India have to do lots of homework before the London Olympics, said hockey expert and Olympian Jagbir Singh. ...
08:51 PM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: The Multi Disciplinary Steering Committee of the sports ministry has approved the preparatory tournaments for Hockey Olympic qualifiers ahead of the upcoming London Games. The committee met under the chairmanship of secretary (Sports) on May 18 and approved coaching camps and preparatory tournaments for Olympic qualifiers and the sparring partners on the basis of proposals submitted by the Hockey India. The team comprising of 22 Players, three coaches...
06:29 PM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: MC Mary Kom, India's sole woman boxer at the London Olympics, will train with her male counterparts in Patiala ahead of the summer extravaganza. The five-time world champion had lady luck to thank as she qualified for the Olympics after England's Nicola Adams advanced to the finals of the World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, China. After Mary Kom lost in the quarterfinals to Nicola on Wednesday, the Indian's...
08:53 PM, May 21, 2012
London: Even the wind cooperated on Friday at this normally blustery naval station, remaining calm as David Beckham lit a celebratory cauldron and signaled the start of the 2012 London Olympics torch relay. There was a hushed "oooooh" as the former England national team captain and current star for the Los Angeles Galaxy took center stage as the flame arrived in the United Kingdom from Greece on the eve of...
01:09 PM, May 19, 2012
Qinhuangdao, China: Star Indian woman boxer MC Mary Kom (51kg) has qualified for the 2012 London Olympics. The five-time world champion had failed to make it past the quarter-finals of the World Champions here on Wednesday when she lost to world No.2 Nicola Adams, but Adams' victory over Russia's world champion Yelena Savelyeva in the semis has ensured Mary Kom's progression to the prestigious event. However, Kavita (+81kg) was the...
04:59 PM, May 18, 2012
New Delhi: Om Prakash Karhana on Sunday shattered Shakti Singh's 12-year-old national record in shot put on his way to achieving London Olympics qualification 'A' standard in a meet at Szombathely, Hungary. Om Prakash, who has already crossed the London Games 'B' standard, tossed the iron ball to 20.69m in the Su-Di-Ka Kupa meet. His effort eclipsed the previous national record of 20.42m held by Shakti Singh since 2000, one...
06:44 PM, May 13, 2012
New Delhi: Achanta Sharath Kamal and national champion Anthony Amalraj failed to book a berth for the upcoming London Games after crashing out of the World Olympic Qualification Table Tennis Tournament in Doha, Qatar on Saturday. Former national champion Poulomi Ghatak also could not qualify for the Olympics after a 2-4 loss in the second round late on Friday. After a brilliant first round, Sharath and Amalraj drew a blank...
05:08 PM, May 12, 2012
Doha: Top Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal along with compatriots Anthony Amalraj and Poulomi Ghatak made the main draw of the World Olympic Qualification Championships, here on Friday. Kamal blanked Kazakhstan's Kirill Gerassimenkno 11-6, 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 to top group 7, keeping his slate clean so far. Amalraj joined him in round of 32 despite losing 2-4 to Wu Chi Chi. Amalraj lost 5-11, 18-16, 11-6, 11-7, 4-11, 11-8 to...
12:10 AM, May 12, 2012
New Delhi: With three of the four Indian paddlers already through to the next stage of the final World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Doha, national table tennis coach Bhawini Muhherji says his wards are "motivated enough" to make it to the Olympics. "Their sole aim is to qualify for the London Olympics and they are motivated enough to do that," Mukherji told PTI over phone from Qatar. Indian paddlers were...
07:16 PM, May 11, 2012
Doha: India made a positive start to their campaign at the final World Olympic Qualification table tennis championships with as many as three out of the nation's four paddlers registering wins in their tournament openers in Doha on Thursday. In the men's section, both Anthony Amalraj and Achanta Sharath Kamal kept alive their London dreams, securing their places in the next round with consummate ease. While national champion Amalraj defeated...
08:12 PM, May 10, 2012
Mumbai: Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh has said that the Indian hockey team are keen to play more on the blue turf to get adjusted to it ahead of the London Games, as they failed to adapt to the surface during the Olympic hockey test event in London recently. After losing all their matches against world champions Australia, Olympic champions Germany and hosts Great Britain during the Olympic test event, India...
06:04 PM, May 10, 2012
New Delhi: He might have qualified after two missed opportunities but Beijing Olympics bronze medallist Sushil Kumar on Wednesday said that his confidence never wavered during the rough phase and the grappler is now eyeing a gold in the London Games. Sushil put Indian wrestling on the world map after winning the bronze at Beijing four years ago. In 2010, he stamped his authority by clinching the World Champion title...
08:16 PM, May 09, 2012
Mumbai: A swimmer from Karnataka, Sharath Gayakwad, is the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the Paralympics. Born with a deformed hand, Sharath has managed to swim against all odds to get there. "I want to be an Olympic champion and break a world record," the Paraswimmer said. 20-year-old Sharath Gayakwad was born with a hand deformity. But he has been swimming against all odds to become the first Indian...
10:13 AM, May 09, 2012
New Delhi: Indian weightlifters earned two quota places for the London Olympics - one each in the men's and women's sections - in the Senior Asian Championships that concluded at Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Monday. Indian women lifters collected 93 points and stood fourth in the Championships by virtue of which the country earned a berth for the London Olympics. N Soniya Chanu was the best performer among the seven...
03:18 PM, Apr 30, 2012
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