India takes part in the 2012 Summer Olympics being held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012.
The Olympic Games are held every four years, with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart.
Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD.
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| Medal |
Name |
Sport |
Event |
Date |
Silver |
Vijay Kumar |
Shooting |
Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol |
August 3 |
Bronze |
Gagan Narang |
Shooting |
Men's 10 m air rifle |
July 30 |
Competitors
| Sport |
Men |
Women |
Events |
Events Left |
Medals Possible |
Next Event Date/Time |
| 3 | 3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
OVER |
|
8 | 6 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
3rd August 19:10 IST |
| 2 | 3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4th August 13:30 IST (Bronze Medal Play-Off) |
| 7 | 1 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
3rd August 21:30 (+4:30 for IST) |
| 18 | 0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5th August 2012 13:15 (+4:30 for IST) |
|
0 | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
OVER |
|
3 | 0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4th August |
| 7 | 4 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
4th August 09:30 (+4:30 for IST) |
| 1 | 0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
OVER |
| 1 | 1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
OVER |
|
5 | 2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3rd August 18:30 (+4:30 for IST) |
| 1 | 1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
OVER |
| 4 | 1 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
9th August 3:00 |
13 sports |
60 | 23 | 55 |
26 |
28 |
|
Archery
Men
| athlete |
Events |
|
Jayanta Talukdar | Individual |
650 |
53 |
Rahul Banerjee |
Individual | 655 |
46 |
Tarundeep Rai |
Individual | 664 |
31 |
Jayanta Talukdar
Rahul Banerjee
Tarundeep Rai
|
team | 1969 |
12 |
|
Women
| athlete |
Score |
|
Laishram Bombayla Devi | Individual |
651 |
22 |
Deepika Kumari | Individual | 662 |
8 |
Chekrovolu Swuro | Individual | 625 |
50 |
Laishram Bombayla Devi
Deepika Kumari
Chekrovolu Swuro
| team | 1938 |
9 |
|
Athletics
MEN
Track & road events
| Athlete |
Event |
|
Basanta Bahadur Rana | 50 km wal |
11 August |
|
Baljinder Singh | 20 km walk |
4 August |
|
Gurmeet Singh | 20 km walk | 4 August |
|
Irfan Kolothum Thodi
| 20 km walk | 4 August |
|
Ram Singh Yadav
| Marathon | 12 August |
|
|
Field events
Athlete |
Score |
|
Vikas Gowda |
Discus throw | 6 August |
|
Om Prakash Karhana | Shot put | 19.86 |
19 |
Renjith Maheshwary | Triple jump | 7 August |
|
|
Women
Track & road events
Athlete |
Event |
|
Tintu Luka | 800 m |
8 August |
|
Sudha Singh |
3000 m steeplechase |
4 August |
|
|
Field events
Athlete |
Score |
|
Seema Antil |
Discus throw | 3 August |
|
Mayookha Johny | Triple jump | 13.77 |
22 |
Krishna Poonia | Discus throw | 3 August |
|
Sahana Kumari | Discus throw | 9 August |
|
|
Badminton
India has earned 5 quotas in badminton.
| Athlete |
Score |
|
Parupalli Kashyap | Men's singles |
|
|
Saina Nehwal | Women's singles |
|
|
Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa | Women's doubles |
|
|
Valiyaveetil Diju
Jwala Gutta | Mixed doubles |
|
|
|
Boxing
India has earned 8 quotas in boxing.
Men
Athlete |
Score |
|
Devendro Singh | Light flyweight |
|
|
Shiva Thapa | Bantamweight |
|
|
Jai Bhagwan | Lightweight |
|
|
Manoj Kumar | Light welterweight |
|
|
Vikas Krishan Yadav | Welterweight |
|
|
Vijender Singh | Middleweight |
|
|
Sumit Sangwan | Light heavyweight |
|
|
|
Women
| Athlete |
Score |
|
Mary Kom | Flyweight |
|
|
Shiva Thapa | Bantamweight |
|
|
|
Field hockey
The following is the Indian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Judo
India has earned 1 quota in judo.
| Athlete |
Score |
|
Garima Chaudhary | Women's -63 kg |
|
|
|
Rowing
India has qualified 2 boats with up to 3 athletes.
| Athlete |
Score |
|
Swarn Singh Virk | Single sculls |
7:29.66 |
4 16 OC |
Sandeep Kumar
Manjeet Singh | Lightweight double sculls |
4 August |
|
|
Shooting
India has earned 11 quotas in shooting events.Indian's chances of winning medals at the 2012
London Summer Olympics are maximum in Shooting.
Men
| Athlete |
Qualification
Score |
|
Abhinav Bindra | 10 m air rifle |
594 |
16 |
Gagan Narang | 10 m air rifle |
701.1 |
3 |
Joydeep Karmakar
| 50 m rifle prone |
699.1 |
4 |
Gagan Narang | 50 m rifle prone |
593 |
18 |
Vijay Kumar | 10 m air pistol |
570 |
31 |
Vijay Kumar | 25 m rapid fire pistol |
585 |
2 |
Gagan Narang
| 50 m rifle 3 positions |
6 August |
|
Sanjeev Rajput | 50 m rifle 3 positions |
6 August |
|
Manavjit Singh Sandhu | Trap |
5 August |
|
Ronjan Sodhi | Double trap |
134 |
11 |
|
Women
| Athlete |
Score |
|
Shagun Chowdhary | Trap |
|
|
Rahi Sarnobat
| 25 m pistol |
579 |
19 |
Annuraj Singh | 25 m pistol |
575 |
30 |
Annuraj Singh
| 10 m air pistol |
378 |
23 |
Heena Sidhu | 10 m air pistol |
382 |
12 |
|
Swimming
India has gained a "Universality place" from the FINAL.
Men
Athlete |
Score |
|
Ullalmath Gagan | 1500 m freestyle |
|
|
|
Table tennis
India has won 2 quotas in table tennis.
Athlete |
Score |
|
Soumyajit Ghosh | Men's singles |
|
|
Ankita Das | Women's singles |
|
|
|
Tennis
| Athlete |
Score |
|
Somdev Devvarman | Men's singles |
|
|
Mahesh Bhupathi
Rohan Bopanna
Leander Paes
Vishnu Vardhan | Men's doubles |
|
|
Rushmi Chakravarthi
Sania Mirza | Women's doubles |
|
|
Leander Paes
Sania Mirza | Mixed doubles |
|
|
|
Weightlifting
| Athlete |
Score |
|
Katulu Ravi Kumar | Men's -69 kg |
303 |
15 |
Ngangbam Soniya Chanu
Manjeet Singh | Women's -48 kg |
171 |
7 |
|
Wrestling
India has won 5 quotas in the following events.
Men's freestyle
| Athlete |
Qualification
Score |
|
Amit Kumar | -55 kg |
August 10 |
|
Yogeshwar Dutt | -60 kg |
August 11 |
|
Sushil Kumar | -66 kg |
August 12 |
|
Narsingh Pancham Yadav | -74 kg |
August 10 |
|
|
Women's freestyle
| Athlete |
Score |
|
Geeta Phogat | -55 kg |
August 9 |
|
|
1. Ignace Tirkey