London Olympics 2012 News

Olympics opening ceremony slashed by 30mins following security farce

The grand opening ceremony for the Olympic Games has been slashed by thirty minutes after an astonishing failure by a private security firm.

After all the hard work, Narsingh aims for medal in London

Narsingh Pancham Yadav doesn`t want to settle for anything less than a top-three finish at London Olympics.

Half a million Olympic football tickets still for sale

Olympic organizers are reducing capacity at several stadiums hosting football matches after failing to sell all the tickets.

Indian archers plan to do a Ganguly at Lord`s

India`s male archers plan to do an action replay of Sourav Ganguly`s torso-baring celebrations if they manage to notch up an Olympic medal at cricket`s Mecca -- the Lord`s.

Poonia gets into groove before Olympic test

Top Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia seemed to be getting in groove for the upcoming Olympics as she threw an impressive 63.16m in the Woodford Green Open Graded Meet.

Indian rowers check into Rowing Village in London

The Indian rowing team arrived in the British capital for the upcoming Olympics but instead of the regular athletes Village, the three-member team checked into a special Rowing Village.

London Games organisers insist early woes minor

Organisers said some of the complaints were exaggerated and tried to put the best face on the unfolding security debacle, as well as other concerns about the games, which start in 10 days.

Shagun Chowdhary: Profile 2012 London Olympics

Shagun Chowdhary, ranked 28th in the world, is competing in trap shooting event in London Olympics.

Ronjan Sodhi: Profile 2012 London Olympics (Shooting)

Ronjan Sodhi, coming from a royal family of Sodhi Nagar,Ferozepur, Punjab, is an Indian trap shooter.

Rohan Bopanna: Profile 2012 London Olympics (Tennis)

Rohan Bopanna from Bangalore, Karnataka, is widely known for his team-up with Aisam Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan.

Rahi Sarnobot: Profile 2012 London Olympics

Rahi Sarnobat, age 21, is India’s medal hope in the women’s 25m pistol shooting event at the London Olympics.

Manavjit Singh Sandhu: Profile 2012 London Olympics

Manavjt Singh Sandhu, born on 3rd November 1976 in Amritsar, Punjab is a shooter who specialises in trap shooting.

Mahesh Bhupathi: Profile 2012 London Olympics

Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi, born on 7th June 1974 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, has currently 649-327 (win-loss) record in ATP circuit.

Heena Sidhu: Profile 2012 London Olympics (Shooting)

Heena Sidhu from Patiala, Punjab is probably the luckiest member in the Indian contingent for London Olympics.

Gagan AP Ulalmath: Profile 2012 London Olympics

Gagan AP Ulalmath is the lone swimmer in Indian Olympic contingent for the 30th Olympics. He has qualified for the men’s 1500m freestyle.

Annu Raj Singh: Profile 2012 London Olympics

Annu Raj Singh, hailing from Aligarh, UP, will compete in the 10m air pistol shooting event in London Olympics.

Soumyajit Ghosh: Profile 2012 London Olympics

Soumyajit Ghosh, ranked 206th in the world and 5th in india, is an Indian paddler from Siliguri, West Bengal.

Ankita Das: Profile 2012 London Olympics

Ankita Das, born on 17th july 1993, hails from Siliguri, Bengal. Currently ranked 4th in India, this would be her first appearance at the Olympics.

One member from each discipline to get Olympic pass: Malhotra

Flooded with requests from various quarters for accompanying the Indian contingent to the London Olympics, the IOA on Tuesday said that apart from the support staff only one member from each of the qualifying discipline will be sponsored by the organisation to the event.