Unlike other disciplines, there were no expectations of medals from the Indian athletes at the London Olympics in track and field events. And barring a few creditable display " Krishna Poonia and Vikas Gowda in women's and men's discus throw events respectively " there was no performance of note by any other athlete. Here's a look at how the Indian athletes fared in the different disciplines they participated in.
Men's 20 km walk: Gurmeet Singh, Baljinder Singh and Irfan Todi
Among the three Indians who competed in the event, Irfan Todi finished a creditable 10th. He clocked 1:20:21 in the race participated by 56 walkers and bettered the previous national record of 1:20.35 held by Gurmeet Singh. He hung on to the leading pack for a while but could not maintain the pace set by China's Ding Chen (gold), Guatemala's Erick Barrondo (silver) and China's Zhen Wang (bronze). Meanwhile, Gurmeet and Baljinder finished 33rd and 43rd with a timing of 1:23:34 and 1:25:39 respectively.
Men's discus throw: Vikas Gowda...
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11:53 AM, Aug 11, 2012
The champion US sprinter says Vikas Gowda finishing 8th in the discus throw final is a sign of good things to come. ...
05:15 PM, Aug 08, 2012
London: India's Vikas Gowda finished eighth in the men's discus throw event in London Olympics with a below-par effort here Tuesday night. United States-based Gowda hurled the 2kg disc to a distance of 64.79m in his first attempt, well below his personal best of 66.28m which he recorded in the run-up to the Games. A personal best would not have been enough for the 29-year-old Indian to have climbed the...
02:00 AM, Aug 08, 2012
CNN-IBN'S panel of experts discusses Vikas Gowda qualifying for the London Olympics discus final on Monday. ...
12:17 AM, Aug 07, 2012
London: MC Mary Kom assured herself at least of a bronze medal when she beat Tunisia's Maroua Rahali to reach the women's flyweight (51kg) semi-finals here on Monday. The five-time world champion thrashed her opponent 15-6 to ensure India its fourth medal in the London Olympics 2012. The 29-year-old won her bout having dominated from the start. She exhibited a great show in the ring, winning all four rounds to...
08:54 PM, Aug 06, 2012
London: Vikas Gowda of India has qualified for the men's discus throw final at the London Olympics here on Monday. The US based Indian threw 65.20 metres in his second attempt to make the cut. The automatic qualification standard for the discus final was set at 65m. Ehsan Hadadi of Iran was just behind Gowda with a throw of 65.19m. Gowda became the first Indian to win a medal at...
03:30 PM, Aug 06, 2012
London: Indian track and field athletes begin their campaign in the London Olympics on Friday, seeking to redeem their reputation, which lay in tatters due to the doping scandal that marred their splendid show in the 2010 Asian Games. Indian athletics was hit by the steroid doping scandal that involved six top quartermilers, including Asian Games double gold-medallist Ashwini Akkunji and her three 4X400m relay quartet members which won gold...
01:14 PM, Aug 02, 2012
New Delh: Ace discuss thrower Vikas Gowda says he is neither "distracted" by the scarcity of funds nor intimidated by the higher rankings of his rivals as recent good results at the international stage have given him the confidence of delivering at the London Olympics. Gowda became the first Indian to win a medal at the prestigious Diamond League Series last month during the New York leg when he picked...
12:25 PM, Jul 17, 2012
