London Olympics 2012 News
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 Twitter gives a peek into athlete`s lives and woes at Olympics
These will be a different Olympics. Quite different from all those we have seen before. The secret life in the Olympic village is likely to be revealed to the world more than ever before.
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 Mary Kom: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Mother of two and Five-times world amateur boxing champion M.C. Mary Kom took boxing as a challenge and she didn’t even inform her parents about it.
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 Jai Bhagwan: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Jai Bhagwan: An eight-year-wait to represent India at Olympics could easily baffle any athlete. Bhagwan missed the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Games. The 60kg boxer had reckoned that he is hungry to prove himself after the long wait.
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 Shiva Thapa: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Shiva Thapa: Even before the London Games, the 18-year-old has made news by becoming the youngest ever Indian boxer to qualify for the London Olympics.
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 Devendro Singh: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Devendro Singh: While there is a long list of the Indian contingents who are capable enough of winning a medal at London Olympics, the expectations are a little higher from the seven pugilists who are determined to prove their mettle inside the ring at the big stage.
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 Top-6 finish will be good for Indian hockey team: Oltmans
Dutch legend Roelant Oltmans, one of the most successful hockey coaches in the world, feels a semi-final berth at London Olympics will be fantastic for the Indian team but a more realistic finish would be in top eight.
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 We can`t stop Kalmadi from attending London Olympics: IAAF
Suresh Kalmadi might be facing intense pressure from various quarters here to cancel his London Olympics trip, but the International Athletics Federation said that it is not going to stop him from attending the IAAF Council meeting in the British capital.
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 Wrestlers determined to give their best in Olympics
Well aware that a single moment of glory at the London Games may well change their lives, Indian wrestlers are determined to put up an impressive show in the upcoming Olympics.
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 Sandeep Kumar: Profile 2012 London Olympics
The 24-year-old lad from Rajasthan will team up with Manjeet Singh to participate in the lightweight men’s double sculls event of rowing in London Olympics 2012.
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Manjeet Singh: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Manjeet will represent India in the lightweight men’s double sculls event of rowing with his partner Sandeep Kumar.
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Swarn Singh Virk: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Swarn Singh Virk booked his berth for the London Olympics by winning the major qualifying event at the FISA Olympic Continental Qualification Regatta for Asia in Chung Ju, Korea.
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 Sanjeev Rajput: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Unlike his other shooting compatriots, Sanjeev Rajput may not be a famous name but like every member of the shooting team he is one of the medal hopefuls for the country.
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 Sumit Sangwan: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Swarn Singh Virk booked his berth for the London Olympics by winning the major qualifying event at the FISA Olympic Continental Qualification Regatta for Asia in Chung Ju, Korea.
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 Vikas Krishan Yadav: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Vikas is another boxer from Bhiwani district in Haryana, a place which has produced some fabulous pugilists like Vijender Singh, Akhil Kumar.
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 Manoj Kumar: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Boxer Manoj Kumar came to the limelight after winning gold medal in the light welterweight division at Delhi Commonwealth Games I 2010.
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 Joydeep Karmakar: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Bengal shooter Joydeep Karmakar’s dream of competing at Olympics for the country was finally fulfilled when he qualified for the London Games for the first time in 50m rifle prone category.
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 Archers, lifters and Bindra arrive at Olympic village
All athletes and officials will be given accommodation on twin sharing basis. Each apartment has two double-bed rooms, TV and WIFI connection.
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 Kenya eyes seven golds at London Olympics
Kenya are looking at seven gold medals from the 48 athletes they are sending to the London Olympics.
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 U.S. security agents to guard UK airports during Olympics
These agents will arrive a week before the Olympics, and leave around a week after the end of the Paralympics.
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 Sushil Kumar: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Hailing from a humble background, Sushil Kumar not only realised the dream his father once harboured but also put Boprala on wrestling map of the world at Beijing in 2008.
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