London Olympics 2012 News

London Olympics 2012: Leander Paes lauds partner Vishnu Vardhan

Having won the men`s doubles first round Olympic match against Jean Julien Rojer and Robin Haase of The Netherlands, India`s tennis legend Leander Paes was all praise for his unheralded partner Vishnu Vardhan, stating that he felt extremely comfortable with the youngster on the court.

Olympic 2012 Archery: Jayanta Talukdar, Chekrovolu Swuro miss mark

Jayanta Talukdar and Chekrovolu Swuro lost to their respective American opponents in contrasting fashion to exit the archery individual event at the London Olympics here Tuesday.

London 2012 Shooting: No shame in losing as long as you give your best: Bindra

Ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra, who failed to defend his Olympic gold medal in the 10 metres air rifle, today said though he was disappointed for not qualifying for the final of his event, he has no shame as he gave his 100 per cent.

London Olympics Tennis: Serena Williams won`t compete in mixed doubles

Serena Williams won`t play mixed doubles at the Olympics, and the two US teams will instead feature four doubles specialists - the Bryan brothers, Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond.

London Olympics Weightlifting: Ravi Kumar crashes out

India's weightlifting campaign in the London Olympics ended today on a dismal note with Katulu Ravi Kumar coming up with a below-par performance in the men's 69kg category at the Excel Arena.

London Olympics 2012 Rowing: Indian rowers out of medal reckoning

Indian rowers on Monday fell out of the reckoning for a medal in the Olympics with Swarn Singh Virk finishing fourth in the quarterfinal round of the single sculls competition.

London Olympics: I will be happy if athletes improve their records, says Bahadur singh

India athletics coach Bahadur Singh says he will be happy if his 14 wards better their career best performance at the London Olympics.

London Olympics Shooting: Gagan Narang’s profile

Gagan Narang won Gold in the men`s 10 metre air rifle event with a world record score in 2008 ISSF World Cup Final.

Olympic 2012 beach volleyball: Powerhouses enter knock-out stage

Brazil`s top-seeded pair of Larissa Franca and Juliana Felisberta Da Silva secured a second straight win for a top 16 berth in the women`s beach volleyball event of the London Olympics.

London Olympics Archery: Chekrovolu Swuro loses in Rd of 32

Indian Archer Chekrovolu Swuro lost to Jennifer Nichols of USA in the Round of 32 in the women’s individual Archery.

London Olympics Judo: Garima Chaudhary knocked out

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

Olympics 2012 badminton: Jwala Gutta, V Diju duo crashes out

Jwala Gutta and V Diju`s badminton campaign in the mixed doubles ended after losing to South Korea`s Jung Eun Ha and Yong Dae Lee 0-2 in their last group game of the London Olympics 2012 on Tuesday.

London 2012 Hockey: India take on New Zealand today

India take on New Zealand Wednesday in what would be a key game for both teams if they hope to remain on course in the men`s Olympic hockey competition.

London Olympics archery: Jayanta Talukdar is another Indian casualty

Indian archer Jayanta Talukdar got a 0-6 hammering from America`s Jacob Wukie in the opening men`s individual elimination round at the London Olympics here Tuesday.

Olympics 2012 fencing: Korean girl falls victim to timing error

A Korean fencer who lost a dramatic Olympic semi-final in controversial circumstances Monday likely fell victim to human error or malfunctioning timing equipment.

London Olympics swimming: American Grevers wins men`s 100-m backstroke gold

American Matthew Grevers powered to gold in the men`s 100 metres backstroke final Monday, setting a new Olympic record along the way.

London Olympics 2012 Badminton: Parupalli Kashyap beats World No 11 to enter pre-quarters

Parupalli Kashyap kept Indian hopes for an Olympic medal alive in badminton as he entered the London Olympics men's singles pre-quarterfinals in style, outplaying tenth seeded Vietnamese Tien Minh Nguyen in straight games on Tuesday.