2012 Olympic athletes had bad teeth: Study

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 09:23

Many elite athletes who competed at the 2012 Olympic Games had levels of oral health similar to those of poverty-stricken communities, a study has revealed.

London Olympics 2012: Vikas Gowda qualifies for men`s discus throw final

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 04:41

India`s Vikas Gowda has qualified for the men`s discus throw final at the London Olympics.

London Olympics 2012: Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler wins gold at London Olympics

Last Updated: Monday, August 6, 2012, 17:09

London: Iran`s four-time world champion Hamid Sourian won the country`s first gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games, defeating Azerbaijan`s Greco-Roman wrestler Roshan Bayramov in the 55kg category here Monday.

London Olympics 2012: Vijay says, am surprised that people didn`t expect a medal from me

Last Updated: Monday, August 6, 2012, 16:37

London: Olympic silver medalist Vijay Kumar says he was taken aback when people, including the media, expressed surprise on his podium finish here at the London Games.

London Olympics 2012: Francis tips Fraser-Pryce for sprint double

Last Updated: Monday, August 6, 2012, 16:30

London: Stephen Francis, coach of the women's Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, says Saturday's triumph has given her momentum and he has now tipped the Jamaican to win the sprint double.

London Olympics 2012: Olympic medals attest to China`s progress, says daily

Last Updated: Monday, August 6, 2012, 15:09

Beijing: A state-run Chinese daily Monday said "sporting achievements attest to the country`s progress" as the country led the medals tally in the London Olympics.

London Olympic 2012 Football: Menezes refutes Brazil gold medal pressure

Last Updated: Monday, August 6, 2012, 14:20

Rio de Janeiro, monday Brazil coach Mano Menezes has said his team is not feeling the pressure of aiming for the country`s first Olympic football gold medal.

Opening ceremony a warm-up act for Games: Danny Boyle

Last Updated: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 19:34

Danny Boyle says London Olympics opening spectacle was a "warm-up" act for the Games.

London is my last chance to be an Olympian: Shivendra

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 15:28

Indian striker Shivendra Singh knows the importance of the upcoming qualifiers for the quadrennial event as he feels London is probably his last chance to become an Olympian.

2012 Olympics to generate extra 1 billion pounds: British PM

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 16:24

The 2012 London Olympic Games will generate more than one billion pounds of additional revenue for British businesses, said the British prime minister.

Aslam asks PM`s intervention to stop Dow`s Oly sponsorship

Last Updated: Monday, December 5, 2011, 17:31

Hockey Olympian and former union minister, Aslam Sher Khan has sought intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to ensure that Dow Chemicals is not allowed to have any association with the 2012 London Olympic Games.