FIRST CITY TO HOST OLYMPICS FOR THE SECOND TIME IS PARIS
IOC suspends Indian Olympic Association
• The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for
defying the IOC's decree to hold the polls under the Olympic Charter.
• The suspension means that the IOA will stop receiving IOC funding and its officials will be banned from attending Olympic meetings and events.
• India's athletes will be barred from competing in Olympic events under their national flag, but they can
participate under the IOC banner.
India gets Olympic berth in swimming
FINA, the world swimming body has granted India an Olympic berth in swimming. FINA awarded the berth to
Karnataka swimmer Gagan AP Ulalmath in the men’s 1,500 metres freestyle event of the London Olympics under the
‘Universality’ quota.
FINA
Fédération Internationale de Natation (International Swimming Federation)
FINA is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international
competition in the aquatic sports
Based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
FINA currently oversees competition in five aquatic sports: swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water
polo and open water swimming.
Which Gulf Country has for the first time announced that it
would allow women to compete in 2012 Olympic Games-----Saudi Arabia
WINTER OLYMPIC---21 ST AT VANCOUVER
olympic flame symbolises--------continuity from ancient to new games
first oylmpic medal for india k d jadhav
OLYMPIC AIR SERVICE BELONGS TO GREECE
OYLMPICS
Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia, Greece,
from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD.The first olympic games
were held in 776 B.C with only one great foot race of 200 yards in
olympia. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894. it was decided that the first Olympic Games, to come under the auspices of the IOC, would take place in Athens in 1896.The IOC elected the Greek writer Demetrius Vikelas as its first president.
OYLMICS MOTTO---,CITIUS,ATHNIS,FORTIUS' --FASTER,HIGHER,STRONGER
HQ-- OF IOC---LURSANNE, SWITZ
WINTER OLYMPICS STARTED IN 1924....AFTER 1992 BOTH WERE ORGANISED IN SAME YEAR
OYLPMIC SYMBOL---5 RINGS REP CONTNENT
OLYMIC MOTTO---IN 1921, Pierre de Coubertin BORROWED A LATIN PHRASE FROM HIS FRIEND
OYLMIC FLAME--FIRST TIME LIGHTED IN 1928 IN AMSTERDAM
2012 LONDON OLYMPICS
USA – 46 Gold ( Total – 104) , China – 38 Gold (Total – 88) , UK – 29 ( Total
– 65 ) and Russia – 24 Gold ( Total – 82 )
David Rudisha, who created a world record in the 800 m run at
the London Olympics belongs to Kenya
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.
At
the end of the game US topped the medal tally with a total of 104
medals (46 Gold+29 Silver+ 29 Silver) followed by China, which bagged a
total of 88 medals (38 Gold+27 Silver+23 Bronze). Great Britain with 65
medals (29 Gold+17 Silver+19 Bronze), Russia with 82 medals (24 Gold+26
Silver+32 Bronze) and South Korea with 27 medals (13 Gold+8 Silver+6
Bronze) finished third, fourth and fifth respectively. India with a
total of 6 medals (2 Silver+4Bronze) finished 55th on the medal tally.
India at London 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. India’s total number of medals in London Olympics 2012 stood
at a record haul of six medals. 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. Gagan Narang opened India’s
account at the medal tally after he won bronze in shooting event on 30
July 2012.
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. It was the worst-ever performance by the Indian
hockey team in the history of Olympics. Prior to this the worst ever
performance of the Indian Hockey team came in 1996 Atlanta Olympics when
it had finished 8th.
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 in the boxing ring as he lost to Uzbekistan's
Abbos Atoev 17-13 in the quarterfinals.
India's History in Summer Olympics
India
started participating in Summer Olympics from Paris Olympics 1900 after
Norman Pritchard, an Anglo-Indian, participated in two events and
claimed silver in both the events. India first sent its contingent to
Summer Olympics in Antwerp Olympics 1920 and has sent its team in every
Olympics since then. 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 Performances at London Olympics 2012
• Michael Phelps bagged 6 medals(4 Gold+2 Silver) in swimming, becoming the most decorated Olympian ever with 22 medals.
•
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt clinched three gold in three separate
events (100 meter race, 200 meter race and 4X100 meter relay team race).
He won the 100 metres gold medal with a time of 9.63 seconds, setting a
new Olympic record for that distance. He took 19.32 seconds to clinch
200 meters gold. With a storming victory in both 100 and 200 meters race
he became the only sprinter in the history to defend both Olympic
titles.
• Germany beat Netherlands 2-1 to win men’s hockey gold.
• Mexico beat Brazil 2-1 to win Soccer gold
• United States defeated Spain to win men’s Basketball gold
• Andy Murray of Great Britain beat Roger Federer of Switzerland to win tennis men’s singles gold
• Russia defeated Brazil to win men’s volleyball gold
• Dan Lin of China beat Malaysian Chong Wei Lee to clinch Badminton men’s singles gold
Mascot for London Olympics 2012
Mascots
have been a part of Olympic Games since Munich 1972, when Waldi, a
dachshund, was the symbol of the Munich games. 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 Torch
Olympic
Torch is the symbol of Olympic Games which is lit in Olympia (modern
day Greece). The initial editions of Olympics were organized without
flame. The tradition of torch was reintroduced in Amsterdam Olympics
1928.
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. Metals
used in the medals were mined in Mongolia and Utah in the United
States.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 city was made the host of the event in 121st IOC session.
The games are scheduled to be held fron 5 August to 21 August 2016.
Sushil
Kumar, the star Indian grappler, won India its sixth medal on the very
last day in London Olympics 2012. The wrestler bagged the silver after
his Japanese opponent Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu overpowered him 3-1 in the
gold medal bout in the 66-kg freestyle category on 12 August 2012.
With
this victory Susheel Kumar also got his name written in the sports
history annals of the country as became the first ever Indian
sportsperson to win individual medals in two successive Olympic Games.
Kumar had won a bronze at the 2008 Beijing Games.
In
a separate 60-kg wrestling event, Yogeshwar Dutt, another Indian
wrestler won India a bronze medal. Dutt defeated North Korea's Ri Jong
Myong in the bronze medal bout on 9 August 2012.
With
the two medals in wrestling India took the total number of its medals
in London Olympics 2012 at a record haul of six medals. 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. Gagan
Narang opened India’s account at the medal tally after he won bronze in
shooting event on 30 July 2012.
In
a major setback to the country’s Olympic campaign, India’s men's hockey
team finished 12th and at the bottom most as they lost all their six
matches. It was the worst-ever performance by the Indian hockey team in
the history of Olympics. Prior to this the worst ever performance of the
Indian Hockey team came in 1996 Atlanta Olympics when it had finished
8th.
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 in the boxing ring as he lost to Uzbekistan's
Abbos Atoev 17-13 in the quarterfinals.
The
Indian Olympic Association set up a three-member committee to resolve
the issues in Indian Hockey. Hockey India and the Indian Hockey
Federation, the two bodies for Hockey in India have been asked to
present their stand before the committee on 21 August 2012.
The
committee has been set up following the directions from the
International Hockey Federation in July 2012. The three-member committee
will have former Wrestling Federation of India president GS Mander, the
Indian Weightlifting Federation president Birendra Prasad Baishya and
the Handball Federation of India secretary-general SM Bali as its
member. The committee will submit its report on 31 August 2012.
In
its worst ever performance the Indian Hockey team had finished at the
bottom in the London Olympics 2012. The team, which had failed to
qualify for the Beijing Olympics 2008, suffered defeat in all the eight
matches it played in the London Games.
Sahara India Pariwar on 31 October 2012 at the Sahara Shaher in Lucknow felicitated six Indian athletes who won medals at the London Olympics in July-August 2012.
The function was attended by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and by renowned businessmen, politicians and officials and was marked with a cultural programme which included some memorable performances by Sonu Nigam and Shiamak Davar’s troupe.
The silver medalist Sushil Kumar and Vijay Kumar were presented with gold weighing three kg while bronze medalist Gagang Narang, Saina Nehwal, Mary Kom and Yogeshwar Dutt were presented with 2 kg of gold by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav
OLYMICS
The London Olympics 2012 will be held from July 27, 2012 to August 13, 2012 at London with 26 sports disciplines.
Indian
Government has earmarked Rs.258.39 crore for preparation of athletes
under ‘Project Opex 2012’ for London Olympics. Based on the approved
funding norms, which are at par with CWG-2010 scales, with further
upscaling in certain areas such as lodging, nutrition, scientific support
and daily allowance, the budget has been estimated at Rs.258.39 crore
for the period April 2011 to August 2012, Sports Minister Ajay Maken
said.
The
Government had launched Operation Excellence ‘Project Opex 2012’ on
mission mode in March this year, which is funded under the Scheme of
Assistance to National Sports Federations, supplemented by National
Sports Development Scheme.
magnificent show at the opening ceremony of London
Olympics-2012 was orchestrated by -----------Danny Boyle
INTERNATIONAL
WINNERS
China’s Yi Siling has won the first gold of the London Olympics in the _women's 10m air rifle competition
the first Olympic medal for India in London Olympics-2012----Gagan Narang
Gagan Narang Gagan Narang shot the bronze medal in men’s 10m air rifle to infuse
life into the Indian challenge of the Olympics. Narang displayed great character to deliver
the third shooting medal for India in the Olympics after Rajyavardhan Singh
Rathore’s silver in Athens 2004 and Abhinav Bindra’s gold in Beijing 2008. It was his
third Olympics, and he had wished to be third time lucky. He joins wrestlers K.D.
Jadhav (1952) and Sushil Kumar (2008), boxer Vijender Singh (2008), tennis ace
Leander Paes (1996) and woman weightlifter Karnam Malleswari (2000) to win an
individual bronze medal for India.
Phelps 3rd consecutive win creates history .Star swimmer Michael Phelps of US created history as he won Gold in the Men’s 200-metre Individual Medley. Phelps
has now become the first man to win this event at three consecutive Olympic Games.
Michael Phelps- Most Successful Athlete in the Olympic History
After winning 19th medal, US swimming machine Michael Phelps became the most successful athlete in the Olympic
history.
Clinched gold in 4×200 metre freestyle relay.
4th Olympic appearance for Phelps
Total medal tally: 15 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze
Surpassed the record of Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina who won 18 medal b/w 1956 and 1964.
Won World Swimmer of the Year Award 6 times
Won maximum number of gold medals (8) won in a single Olympics during 2008 Beijing Games. He thus outshined Mark Spitz’s of America who clinched 7 gold record at Munich in 1972).
London Olympics: Motto revealed as ‘Inspire a generation’
In Britain the official London 2012 motto has been revealed as ‘Inspire a generation’.
Indian participants
Archery
Jayanta Talukdar reserved a seat for the 2012 London Olympics from the men's individual recurveevent of the Archery World Championship
Indian Women's Recurve Team of Deepika Kumari, Laishram Bombalya Devi and Chekrovolu Sworo has already qualified for the London Olympics
78 Gold at Special Olympics World Summer Games for India
Team representing India won 243 Medals for the Country at the Special Olympics World
Summer Games held in Athens.The medals include 78 Gold, 73 Silver and
92 BronzeThe team returned from Athens today.Rollers Skating bagged the maximum 31
Gold
A.R.Rahman & Danny Boyle to pen London Olympics song
Oscar-winning composer A. R. Rahman who is reuniting with Danny Boyle, to compose a song for London
Olympics opening ceremony, will celebrate Indian influence in UK, by including a Punjabi track in it.
The 46-year-old Indian musician has teamed up again with Danny Boyle, the Artistic Director of the games, for
the jamboree ceremony.
WINTER OYLMPICS
2010 FEB----CANADA
YOUTH
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event first held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010. The games are held
every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the
current Olympic Gamesformat.[1] The age
limitation of the athletes is 14 to 18.[2] The idea of such
an event was introduced by Johann Rosenzopf from Austria in 1998
Summer
games
Year
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Olympiad
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Games
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Location
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2010
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XXIX
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2014
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XXX
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2018
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XXXI
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TBA
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WINTER OLYMPICS
Winter
games
Year
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Olympiad
|
Games
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Location
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2012
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XXX
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2016
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XXXI
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2020
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XXXII
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TBA
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2014 VENUE-----SOCHI
Rs. 258 crore earmarked for ‘Project Opex 2012’
Indian
Government has earmarked Rs.258.39 crore for preparation of athletes
under ‘Project Opex 2012’ for London Olympics. Based on the approved
funding norms, which are at par with CWG-2010 scales, with further
upscaling in certain areas such as lodging, nutrition, scientific
support
and daily allowance, the budget has been estimated at Rs.258.39 crore
for the period April 2011 to August 2012, Sports Minister Ajay Maken
said.
The
Government had launched Operation Excellence ‘Project Opex 2012’ on
mission mode in March this year, which is funded under the Scheme of
Assistance to National Sports Federations, supplemented by National
Sports Development Scheme.
The
Sports Minister also disclosed that Steering Committee chaired by
Secretary, Department of Sports has finalised action plans in all the 16
disciplines. The Committee comprised of president and secretaries of
the respective federations, national coaches, government observers,
officers from International Sports Division, Sports Authority of India
(SAI) and Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Maken
informed that the national coaching camps and international exposures
in all the disciplines except swimming have been started. The national
coaching camp in Swimming will start from June 15. The strategic
planning for qualifying tournaments is being prepared by the national
coaches in consultation with foreign coaches.
“A
total of 28 foreign coaches have been selected for engagement. As many
as 17 coaches have joined and 11 are in the process of joining. Twenty
nine foreign exposures have been completed till date.” he said.
The
Sports Minister also disclosed that 32 Government observers in the
identified disciplines have been appointed to ensure the effective
conduct of the national coaching camps and for fair selection of players
for international exposures and qualifying competitions.
With
a view to ensuring best possible nutrition and diet to national
athletes, the Sports Minister stated that he is appointing a
three-member committee of experts. In addition to this, a three-member
oversight committee consisting of one member each from IOA, SAI and
Sport Discipline is also being constituted which will visit the national
camps periodically to check the standards of food and other
infrastructure.
To
ensure speedy clearance of teams and individuals for participation
abroad, Maken stated that the complete process of clearance has been now
entrusted to SAI by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports since
April, 2011. A Special Cell in the TEAMS Division in SAI has been
created for this purpose.
The
London Olympics 2012 will be held from July 27, 2012 to August 13, 2012
at London with 26 sports disciplines. Keeping in view the performance
of Indian teams/individuals in Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and other
international tournaments 16 disciplines, namely, Archery, Athletics,
Badminton, Boxing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting,
Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling have been
identified for systematic and scientific training.
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