India at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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India is competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Indian Olympic Association has sent a total of 83 athletes to compete in 13 sports making it the largest contingent India has ever sent to an Olympic Games.[1]
The Indian effort to prepare for the games consisted of funds from the Indian Government to the tune of $48.1 million and an additional $11 million in private sponsorships.[2] Sushil Kumar was the flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
As on 7 August 2012, India has won 3 medals including a silver and 2 bronze which equals its best performance in terms of total medals won at Beijing Olympics in 2008. Gagan Narang won the country's first medal at the Games, a bronze in the 10 metre air rifle event.[3] Vijay Kumar won a silver medal in men's 25 m rapid fire pistol event[4] and became the second Indian ever to win an individual silver medal after Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. Adding to that, Saina Nehwal, won a bronze medal in women's singles in badminton. She has become the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics. She is also the second Indian woman to win a medal after Karnam Malleswari in 2000. India is also assured of another medal from Mary Kom[5] due to her semi-final entry in the women's lightweight boxing, making the total medal count the best ever.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Vijay Kumar | Shooting | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | 3 August |
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Gagan Narang | Shooting | Men's 10 m air rifle | 30 July |
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Saina Nehwal | Badminton | Women's singles | 4 August |
Note: Mary Kom who entered the semifinals on 6 August is assured of a medal. This is because at Olympics boxing event, both losing semi-finalists are awarded a bronze medal each.
Competitors
Note: All times mentioned on this page are in British Summer Time (BST). Indian Standard Time (IST) = BST + 4:30hrs.
Sport | Men | Women | Events |
---|---|---|---|
Archery | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Athletics | 8 | 6 | 11 |
Badminton | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Boxing | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Field hockey | 18 | 0 | 1 |
Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rowing | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Shooting | 7 | 4 | 10 |
Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Tennis | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wrestling | 4 | 1 | 5 |
13 sports | 60 | 23 | 55 |
Archery
Six Indian archers qualified for the London Olympics – 3 in women's recurve and 3 in men's recurve.[6]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Jayanta Talukdar | Individual | 650 | 53 | ![]() L 0–6 |
Did not advance | |||||
Rahul Banerjee | 655 | 46 | ![]() W 6–0 |
![]() L 3–7 |
Did not advance | |||||
Tarundeep Rai | 664 | 31 | ![]() W 6–5 |
![]() L 2–6 |
Did not advance | |||||
Jayanta Talukdar Rahul Banerjee Tarundeep Rai |
Team | 1969 | 12 | — | ![]() L 214 (27)–214 (29) |
Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Laishram Bombayla Devi | Individual | 651 | 22 | ![]() W 6–4 |
![]() L 2–6 |
Did not advance | ||||
Deepika Kumari | 662 | 8 | ![]() L 2–6 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Chekrovolu Swuro | 625 | 50 | ![]() L 5–6 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Laishram Bombayla Devi Deepika Kumari Chekrovolu Swuro |
Team | 1938 | 9 | — | ![]() L 210–211 |
Did not advance |
Athletics
Fourteen Indian athletes qualified for the Athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).:[7][8]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- NM = No Mark
- Men
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Final | |
---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | ||
Basanta Bahadur Rana | 50 km walk | 11 Aug 09:00 |
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Baljinder Singh | 20 km walk | 1:25:39 | 43 |
Gurmeet Singh | 1:23:34 | 33 | |
Irfan Kolothum Thodi | 1:20:21NR | 10 | |
Ram Singh Yadav | Marathon | 12 Aug 11:00 |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Vikas Gowda | Discus throw | 65.20 | 5 Q | 64.79 | 8 |
Om Prakash Karhana | Shot put | 19.86 | 19 | Did not advance | |
Renjith Maheshwary | Triple jump | NM | 27 | Did not advance |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Tintu Luka | 800 m | 2:01.75 | 3 Q | ||||
Sudha Singh | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:48.86 | 31 | {n/a} | Did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Seema Antil | Discus throw | 61.91 | 13 | Did not advance | |
Krishna Poonia | 63.54 | 8 Q | 63.62 | 7 | |
Mayookha Johny | Triple jump | 13.77 | 22 | Did not advance | |
Sahana Kumari | High jump | 9 Aug 09:30 |
5 Indian badminton players qualified for the London Olympics.[9]
Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Parupalli Kashyap | Men's singles | ![]() W 21–14 21–12 |
![]() W 21–9 21–14 |
— | 1 Q | ![]() W 21–14 15–21 21–9 |
![]() L 19–21 11–21 |
Did not advance | ||
Saina Nehwal | Women's singles | ![]() W 21–9 21–4 |
![]() W 21–4 21–14 |
— | 1 Q | ![]() W 21–14 21–16 |
![]() W 21–15 22–20 |
![]() L 13–21 13–21 |
![]() W 18–21, 0–1* RET |
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Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa |
Women's doubles | ![]() Kakiiwa (JPN) L 21–16 21–18 |
![]() Chien Y-c (TPE) W 25–23 16–21 21–18 |
![]() Yao L (SIN) W 21–16 21–15 |
3 | Did not advance | ||||
Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta |
Mixed doubles | ![]() Natsir (INA) L 16–21 12–21 |
![]() Juhl (DEN) L 12–21 16–21 |
![]() Ha J-e (KOR) L 15–21 15–21 |
4 | Did not advance |
Boxing
Eight Indian boxers qualified for the London Olympics.[10]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Devendro Singh | Light flyweight | ![]() W RSC |
![]() W 16–11 |
![]() 8 Aug 20:45 (9 Aug 01:15 IST) |
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Shiva Thapa | Bantamweight | ![]() L 9–14 |
Did not advance | ||||
Jai Bhagwan | Lightweight | ![]() W 18–8 |
![]() L 8–16 |
Did not advance | |||
Manoj Kumar | Light welterweight | ![]() W 13–7 |
![]() L 16–20 |
Did not advance | |||
Vikas Krishan Yadav | Welterweight | Bye | ![]() L 13–15 |
Did not advance | |||
Vijender Singh | Middleweight | ![]() W 14–10 |
![]() W 16–15 |
![]() L 13–17 |
Did not advance | ||
Sumit Sangwan | Light heavyweight | ![]() L 14–15 |
Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Mary Kom | Flyweight | ![]() W 19–14 |
![]() W 15–6 |
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The Indian national Hockey team, on 26 February 2012, qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics after winning the qualifying tournament against France with a score of 8–1.
India is placed in Pool B of the men's tournament.
Men's tournament
- Roster
Template:2012 Summer Olympics India men's field hockey team roster
- Group play
All times are British Summer Time, (UTC+1). Template:2012 Summer Olympics men's field hockey group B standings Template:2012 Summer Olympics men's field hockey game B2 Template:2012 Summer Olympics men's field hockey game B5 Template:2012 Summer Olympics men's field hockey game B8 Template:2012 Summer Olympics men's field hockey game B11 Template:2012 Summer Olympics men's field hockey game B14 Match for 11th and 12th Position Template:2012 Summer Olympics men's field hockey game C1
There is only one Indian judoka at the London Olympics.[11]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Garima Chaudhary | Women's 63 kg | ![]() L 000–100 |
Did not advance |
Rowing
India has qualified the following boats.[12]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Sawarn Singh | Single sculls | 6:54.04 | 4 R | 7:00:49 | 1 Q | 7:11.59 | 4 SC/D | 7:36.25 | 2 FC | 7:29.66 | 16 |
Sandeep Kumar Manjeet Singh |
Lightweight double sculls | 6:56.60 | 4 R | 6:54.20 | 6 SC/D | — | 7:19.31 | 4 FD | 7:08.39 | 19 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Eleven Indian shooters qualified for the London Olympics. Seven male and four female. India has earned 11 quotas in shooting events.[13] India has been most successful in this category this year with Gagan Narang and Vijay Kumar winning bronze and silver medals respectively.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Abhinav Bindra | 10 m air rifle | 594 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Gagan Narang | 598 | 3 Q | 701.1 | ![]() | |
Joydeep Karmakar | 50 m rifle prone | 595 | 7 Q | 699.1 | 4 |
Gagan Narang | 593 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
Vijay Kumar | 10 m air pistol | 570 | 31 | Did not advance | |
Vijay Kumar | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 585 | 4 Q | 30 | ![]() |
Gagan Narang | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1164 | 20 | Did not advance | |
Sanjeev Rajput | 1161 | 26 | Did not advance | ||
Manavjit Singh Sandhu | Trap | 119 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Ronjan Sodhi | Double trap | 134 | 11 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Shagun Chowdhary | Trap | 61 | 20 | Did not advance | |
Rahi Sarnobat | 25 m pistol | 579 | 19 | Did not advance | |
Annuraj Singh | 575 | 30 | Did not advance | ||
Annuraj Singh | 10 m air pistol | 378 | 23 | Did not advance | |
Heena Sidhu | 382 | 12 | Did not advance |
Swimming
India has gained a "Universality place" from the FINA.[14]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Ullalmath Gagan | 1500 m freestyle | 16:31.14 | 31 | Did not advance |
Table tennis
India has won 2 quotas in table tennis.[15]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Soumyajit Ghosh | Men's singles | — | ![]() W 4–2 |
![]() L 1–4 |
Did not advance | |||||
Ankita Das | Women's singles | — | ![]() L 1–4 |
Did not advance |
Tennis
India has won 7 quotas in tennis.[16]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Somdev Devvarman | Singles | ![]() L 3–6, 1–6 |
Did not advance | |||||
Vishnu Vardhan | ![]() L 3–6, 2–6 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna |
Doubles | — | ![]() Mirnyi (BLR) W 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 8–6 |
![]() ![]() L 3–6, 4–6 |
Did not advance | |||
Leander Paes Vishnu Vardhan |
— | ![]() Rojer (NED) W 7–6(7–1), 4–6, 6–2 |
![]() ![]() L 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 3–6 |
Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |||
Rushmi Chakravarthi Sania Mirza |
Doubles | ![]() Hsieh (TPE) L 1–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Did not advance |
- Mixed
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Leander Paes Sania Mirza |
Mixed | ![]() Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) W 6–2,6–4 |
![]() Max Mirnyi (BLR) L 5–7, 6–7(5–7) |
Did not advance |
Weightlifting
India has won 2 quotas in weightlifting.[17]
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Katulu Ravi Kumar | Men's 69 kg | 136 | 16 | 167 | 15 | 303 | 15 |
Ngangbam Soniya Chanu | Women's 48 kg | 74 | 8 | 97 | 7 | 171 | 7 |
India has won 5 quotas in the following events.[18]
- Men's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Amit Kumar | 55 kg | Aug 10 13:00 |
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Yogeshwar Dutt | 60 kg | Aug 11 13:00 |
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Sushil Kumar | 66 kg | Aug 12 08:30 |
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Narsingh Pancham Yadav[19] | 74 kg | Aug 10 13:00 |
- Women's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Geeta Phogat[20] | 55 kg | Aug 9 13:00 |
Controversies
Opening ceremony
An unknown woman in civilian attire was seen walking at the head of the Indian Olympic team's march past during the Parade of Nations. Her presence attracted media attention throughout India and raised questions about security at the Olympic Games. The woman was subsequently identified as Madhura Nagendra (incorrectly referred to by some sources as Madhura Honey[21][22]), a graduate student from Bangalore living in London[23] and a dancer in a segment of the opening ceremony co-ordinated by Danny Boyle.[24] The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games issued an apology to the Indian contingent over the incident and revoked Nagendra's Olympic security accreditation.[25] On her return to India, Nagendra issued a public apology for her "error of judgement".[26]
Boxing
Boxer Sumit Sangwan, lost a closely contested bout 14–15 against Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino of Brazil in the light heavyweight category - Round of 32. The ESPN commentators described the loss as "daylight robbery."[27] India's Chef-de-mission, on the insistence of Sports Minister Ajay Maken, lodged an unsuccessful appeal against the judges' decision believing he had won.[28]
A win by Vikas Krishan in the welterweight pre-quarters was overturned after an appeal by the opponent Errol Spence. The Indian was given four penalty points and the score was changed from 11–13 to 15–13 in favour of Errol Spence.[29] The decision was overturned citing the nine holding fouls committed by the Indian boxer in the third round and for spitting out the gumshield intentionally. As the jury's decision was final, no further appeal by the Indians were permitted. India approached the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)[30] but the appeal was rejected.[31]
Boxer Manoj Kumar lost his pre quarter final Light Welterweight bout against Great Britain's Tom Stalker in a controversial manner. The boxer was at the wrong end of some of the dubious judging calls and he cried "cheating" openly before leaving the boxing arena.[32]
Badminton
Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa missed out on a badminton - women's doubles quarterfinal berth by a difference of one point after tying with Japan and Taipei on points. Prior to India's final group game, the Japanese partnership of Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa lost to Chinese Taipei's Cheng Wen Hsing and Chien Yu Chin. On behalf of the Badminton Association of India, a protest was lodged saying that the match between Japan and Chinese Taipei was fixed and that Japan had deliberately lost that match in order to have a better draw in the next round.
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