London Olympics 2012 News
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 UK Olympic doping ban declared illegal
A person familiar with the ruling says Britain`s lifetime Olympic ban for doping offenders has been declared unlawful by sport`s top court.
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 HC asks WFI to allow dropped female wrestler to go to Finland
Wrestling Federation of India has been asked by the Delhi High Court to allow wrestler Geetika Jakhar to take part in an Olympic qualifier tournament in Finland.
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 Missiles to guard London during Olympics
Britain’s Ministry of Defence will be installing surface-to-air missiles to guard London during the Olympic Games.
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 I am delighted: Jwala Gutta
Jwala Gutta will become the first Indian to qualify for two events - mixed and women`s doubles - in the Olympics when the world rankings are out next week and the doubles specialist said she was delighted and hoped to bring laurels to the country at the London Games.
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 Indian shuttlers have best chance of Olympic medal: Gopichand
India will have five shuttlers representing the country at the Olympics for the first time in history and national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand believes they have the best chance of winning a medal at the London Games starting July 27.
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 Shuttler Kashyap qualifies for London Olympics
Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap qualified for the London Olympics.
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 India need to play top teams consistently, says Nobbs
Erstwhile champions India need to play top-ranked teams on a consistent basis if they wish to return among the crème de la crème of world hockey, feels chief coach Michael Nobbs.
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 Who is best, Bolt or Blake? Coach will not say
One is the world`s fastest man. The other wants to be.
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 Medal hope Ravi finish 3rd in Asian Weightlifting
India`s chances of grabbing a London Olympics berth in weightlifting suffered a blow as their main medal hope Katulu Ravi Kumar finished sixth in men`s 69kg category on the third day of Senior Asian Weightlifting Championships at Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Thursday.
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 Uganda Olympic Committee president suspended over mismanagement
Embattled president of the Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) Rogers Ddungu has been suspended by his Executive Committee which has accused him of abuse of office.
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 Aisam-ul-Haq still hopeful of partnering ‘good friend’ Sania
Despite Sania Mirza refusing to pair up with him for mixed doubles, ace Pakistani tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq is still hopeful of partnering with his ‘good friend’ in the future.
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 Olympic champion Cesar notches season fastest time in 50m freestyle
Olympic 50m freestyle champion Cesar Cielo sent a warning to his rivals by creating the fastest time of the year at an Olympic warm-up event in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday.
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 Team Britain given tough football draw in Olympics
The British men`s football team has been handed out a tough draw in the 2012 London Games.
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 Kenya omit world record holder Makau from London team
World marathon record holder Patrick Makau was left out of the Kenyan men`s team named on Wednesday for the London Olympics after he failed to finish last Sunday`s London marathon.
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 Chinese officials favour their local players, say shuttlers
Chinese officials use unfair tactics to grab Olympic berths for their players and favour them in tournaments held in their home country, top international shuttlers, including India`s Saina Nehwal, have claimed.
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 Qualifying for Olympics should not be a problem: Jwala
Ace Indian woman shuttler Jwala Gutta on Tuesday exuded confidence of qualifying for the Olympics in both doubles and mixed doubles.
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 Sports Ministry releases Rs 55.22 crore for Oly preparation
The sports ministry says it has released financial assistance of Rs 55.22 crore so far meant for the 46 medal prospects for this year`s London Olympics.
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 Sushil looking to secure Olympic berth in China: coach
Desperate to book a berth for the upcoming London Games, Beijing Olympics bronze-medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar is ready to leave no stone unturned during the three-day Olympic Qualifying tournament, to be held in Taiyuan, China from April 27.
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 Olympics: Tempers rise over long queues at Heathrow
The London Olympics are three months away, but long queues building up to clear immigration at Heathrow have frayed tempers and sparked off concern at the state of preparedness to deal with thousands of people scheduled to arrive for the flagship event.
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 Siliguri hailed as `Bhiwani of Indian TT` after twin Oly berth
They have grown up in the same city, trained at the same club under the watchful eyes of former women`s national Table Tennis champion Mantu Ghosh in their early days but now Olympic-bound paddler duo Soumyajit Ghosh and Ankita Das have managed to put Siliguri permanently on India`s sporting map.
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