogeshwar Dutt, who reached home wee hours today from London after winning an Olympic bronze

Sochi Olympics torch relay to be longest one

Organisers of the Sochi Olympics said the torch relay of the 2014 Winter Games will be the longest and vowed to bring the audience a splendid opening ceremony.

Mexico has best Olympics in over 40 years

The Mexican contingent for London Olympics ensured the country`s best performance at the Summer Games in over 40 years, winning seven medals, including one gold, three silver and as many bronze.

Secretary-General commends Commonwealth Olympians

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has lauded the Commonwealth nations for their record-breaking accomplishments at the 2012 London Olympics

Campbell-Brown eyes Rio 2016 despite London disappointment

Jamaica`s Veronica Campbell-Brown says she is eyeing a fifth consecutive Olympics despite her disappointing outing at the London Games.

Olympic flag arrives in Rio

The Olympic flag has arrived here, marking the dawn of a new era in Rio de Janeiro`s history.

London Olympics: We are in the G8 of sport: Italian Olympic panel chief

Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) president Gianni Petrucci has said "the Italian team has excelled in the London Olympics" and that the country has earned one more medal than it did in Beijing four years ago.

Russian PM exhorts athletes to do best at Sochi Games

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has expressed the hope that Russian athletes would do their best at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

Belarus still recognises Ostapchuk as Olympic champion: minister

Belarus still recognises female shot putter Nadezhda Ostapchuk as an Olympic champion, Deputy Sports and Tourism Minister of Belarus Cheslav Shulga has said.

London Olympics setback has motivated boxers: Sandhu

Far from demoralising them, the failure to fetch a medal at the London Olympics has motivated Indian male boxers to improve their performance, insisted national coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu after returning to the country on Tuesday

London Olympics: After wrestlers, Mary Kom gets frenzied reception

M.C. Mary Kom, the first Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal, was Tuesday morning accorded a rousing reception on arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, close on the heels of a warm welcome for wrestling stars Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt.

Indian hockey: `It`s time to take some hard decisions`

More than ever before, Indian hockey now needs clear thinking and some hard decisions if it wants to even consider rising from the debacle of the London Olympic Games.

We can win 15 medals in the next Olympics: Sushil Kumar

Sushil Kumar, who won a silver medal for India in London Olympics, said that India could win 15 medals in 2016 Olympics.

Usain Bolt tops Facebook Olympic charts

Sprint legend Usain Bolt was the ’most mentioned athlete on social site Facebook during the whole of the London Olympics 2012 and was also hugely popular on Twitter, according to a report.

London Olympics 2012 closing ceremony attracts record 26 million TV viewers in UK

The closing ceremony of the London Olympics 2012 attracted a record 26 million viewers in the UK, the biggest audience compared to any other previous Olympics closing ceremony.