London Olympics 2012 News
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 Leander Paes: Profile 2012 London Olympics 
After a gap of over four decades, Leander Paes, had the Indian flag flying high at the medal presentation ceremony at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
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 Indian hockey team: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Hockey is one sport where India has a rich and glorious history at the Olympics. For 28 years, Indian hockey team at the biggest sports carnival was unbeatable.
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 Sania Mirza: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Sania Mirza picked up tennis racquet at the age of six and since then has gone on to become the highest ranked female player from India.
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 Geeta Phogat: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Geeta Phogat made history when she became the first ever female wrestler from India to qualify for the Olympics.
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 Narsingh Pancham Yadav: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Narsingh Pancham Yadav hails from a humble background but his father made sure that his training wasn’t hampered due to financial constraints.
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 Yogeshwar Dutt: Profile 2012 London Olympics
London 2012 will be Yogeshwar Dutt’s third Olympic appearance and the wrestler will be keen to win a medal at the prestigious event.
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 Amit Kumar: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Amit Kumar was the first wrestler from India to qualify for London Olympics after clinching a gold medal at the Asian Qualifying Tournament earlier this year.
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 Ngangbam Soniya Chanu: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Ngangbam Soniya Chanu who hails from Manipur was selected by Indian Weightlifting Federation after Indian weightlifters had earned two quota places for London Olympics -
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 Katulu Ravi Kumar: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Katulu Ravi Kumar is an Indian weightlifter from Orissa who won the gold medal in 2010 Commonwealth Games.
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 Rushmi Chakravarthi: Profile 2012 London Olympics
A veteran in the Indian tennis circuit, Rushmi Chakravarthi initially didn’t enjoy the game after she first started playing it at the tender age of eight.
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 Vishnu Vardhan: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Vishnu Vardhan is one of the stars of the next generation of Indian tennis players.
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 Thinking about medals will hamper my performance: Sushil
Doing an encore in London is not something that Sushil Kumar wants to lose his sleep over.
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 London Olympics: Gowda determined to do well despite money crunch
Ace discus thrower Vikas Gowda says he is neither "distracted" by the scarcity of funds nor intimidated by the higher rankings of his rivals.
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 Shooting ace Bindra, archers and lifters enter Olympic Village
Beijing Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra was the first Indian shooter to enter the London Olympic Games Village.
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 Britain eclipses US with biggest squad at Olympics
The biggest delegation at the London Olympics will be in red, white and blue.
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 Ashwini Ponnappa: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Ashwini Ponnappa: It would be her first Olympics this year as she along with four other shuttlers would try to get a medal for the country. Her coach Syed Mohammed Arif has huge expectations from the 24-year-old and according to him Ponnappa and Gutta have the potential to win a medal at the prestigious games.
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 Valiyaveetil Diju: Profile 2012 London Olympics
A four-time National mixed-doubles champion, Valiyaveetil Diju or V Diju is also the current national mixed doubles champion along with partner Jwala Gutta. Both of them are ranked 13 in the world and have brought several laurels for the country in the past.
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 CSI requests IOC to cancel Kalmadi`s Olympic accreditation
Continuing its protest over the possibility of Suresh Kalmadi`s presence in the London Olympics, Clean Sports India, a movement for corruption-free sports in the country, today wrote a letter to IOC, requesting it to cancel the sacked CWG Organising Committee chief`s accreditation for the Games.
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 Jwala Gutta: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Apart from Saina Nehwal, Jwala Gutta is another ace shuttler who believes in delivering her 100%. She is considered to be one of the better doubles players the country has seen over the years. She is also the first Indian to qualify for two badminton events at the Olympics.
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 Saina Nehwal: Profile 2012 London Olympics
Saina Nehwal: Keeping her phenomenal form in mind, one thing is for sure, only a Chinese opponent can compete with India’s prolific shuttler at the big stage.
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