The bronze medal winner Indian wrestler at the Beijing Olympics, Sushil Kumar will now led India’s flag at the upcoming London Olympics 2012 Games’ opening event on July 27.
The announcement was made to media by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra that wrestler Sushil Kumar has been selected for the honour after due consideration. Read more
In blow of controversial London trip, Suresh Kalmadi, chief of sacked New Delhi Commonwealth Games Organising Committee followed a move against Sports Minister, saying he will witness London Olympics.
“I have every right to attend the Olympics. As president of the Asian Athletics Federation, I have been invited by the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), of which I am also a council member. I am still the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president,” Kalmadi told reporters. Read more
One miss in life pains for whole and this proves to be true with the 82-year-old, legendary athlete Milkha Singh whose last but most valuable desire to see an Indian win an Olympic gold in athletics.
“My last desire before I leave this world is that I want an Indian boy or a girl win an Olympic gold medal for the country and for my sake. I failed to win it in Rome Olympics in 1960,” Milkha Singh told reporters. Read more
The tennis queen of India, Sania Mirza has recently in an interview that the India tennis federation has used her as “bait” to calm down doubles specialist Leander Paes as difference are still on the selection of Indian tennis team for the London Olympics 2012.
Meanwhile, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) was forced to name two men’s team for London Olympics after Mahesh Bhupathi and regular partner Rohan Bopanna refused to pair with Leander Paes. Read more
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