INDIA SHINING: Two men from India made their way to the top of the world.

An unprecedented feat in India's Olympic history

An unprecedented feat in India's Olympic history

On Wednesday, the 20th of August 2008, two men from the fringes of Indian sports made their way to the top of the world. This was until now is the greatest day for India at the Olympics. [0949 hrs IST]

Indian Hopes

The world congratulates golden boy Bindra

The world congratulates golden boy BindraVideo

Former athletes are ecstatic that Abhinav has achieved what they could not.

Akhil Kumar out of Olympics but everything's not lost

Akhil Kumar out of Olympics but everything's not lost

The Indian boxer from a small town knows his story has ignited the nation.

Shuttler Sridhar confident of doing well

Shuttler Sridhar confident of doing well

Anup Sridhar plays against Portugal's Marco Vasconcelos in the first round.

Weighlifting Federation boss insists Monika clean

Weighlifting Federation boss insists Monika clean

Secy Gen of Indian Weightifting Federation defends Monika Devi.

Tough luck for Monika Devi, too late to enter Olympics

Tough luck for Monika Devi, too late to enter OlympicsVideo

IOA General Secy says the clearance in the doping scandal came too late.

Shooters, boxers India's best bet for medals at Beijing

Shooters, boxers India's best bet for medals at BeijingVideo

The nine-member shooting team includes ex-world No. 1 Gagan Narang.

Olympics: Study reveals why India can't perform

Olympics: Study reveals why India can't performVideo

At the end of the 2004 Athens Olympics, India won just one medal.

Bhupathi-Paes India's best medal hope: Ex-player

Bhupathi-Paes India's best medal hope: Ex-player

Leander Paes won the first individual medal for India since 1952 at Atlanta.

Olympic-bound Indian TT player under no pressure

Olympic-bound Indian TT player under no pressureVideo

Neha Aggarwal sees it as a stepping stone for greater heights.

Beijing just the begining for swimmer Virdhaval

Beijing just the begining for swimmer VirdhavalVideo

Virdhaval has qualified for three swimming races at the Olympics.

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  • Splendid Sushil
  • Usian Bolt raises his arms in victory after his historic world record setting 19.30sec 200m dash in the Olympic final.
  • A Belgian cyclist on a classic mark bike at the velodrome on Tuesday.
  • Sweden's Susanna Kallur holds her head in the realisation that her Olympic Games ends here.
  • A look at swimmer Phelps in action
  • China's Guo Jingjing became the most successful female diver in Olympic history here Sunday as she leapt away from a top-class field to win the women's three-metre springboard gold medal.
  • Mozambiquean 800 metres legend Maria Mutola reached her fifth Olympic final Saturday but at almost 35 her time was the slowest qualifier of the last-8.
  • Fans celebrate golden boy's homecoming
  • Linlin Deng, who along with the Chinese women's team, won the gym event ahead of the United States on Wednesday.
  • Beach babes and cheerleaders

Videos

SWIMMING

Exclusive: Phelps on his eight-gold Olympics wonder

INDIA'S OLYMPIC DREAMS

Bhiwani's boxing nursery gives hope to pugilists

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