2012 London Olympics Day 11: Vikas Gowda finished 8th in Discus Throw.
London–Discus Throw: Vikas Gowda of India finishes in 8th position in Men’s Discus throw event at the London Olympics with the best throw of 64.79m.
Robert Harting of Germany wins gold with a throw of 68.27m. Ehsan Hadadi of Islamic Republic of Iran took silver with 68.18m throw and Gerd Kanter of Estonia clinched bronze with best throw of 68.03m.
Hockey: A miserable performance yet again by the Indians as they lose to Belgium 0-3 and conclude their campaign in the league without a point. They have lost all the matches thus far in the series.
Triple Jump: Renjith Maheshwary crashed out of the men’s triple jump competition in his Olympic Games after fouling all three attempts in the qualification round on Tuesday.
Rank | Countries | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
1 | China | 34 | 21 | 18 | 73 | |
2 | USA | 30 | 19 | 21 | 70 | |
3 | GBR | 22 | 13 | 13 | 48 | |
4 | Korea | 12 | 5 | 6 | 23 | |
5 | Russian | 10 | 18 | 20 | 48 | |
45 | India | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Today’s Schedule of India (Day 12):
Sports | Category | Athletes Name |
Athletics | Women’s 800m | Tintu Luka |
Boxing | Women’s Fly (51kg) Semifinals | Mery Kom |
Men’s Light Fly (49kg) Quarterfinals | Devendro Singh |