Category: News For Kids
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Olympics Medal Tally – Day 6
(photo credit: bbc uk) Day 6 at the Olympics, turned out to be fantastic for host nation Britain. They won 3 gold and 3 silver medals in cycling, canoeing and shooting to claim 5th spot in the medal table. BBC said it was one of the country’s greatest days in the history of the Games. They were on…
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India gets the Power Back
It was a long blackout for two days but now there is an end to this dark tunnel. The power has been fully restored. The power failure caused havoc, with whole cities grinding to a halt and transport and other services badly hit. “Power System Operation Corporation chief SK Soonee said electricity had been restored…
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Olympics Medal Tally – Day 5
On Day 5 at the Olympics, Rowing and Table Tennis were also played. It was a great day for Venezuala, Spain, Greece and Singapore as they won their first Olympic medal. Star of the day – Ruben Limardo won the men’s individual epee to earn Venezuela only their second Olympic gold medal ever. Shock of…
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India in the Dark
Hundreds of millions of people have been left without power in northern and eastern India after three main powers grids failed. What does that mean? Let’s understand. Power plant is the place where electricity is made. The poles and wires on the road are used for transmitting the electricity to our house. Most power plants…
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Olympics Medal Tally – Day 4
Day 4 at the Olympics saw some gorgeous performances in Gymnastics – Artistic. Germany won 2 golds and a bronze medal yesterday to jump up from no. 21 to no. 8 in countries current rankings. That is quite a high jump !!;) Star of the day – 27 year old american Michael Phelps won a record 19th Olympic…
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India’s First Medal win by Narang
Ace marksman Gagan Narang on Monday scooped the first medal for India at the London Olympic Games in the men’s 10m air rifle event here. The gold was won by Romania’s Moldoveanu Alin George and the silver was won by world number 1 Niccolo Campriani of Italy who stood second. This is also India’s eighth…
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Olympic Medal Tally – Day 3
On Day 3 at the Olympics China’s gold rush still continues. US proved its excellence in the sport of swimming by winning 12 medals in swimming so far. That is maximum medals by any country in one single sport in London 2012. Whoa! Star of the day – Fifteen-year-old Ruta Meilutyte wins Lithuania’s first ever Olympic…
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Olympic Medal Tally – Day 2
Day 2 at the Olympics was full of excitement and a lot of action. China won a few more gold medals and is still at the top of the table. Star of the day – Kim Rhode who became the first American to win individual medals at five straight Olympics by securing skeet…
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Saina a step closer to the Olympic medal
India’s ace badminton player Saina Nehwal made a exciting start to her bid for an Olympic medal as she beat Swiss Sabrina Jaquet in straight games in a women’s singles group stage opening match. Saina took 22 minutes to complete a 21-9 21-4 victory at the Wembley arena here. Sabrina Jaquet ranked 65th was…
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Olympics Medal Tally – Day 1
Day one in London Olympics was quite exciting with China winning the maximum number of Golds. Yi Siling of China won the first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympics with victory in the women’s 10m air rifle. Star of the Day – Sarah Menzes who became the first Brazilian woman to win gold in under…
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India in Olympics 2012
Teenage boxing sensation, 18-year-old Shiva Thapa’s Olympic debut ended in disappointment as he was defeated in the opening round bout in the London Games. In Badminton, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa played well but lost in a women’s doubles league match. On the other hand, Parupalli Kashyap came up with a super performance in men’s…
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Grand Opening Ceremony at the London Games
The Queen officially declared the games open. A group of seven young athletes had the honor of lighting up 205 petals ( number of competing nations) of the ceremonial flame. The flame was brought by Beckham over Thames on a speedboat. That’s dramatic! The show took the watching world through “great revolutions in British society”, from an agricultural…