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.

Tour de France champion Wiggins wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year award

Last Updated: Monday, December 17, 2012, 14:47

Tour de France winner and the London Olympic time trial gold medallist Bradley Wiggins added another feather to his crown when he bagged the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award amidst some really tough competition.

Proposal to build mosque near Olympic Stadium rejected by London council

Last Updated: Thursday, December 6, 2012, 15:50

Proposals to build Britain’s biggest mosque near the Olympic Stadium has been refused amid fierce local opposition.

FINA World Cup: Ye wins 200m medley

Last Updated: Saturday, November 3, 2012, 13:25

London Olympic double gold medal winner Ye Shiwen claimed the women`s 200 meter individual medley gold medal at the short course Beijing World Cup swimming here. Beijing Olympic champion Liu Zige finished fifth in the women`s 100m butterfly.

Oz swimmer James Magnussen admits making mistakes during Olympics

Last Updated: Sunday, October 21, 2012, 14:40

Australian swimmer James Magnussen has admitted that he made mistakes, saying that he could have carried himself better during a controversial London Olympic campaign.

HI should not keep out talented WSH youngsters: Halappa

Last Updated: Friday, October 5, 2012, 22:17

Having missed the London Olympic Games where India ended up 12th and last, former captain Arjun Halappa feels that deserving youngsters playing for rival World Series Hockey should be picked for the country by Hockey India, which is currently selecting the national squad.

Karmakar to get special promotion for Olympic performance

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 21:37

Indian shooter Joydeep Karmakar will be accorded a special promotion by South Eastern Railway (SER) for his splendid performance in the London Olympic Games where he missed the bronze by a whisker after finishing fourth in the final of 50m Rifle Prone event.

Kenya`s runner Jelimo blames tactics for poor show in London

Last Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2012, 17:36

Kenya`s Pamela Jelimo has blamed poor tactics for her failure to retain her Olympic title. Russian Mariya Saminova ended her reign as the women`s 800 metres crown holder in London.

Venezuelan lawmakers honour Olympic fencing champ

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 15, 2012, 11:18

Ruben Limardo has been honoured by Venezuela`s National Assembly for the gold medal he won at the London Olympic Games.

Kenya`s fall, rise and then fall again in London

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 23:45

Just as Kenya was beginning to celebrate its improved status in sports, the 2012 London Olympic Games dragged it back into the abyss. They could win only two gold medals out of a projected eight by Ezekiel Kemboi in the 3,000m steeplechase and by David Rudisha in the 800m.

London Olympics: After wrestlers, Mary Kom gets frenzied reception

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 17:53

M.C. Mary Kom, the first Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal, was Tuesday morning accorded a rousing reception on arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, close on the heels of a warm welcome for wrestling stars Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt.

Sushil, Yogeshwar return home to hero`s welcome

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 00:55

India`s Olympic medal winning wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt returned home late Monday night to a hero`s welcome as hordes of supporters, including young grapplers from nearby akhadas, turned up at the international airport making it a carnival like atmosphere.