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Belarus shot putter stripped of gold for doping

The IOC said Nadzeya Ostapchuk was tested the day before her competition and again following the event. Both samples were positive.

Pak's failure to win a single medal at Oly was expected: Daily

That Pakistan, a country of over 180 million, did not win a single medal in the London Olympics was a sad reflection on the state of affairs in Pakistani sport, said a leading daily.

Sheila Dikshit announces Rs 1 cr reward for Sushil Kumar

"I on behalf of every Delhiite congratulate Sushil Kumar for creating history by winning the silver medal. The whole country is proud of him for his thorough dedication and hardwork. He has brought laurels for the country," the Delhi CM said.

Lack of quality sparring partners cost Sushil gold: Father

"He does not have people of his class to practice with. It was disappointing that he could not win an Olympic gold medal but nevertheless it's a historic achievement. I think that lack of world-class training robbed him of his chances," said Sushil's father Diwan Singh.

The big question: How do we make other sports as cool as cricket?

The truth is that youngsters get attracted to ‘cool’ stuff. The idea of a SAI complex that is littered with drugs isn’t exactly a picture of cool and neither is the idea of associations being run by politicians who have one foot in the grave.

London 2012: Obama congratulates Cameron on success

US President Barack Obama has congratulated British Prime Minister David Cameron for hosting an "extremely successful" Olympic games in London.

It’s 6 medals for 18 million Indians, not 1.2 billion

The medals:population ratio is an exercise in futility. Medals come from a very small subset of the population in any country — and infrastructure plays a large role in success in sport.

Sushil Kumar thanks family, trainers for their support

Sushil Kumar is the first Indian to win back-to-back medals in Olympics in individual category. In 2008 Beijing Olympics he won a bronze medal and this time in London he went a step higher and a grabbed a silver in the men's 66kg Freestyle wrestling.

Olympics: The winners and losers of London 2012

Every Olympic Games has its winners and losers, not just among the athletes and competing nations but also from the little tidbits that make up for the sporting extravaganza.

Images: London 2012 closing ceremony was a stunner

If the opening ceremony of the London Olympics 2012 fell back on idyllic Britain, the closing ceremony was a glam-fest.

After a medal record in London, Brazil eye top-10 finish in Rio

Team Brazil won 17 medals overall in London, two more than it did in 2008 in Beijing and in 1996 in Atlanta. It finished with the same three gold medals as in Beijing, two short of its record from the 2004 Athens Games, when Brazil was 16th overall.

When Usain Bolt turned DJ...

Bolt, perhaps the biggest star of the London Games, hotfooted it from the Olympic Stadium on Saturday night to a party nearby in east London and turned DJ to entertain the packed crowd.

UK delivers a successful Games, now Rio gets ready

With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant of landmarks, lightshows and lots of fun.

Compared to the past, India performed better in London

Overall, India’s performances in London when juxtaposed with the fairly bleak past, suggest big improvement. But on careful scrutiny they also bespeak missed opportunities and — in a few instances — massive mistakes.

The top 20 golden moments from the London Olympics

There was joy, there were tears... A flashback to 20 scintillating moments from the greatest sporting show on earth.

Images: Sushil Kumar adds silver lining to India's Olympics journey

Sushil Kumar became the only Indian individual to win two medals at the Olympics. Here's a look at his journey to the podium in images.

London Olympics: Sushil Kumar loses final, wins silver

All the live action from London 2012 with a special, detailed focus on India's performances.

Stomach bug costs Sushil Kumar gold at Olympics

Sushil Kumar lost the Olympic men's 66kg freestyle final to Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu 1-3 and settled for a silver medal at the Olympics. After the match, it was reported Sushil was suffering from a stomach bug.

Kuch kar dikhana hai: Sushil Kumar

Sushil had been relegated to the background till the last the day of the Games and lived through India’s roller-coaster ride over the past fortnight building up his motivation.

Dutt shows we have potential to win more medals

Yogeshwar showed exemplary courage, grit and cleverness to win two bouts in the repechage and then play-off for the bronze— all within the space of an hour.

London 2012: Do the Olympics herald a 'new Britain'?

If Britain wants to use the Olympics and Paralympics to inspire creation of a "new Britain", by all means. But every Briton will have to work at it to make it a reality. It doesn't come from simply watching sport, or the Spice Girls.

After Dutt's win, can Sushil Kumar win India its sixth medal?

India will be hoping for a second wrestling medal at the London Olympics with Beijing bronze winner Sushil Kumar in action on the concluding day of the London Olympics.

Bolt gets to keep world record 4x100m baton

Bolt said its the first baton he's ever asked for, and he asked his three Jamaican teammates to sign it.

India can get 25 medals in Olympics 2020: Maken

Sports Minister Ajay Maken expressed satisfaction with the performance of the athletes and hoped that the country can win 25 medals in 2020 Games.

London Olympics: Two golds for Mo Farah, the new face of Britain

Roared on again by a boisterous, capacity crowd at the 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium, Farah surged ahead late and held on Saturday night to win the 5,000 meters in 13 minutes, 41.66 seconds.

How Usain Bolt made the Olympics more fun

While Phelps showed no charisma at all in winning gold after gold, Bolt preened, posed and postured — seemingly wanting to let everybody in on the good time he was having.

Dutt wins bronze; London Olympics was 'now or never' for him

Yogeshwar, who was perhaps in his last Olympics, always knew that expectations were high from him at the London Games, especially after Sushil won the bronze medal four years ago in Beijing.

Why India fails at Olympics: The outdoors is not our space

For the Indian state to build great Olympic squads, there must be tens of millions of youth interested in the physical life. But Indians aren't particularly inclined in this direction. We have a contempt of physical work.

London Olympics: Bronze for Dutt, WR for Bolt's Jamaica

All the live action from London 2012 with a special, detailed focus on India's performances.