2012 London Olympics: Day 7 Highlights

Last Updated: Saturday, August 4, 2012, 04:14

Highlights from Day 7 at the London Olympics.

Olympics discus throw: Krishna Poonia qualifies for final with throw of 63.54m

Last Updated: Saturday, August 4, 2012, 01:24

Ace Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia qualified for the final with a brilliant throw of 63.54m at the Women’s Discus Throw qualification event.

London Olympics athletics: Indian athletes seek to redeem pride

Last Updated: Thursday, August 2, 2012, 12:18

Indian track and field athletes begin their campaign in the London Olympics on Friday, seeking to redeem their reputation, which lay in tatters due to the doping scandal that marred their splendid show in the 2010 Asian Games.

Poonia, Sudha visit Radha Krishna Temple

Last Updated: Friday, July 27, 2012, 23:20

India`s star athletes Krishna Poonia and Sudha Singh today visited the famous Radha Krishna Temple at Stratford here to seek blessings for their success in the London Olympic Games which begins today.

Krishna Poonia, Sudha arrive at Olympic Games Village

Last Updated: Thursday, July 26, 2012, 10:16

Star discus thrower Krishna Poonia and Asian Games champion steeplechase runner Sudha Singh were among the first batch of Indian track and field athletes to check into the Olympic Games Village here.

Impossible to win a gold but we may hope for a medal: AFI

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 10:17

Vikas Gowda and Krishna Poonia may be peaking at the right time, but the Athletics Federation of India conceded that a gold medal finish at the London Olympics remains next to impossible.

Gowda, Poonia, race walkers get personal coaches for Olympics

Last Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2012, 17:43

Shive Gowda, father-cum-coach of Vikas Gowda, Krishna Poonia`s husband-cum-coach Virender, chief national coach Bahadur Singh will be accredited while Gurdev Singh and R Gandhi will also go in turn as race walking coach in the London Games.

Poonia gets into groove before Olympic test

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 11:07

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.

Krishna Poonia: Profile 2012 London Olympics

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 17:22

Krishna Poonia (women’s discus throw): Poonia completed the task of qualifying for the Olympics as she threw a distance of 61.12 metres - crossing the Olympic qualification `B` standard mark of 59.50m - to clinch the gold at the Fling Throw Meet in Portland, US in October 2011.

AFI recommends all 14 qualified athletes for London Olympics

Last Updated: Monday, July 9, 2012, 19:43

AFI President Adille Sumariwala said that the selection committee felt that all the athletes should be given a chance to take part in the Olympics though some of them have only crossed the `B` qualification standard.

Meticulous planning key to success in Olympics, says Poonia

Last Updated: Sunday, July 8, 2012, 15:26

Winning a medal in the Olympics is a "lifetime dream" for India`s top discus thrower Krishna Poonia, who is "meticulously planning" her every move to brighten her podium chances in London.

Poonia checks in early in London for Olympics

Last Updated: Thursday, July 5, 2012, 18:57

India`s top discus thrower Krishna Poonia has landed in England and started training at a multi-sport facility near London in a bid to acclimatise with local conditions ahead of the Olympics this month.