LONDON OLYMPICS 2012:
*The 30th Summer Olympics (London Olympics 2012) concluded in London on 12 August 2012.
* The 17-day event was inaugurated at Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park in East London on 27 July 2012.
*London Olympics witnessed nearly 10500 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees participating in as many as 26 sports events.
MEDAL TALLY:
1. US -104 medals (46 Gold+29 Silver
+ 29 Silver)
2.China- 88 medals (38 Gold+27 Silver+23 Bronze).
3.Great Britain -65 medals (29 Gold+17 Silver+19 Bronze)
4. Russia - 82 medals (24 Gold+26 Silver+32 Bronze)
5. South Korea - 27 medals (13 Gold+8 Silver+6 Bronze)
55. India - 6 medals (2 Silver+4Bronze)
INDIA AT OLYMPICS 2012:
*India had sent 83-member team to the London Olympics 2012, which is the largest ever contingent sent by Indian Olympic Association in the Olympics.
* Shooter Vijay Kumar bagged the silver medal in the 25 m Rapid Fire event, while MC Mary Kom, five-time world women's boxing champion, ace shuttler Saina Nehwal and rifle shooter Gagan Narang won India bronze medals. Other two were Sushil Kumar & Yogeshwar Dutt.
*India’s men's hockey team badly disappointed those who were expecting them to reclaim the lost glory of Indian hockey. The team in a show of disastrous performance finished 12th and at the bottom most as they lost all their six matches.
*Besides, major medal hopes for the country such as Beijing Gold medalist Abhinav Bindra in shooting and Deepika in Archery also could not meet with the expectations of the people, as they squarely failed to deliver a medal winning performance. Beijing bronze medalist Vijender Kumar also failed to recreate the magic.
INDIA'S HISTORY AT SUMMER OLYMPICS:
* In the last 112 years of modern Olympics India has won mere nine gold and 8 of them are in hockey and one in individual shooting event.
* After 6 medal haul at the London Olympics 2012, total number of medals won by India now stands at 26.
MAJOR MEDAL WINNING PERFORMANCE:
*Michael Phelps bagged 6 medals(4 Gold+2 Silver) in swimming, becoming the most decorated Olympian ever with 22 medals.
MASCOT FOR LONDON OLYMPICS:
*The mascots of London Games were WENLOCK and MANDEVILLE. While Wenlock is a mascot of Olympics, Mandeville is mascot for Paralympics. These are two ultra-modern one-eyed creatures.
OLYMPIC MEDALS:
*There were 4700 medals ( Gold, Silver, Bronze) up for grab at the London Olympics 2012.
* The Olympic medals weigh between 375-400 grams, they are eighty-five millimetres in diameter and seven millimetres thick.
*The gold medals are not actually made of solid gold. They are in fact 92.5 percent silver and 1.34 percent gold, while the rest is copper.
*On every medal there is the image of NIKE, the Greek Goddess of victory.
31ST SUMMER OLYMPICS:
*The 31st edition of Summer Olympics will be held in Reo de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016.
* The games are scheduled to be held fron 5 August to 21 August 2016.
*The 30th Summer Olympics (London Olympics 2012) concluded in London on 12 August 2012.
* The 17-day event was inaugurated at Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park in East London on 27 July 2012.
*London Olympics witnessed nearly 10500 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees participating in as many as 26 sports events.
MEDAL TALLY:
1. US -104 medals (46 Gold+29 Silver
+ 29 Silver)
2.China- 88 medals (38 Gold+27 Silver+23 Bronze).
3.Great Britain -65 medals (29 Gold+17 Silver+19 Bronze)
4. Russia - 82 medals (24 Gold+26 Silver+32 Bronze)
5. South Korea - 27 medals (13 Gold+8 Silver+6 Bronze)
55. India - 6 medals (2 Silver+4Bronze)
INDIA AT OLYMPICS 2012:
*India had sent 83-member team to the London Olympics 2012, which is the largest ever contingent sent by Indian Olympic Association in the Olympics.
* Shooter Vijay Kumar bagged the silver medal in the 25 m Rapid Fire event, while MC Mary Kom, five-time world women's boxing champion, ace shuttler Saina Nehwal and rifle shooter Gagan Narang won India bronze medals. Other two were Sushil Kumar & Yogeshwar Dutt.
*India’s men's hockey team badly disappointed those who were expecting them to reclaim the lost glory of Indian hockey. The team in a show of disastrous performance finished 12th and at the bottom most as they lost all their six matches.
*Besides, major medal hopes for the country such as Beijing Gold medalist Abhinav Bindra in shooting and Deepika in Archery also could not meet with the expectations of the people, as they squarely failed to deliver a medal winning performance. Beijing bronze medalist Vijender Kumar also failed to recreate the magic.
INDIA'S HISTORY AT SUMMER OLYMPICS:
* In the last 112 years of modern Olympics India has won mere nine gold and 8 of them are in hockey and one in individual shooting event.
* After 6 medal haul at the London Olympics 2012, total number of medals won by India now stands at 26.
MAJOR MEDAL WINNING PERFORMANCE:
*Michael Phelps bagged 6 medals(4 Gold+2 Silver) in swimming, becoming the most decorated Olympian ever with 22 medals.
MASCOT FOR LONDON OLYMPICS:
*The mascots of London Games were WENLOCK and MANDEVILLE. While Wenlock is a mascot of Olympics, Mandeville is mascot for Paralympics. These are two ultra-modern one-eyed creatures.
OLYMPIC MEDALS:
*There were 4700 medals ( Gold, Silver, Bronze) up for grab at the London Olympics 2012.
* The Olympic medals weigh between 375-400 grams, they are eighty-five millimetres in diameter and seven millimetres thick.
*The gold medals are not actually made of solid gold. They are in fact 92.5 percent silver and 1.34 percent gold, while the rest is copper.
*On every medal there is the image of NIKE, the Greek Goddess of victory.
31ST SUMMER OLYMPICS:
*The 31st edition of Summer Olympics will be held in Reo de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016.
* The games are scheduled to be held fron 5 August to 21 August 2016.