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Great Olympic moments, Part 10

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:02:37 +0530

Usain Bolt breaks two world records and Michael Phelps wins eight golds, in part ten of our Olympic moments recall.

India's Olympic moments: Vijender creates history

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:04:56 +0530

In the countdown to the 2012 London Olympics, we retrace some memorable Indian moments at the quadrennial games. Today, a look boxer Vijender Singh's bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Great Olympic moments, Part 9

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:35:51 +0530

Phelps wins by the narrowest of margins - twice - and third time's the charm for El Guerrouj in part nine of our Olympic moments recall.

India's Olympic moments: Sushil wins bronze

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 03:14:48 +0530

Sushil Kumar's medal at the 2008 Beijing Games was India's second wrestling bronze ever and first since 1952.

Great Olympic moments, Part 8

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:40:59 +0530

Superhuman Johnson, Kerri shrugs off intense pain, Redgrave becomes Britain's greatest Olympian in part eight of our Olympic moments recall.

India's Olympic moments: Bindra creates history

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:50:41 +0530

In 2008, Abhinav Bindra went one better than Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore by claiming gold in the men's 10m Air Rifle event.

Great Olympic moments, Part 5

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 01:45:34 +0530

Allan Wells defies the Olympic boycott request, Coe and Ovett's titan clash, Carl Lewis is crowned king, Zola Budd lands in controversy in part five of our Olympic moments recall.

India's Olympic moments: Rathore shoots silver

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:01:56 +0530

In the countdown to the 2012 London Olympics, we retrace some memorable Indian moments at the historical games. Today, a look at Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Great Olympic moments, Part 4

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:24:00 +0530

Mark Spitz's record haul, Mary Peters' age-defying glory, Nadia Comaneci's immaculate performances in part four of our Olympic moments recall.

India's Olympic moments: Milkha's photo-finish

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:02:45 +0530

At the 1960 Rome Olympics, 'The Flying Sikh' finished fourth in the 400m, a decision that required a photo-finish.

Great Olympic moments, Part 3

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:48:32 +0530

Emil Zatopek's 1952 legend, Wilma Rudolph's triple gold and Abebe Bikila's barefoot victory in 1960 in part three of our Olympic moments recall.

India's Olympic moments: Hockey's golden run

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:00:24 +0530

Since 1928, Indians have shared a common optimism when it comes to what to expect from the Olympics: a medal in hockey.

Great Olympic moments, Part 2

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:41:10 +0530

Alvin Kraenzlein's four golds in 1900, Jim Thorpe's freakish feats in 1912, Peter Desjardins' diving glory in 1928 in part two of our Olympics moments recall.

India's Olympic moments: Jadhav makes history

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:42:20 +0530

Flown to Helsinki by the purses of friends and well-wishers, in 1952 KD Jadhav repaid the faith by becoming India's first individual Olympic medallist.

Great Olympics moments, Part 1

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:18:22 +0530

The inspiring performance of 'the Flying Scotsman', Jesse Owens' four gold medals, Fanny Blankers-Koen inspires millions in part one of our Olympics moments recall.

India's Olympic moments: Paes beats the odds

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:15:44 +0530

Leander Paes's bronze at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics remains one of India's greatest sporting achievements on the world stage.