Category: Sports News

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…

     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…

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…

Almost blind archer Im Dong-hyun set the first world record of the London Olympics. He scored 699 points from 72 arrows to beat his own record of 696 points. Along with Kim Bubmin and Oh Jin-Hyek he also helped South Korea set a team record in the ranking round on Friday. “This is just the…

Olympic organisers have apologised to the North Korean women’s football team after their images were shown on a screen next to a flag of a different country. Their players left the pitch in protest, and kick-off for their match against Columbia was delayed for more than an hour. South Korean flags flashed on a big screen…

First of all what is a Mascot? You must have heard about mascots before every olympic games or some other big event, but what are they? Mascot is a person or a thing that symbolises an event and brings good luck to it. Wenlock and Mandeville are London 2012 Olympic and London 2012 Paralympic mascot.…

The Olympic flame has arrived in the host city into the Tower of London from a Royal Navy Sea King helicopter at the fitting time of 20:12 BST. “Dame Kelly Holmes – who won the 800m and 1500m gold medals in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games – became the capital’s first torchbearer as she carried…

Olympic gold medal winner in Beijing four years ago, Rafael Nadal has withdrew from the Olympic Games because of an injury. Nadal has has failed to recover from a nagging knee problem. This is shocking news for tennis fans all over the world. Nadal will also miss out on the honour of bearing his nation’s…

London Olymopics 2012 is all set to be the most environment friendly Olympics ever. Here is how the London Olympics authorities are going to make it possible. When the Games start on July 27, spectators will take public transport instead of each taking vehicle of their own. This will save fuel and pollution caused by thousands of…

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Sunday announced that wrestler Sushil Kumar, a bronze medallist at the Beijing Games, will be the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at the upcoming London Olympics. Boxers Vijender Singh, Sushil and ace shooter Abhinav Singh Bindra were the names being considered to do the honors. All three of them had…

South African double amputee sprint runner, Oscar Pistorius was included in South Africa’s team for the London 2012 Olympic Games. His inclusion bridges the gap between able and disabled Athletes. His legs are made up of carbon-fiber blade which gives him no extra advantage over other runners. He also gets the name “Blade Runner” because of…

  Olympic Shooting events are carried on with three types of firearms : Rifle, Pistol, and Shotgun. In Rifle and Pistol events, competitors aim at a 10-ring target from a fixed distance which is either 10m or 25m or 50m. In different events, athletes are required to shoot from different positions – standing, kneeling or…