Olympic 2012 : At 218kg judoko Ricardo Blas Jr is Olympics’ heaviest athlete

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 23:22

Ricardo Blas Junior, who is a judo player, is the heaviest competitor in the history of modern Olympics with a colossal weight of 218 kg.

Olympics 2012 cycling: Germany takes women`s sprint gold after China demoted

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 02:08

China`s Gong Jinjie and Guo Shuang were demoted to the silver medal in the women`s team sprint cycling Thursday

London Olympics cycling: Britain take men`s sprint gold

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 02:02

Britain won gold at the velodrome in world record time Thursday, beating France in the men`s team sprint final.

London Olympics gymnastics: American Douglas pips Russians to gold

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 01:56

Sixteen-year-old American gymnast Gabby Douglas won the gold in the women`s individual all around competition on Thursday, leaving Russia with silver and bronze.

Olympics 2012 canoe slalom: France`s Fer paddles to kayak gold

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 01:45

Emilie Fer of France won the Olympic gold medal in the women`s kayak slalom Thursday.

Olympics 2012: China`s Zhang Jike wins gold in table tennis

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 01:37

World No.1 Zhang Jike beat fellow Chinese player Wang Hao for gold in Thursday`s Olympic table tennis singles final.

Olympic Weightlifting: China`s Lin Qinfeng lifts 69-kg gold

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 12:59

Lin snatched 157 kg and added 187 kg in the clean and jerk to total 344 kg, a full 11 kilos more than silver medalist Triyatno of Indonesia Tuesday.

London Olympic: Indian boxers get tricky draw

Last Updated: Friday, July 27, 2012, 21:41

Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh (75kg) was handed out a tricky draw today as he starts his quest to better his Beijing Games bronze medal winning feat against Danabek Suzhanov of Kazakhstan in the men`s boxing competition at the London Olympics here tomorrow.

Boxing champ Ali to lead host of stars in Olympics opening ceremony

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 10:27

Boxing hero Muhammad Ali has been asked to lead a parade of sporting greats that will include David Beckham and distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie in the Olympics ceremony.

ArcelorMittal's Olympics showpiece in a row

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 21:55

The ArcelorMittal Orbit tower, the tallest structure in Britain and located next to the Olympics stadium here has been claimed by survivors of the Bosnian concentration camp at Omarska, with the steel giant rejecting their bid.